Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-11-29

Most Important is to have q winter
pen house where the first litters can be
safely farrowed in February and early
March; and then repeat in the fall.
The design illustrated is the special
American Builder type of modified
saw-tooth as designed for roof win
dows. These are placed in such way
that the direct rays Of the sun shine di-
rectly into the nests at farrowing time.
There are several different makes of
these special roof windows-all con-
Structed on much the same principle
They have galvanized sheet iron
frames which carry their own fiashing
and so can be easily set in place on
the roof and made water tight.
For the sake of sanitation. saving
Of feed and the lessening of labor the
pen floors and also the outside run
yard are constructed of concrete.
In building hog house it is neces-
sary to consider convenience in getting
the hogs in and out, to provide means
for loading them into wagons and a
place for heating water and for feed
cooking and mixing When built on
stJping ground, as is generally tile
case, this plan offers an opportunity to
back the wagon up to the rear door for
loading and room in the front end
away from the pens is arranged for a
feed room.
Provision is made for moving hogs
from one pen to another by having
cleats in the alley for holding sliding
doors.
q Hogs thrive better when animals OF
the same size are penned together.
Some grow faster than others and it
is sometimes desirable to select out one
os two from certain pens That Is the
| time when the alley door will be appre-
cinted. Another good thing about this
hog house Is the swinging front OF the
pens which swings back over the
trough and prevents Interference when
putting in the feed. The partitions
next to the feed room ruin to the cell
ing. but the partitions between the
pens are only four feet high.
This hog house will accommodate
about 100 hogs by housing from six to
eight in pen, which is thick enough
II more are penned together they pile
ur and smother each other.
This hog house contains fG indi-
vldual pens, with an alley through the
center.
1t is "a feet wide and 81 feet hong,
with two main entrance doors Mt the
ends Of the feeding alley. Each pen
on the sorth side Of the building has
an outside door to connect the inside
| stalls with the outside exercising pens
| The foundation is of concrete. and
there is q solid concrete floor the full
size of the house. This floor Is care
fully made and given a smooth water
proof finish, so 1t may be kept clear
with the least possible expenditure OF
labor. The concrete wall extends III
Is inches above the grade line to pre-
vent the possibility of q tlraft Of cole
air on the nests. All doors are csrre
fully fitted to shut tight in the winter
time. t.
Each pen has a concrete feedin;
trough and a swinging gate opening in
to the center alley. These gates ar
very convenient when Transferring
from one pen to another. They ar
also handy at breeding time. becaus
the presence of the attendant insid
of the pens is frequently necessary.
The construction above the concret
consists of studdlng, outside bOardin.
strong building paper and drop sidin,
SO far as the sides are concerned.