Here’s another selection from the 1960 edition of The Yearbook of Agriculture on the latest trends in farrowing.
![Welfare friendly farrowing pens circa 1960](/images/uploaded/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/old-farrowing-crateweb-e1464030527639.jpg)
Welfare-friendly farrowing pens
Caption in yearbook:
In this minimum-stress pen, the shape of the guardrail encourages the sow to lie with the teats toward the pigs. The pigs stay where it’s warm – under the heat lamp and behind the guard.
How about this for Ad Lib feeding? An overhead auger delivers feed to the farrowing pens. No carts or scoops are needed.
![Ad Lib feeding from the past](/images/uploaded/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/old-farrowing-crate_2-web-e1464030546592.jpg)
Labor saving feeding from the past.
And finally, double-decker farrowing crates! I saw one of these set up in Red Oak, Iowa years ago.
From the yearbook:
Hogs in double-deck, all steel, cage-type farrowing stalls. The pigs are transferred after weaning. Manure is removed by mechanical drags.
![Double-deck-farrowing(web)](/images/uploaded/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Double-deck-farrowingweb-e1464030568838.jpg)
Double-decker farrowing crates.
Hog Slat manufactures a complete line of farrowing equipment for new construction or remodeling an existing facility. Our SowMAX ad lib dispenser feeds lactating sows 24/7 while reducing farm labor. See more at www.hogslat.com or call 800-949-4647.
![Galvanized farrowing crate with SowMAX Ad Lib dispensers.](/images/uploaded/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Farrowing-Crate_Galvweb-e1464030604294.jpg)
Galvanized Hog Slat farrowing crates with SowMAX Ad Lib dispensers, Cast/ TriDEK floors, and Poly Lamps