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except a two-foot wire netting, which keeps the fowls in, and the sparrows, etc., 

 out. These houses for this climate must be low down, especially in front, to keep 

 out the snow and a portion of the wind. It is the writer's opinion that Fig. 7 will 

 meet the needs of the average farmer, where he wishes to keep seventy-five to one 

 hundred hens. The house looks too cold, but the birds do well. They possibly 

 could be made to lay more eggs during the months of J anuary and February with 

 cotton screens properly adjusted to meet the weather conditions; but few farmers 

 would be there at the exact time to do the adjusting, hence we use it entirely open. 



The large window in the west, essential for light, should be hinged at the top, 

 so that it may be opened during the summer months, otherwise the house will 

 become too warm in summer. 



Fig. 8. Open front poultry house in Fig. 7. 



It will be noticed that no dropping-boards are used in this building. During 

 the winter the manure freezes almost as soon as it is made, hence no odor or bad 

 results, and if cleaned, say, every two months, it will answer very M-ell. We would 

 rather have this condition than dropping-boards, covered one foot deep with manure, 

 as we so frequently see them. 



A number of houses of this style are in operation in various parts of the 

 Province, and they are givng fair results. In some of the colder sections, such as 

 in the districts north o't Barrie, the house appears to be too open for severe winter 

 weather. In such cases I would suggest using movable cotton screens on two 

 se-^tions of the front. The illustration shows three sections, one of which should 

 always be open. During the winter months the centre screen may be closed nearly 

 all the time and the end screen moved to either side, depending on the direction 

 from which the wind is blowing. I have seen similar houses, two-thirds of the 

 front of which were covered with a cotton frame which could be thrown on the 

 roof during bright, warm days and let down over the front during the cold nights 

 and stormy weather. 



