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State College of Washington
Extension Service
Pullman. Washington
No. 117
April, 1924
:PORTABLE HOG HOUSES
By C. M. HUBBARD
Extension Specialist in Livestock
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Farmers and hog men are turning a way from the old type of
permanent stationary hog house and toward the movable house capable of handling one sow at farrowing time. This is so because
permanent houses usually call for the use of the same lots and pastures year after year, thereby increasing the tendency towa~d the
production of internal parasites, thus weakening resistence to hog
diseases.
An efficient hog production calls for the use of fresh pasture,
free from parasites, from season to season. The movable hog house
makes clean ground more readily available and tends toward a more
profitable hog side line on Washington farms.
Good swine shelter:
1. Saves high priced f€eds.
2. Prevents heavy birth loss.
3. Prevents losses from pneumonia and other diseases.
4. Allows young stock to make better growth.
5. Tends strongly toward cheaper gains.
Among the requirements of good shelter are:
"\Varmth-Brood sows, fattening pigs (in fall and winter) and
new borh pigs all do better with reasonably warm sh elter. Tight
stuffy quarters are not desirable.
Drafts-Should 'be eliminated as together with damp wet bedding, they promote rheumatism, diarrhea, pneumonia, and kindred
troubles. A few cleats or clapboards will cover up the cracks. In
winter, colony houses may be banked with straw.
Dryness-Is always necessary for best results.
Ventilation-A change in air promotes the health of livestock.
Th.is can easily be done without there being injurious drafts.
Cleanliness-Dung and dirt encourage worms and lung trouble.
Frequent cleaning and disinfecting of the 'swine shelter is absolutely
necessary for efficient results.
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Bill of Material for "A"
8- 1"x12"- 16' long, 144 board _feet for roofing.
4- 1"x12"- 14' long,
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7- 1"x 4"- 16' long)
4- 1"x 4"- 12' long)
53 board feet for battens.
4- 2"x12"- 12' long,
96 board feet ,for flooring.
Totalling 349 board feet @ $35.00 per M ......... $12.25
1- 4"x6"- 20' long, 40 board feet, for runners @ $38 perM.$ 1.55
4- 2"x4"- 18' long)
2- 2"x4"- 10' long) 51 board feet @ $3 5.00 per M ........ $ 1.80
2 pair 6" T hinges and screws @ 30c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.60
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pound 6-penny nails @ 10c .. . .. ....... ..
pounds of 8-penny nails @ 8c ...... .. ....
pounds of 20-penny nails @ 8c ...... ... ..
pounds of 10-penny nails @ 8c . . . . . . . . . . .
Total cost of materials . . . . .
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. . . .. $16.86
(Pullman Prices) January, 1924.
Safety-Slippery floors , narrow doors and high sills often cause
bred sows to lose their litters. If it is necessary for the doorway to
be some distance above the ground, then fill in wi~h stone and dirt,
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or make a closely cleated plank approach. A farrowing rail should
be placed in the rear of th e A house and around the sides of the
rectangular frame house.
Durability-Build the hog house for long s teady service. Be
sure it is braced according to plans, in order to stand up under the
wear and tear of moving.
cost.
Cheapness-Colony or A typ e house may be built at a very low
Painting tends toward longer life, attractiveness and cheapness.
Bill of Material for Rectangular House
20- 1"x12"- 12' long, 240 board feet, for front, rear and sides.
1- 1"x112"- 10' long, 10 board fee t, for ventilator.
4- 1"x12"- 16' long, 64 board feet for roofing.
4- 2"x12"- 12' long, 96 board feet for flooring .
Totalling 410 board feet @ $35.00 per M . . ... . .. $14 .35
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1- 4"x6"- 20' long, 40 board feet for runners, @ $38 perM.$ 1.55
7- 2"x4" :. 16' long, 75 board feet)
5- 2"x4"- 14 ' long, 47 board fe et) for frames
Totalling 122 board feet @ $30.00 per M . .. . .. . . . $ 3.65
10- 1 "x4"- 12' long)
7- 1"x4"- 10' long ) for battens .
Totalling 63 board fe et @ $35 .0 0 per M .......... $ 2.20
4 iron hooks with sta ples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.40
2 pair 4" T hinges and scr ews for ventila tion . . . . . . . . . . . .
.45
2 pair 6" T hinges with bo lts for r ear lift do or . . . . . . . . . . . .
.60
2 pair 6" T hinges with scr ews fo r fron t door . . . . . . . . . . . .
.60
1 pound 6-penny nail s @ 1 0c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.10
5 pounds 8-penny n a ils @ 8c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.40
3 pounds 20-penny n a ils @ 8c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.24
3 pounds 10-penny n a ils a t 8c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.24
1 window- 2'x1 % ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
Tot al cost of materials .. ... .. . .. ...... $27.03
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Published and distributed in furtherance
of the Act of May 8, 1914, by the State
College of Washington, Extension Service,
S. B. Nelson, Director, and U. S. Department of Agriculture cooperating.