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The houses are of equal size as regards floor space. Each house 

 is 24 feet long and 12 feet wide. The house is divided by a wire and 

 board partition, making two pens each 12 feet square. The pens will 

 accommodate 20 to 25 birds each, or about 50 to the house. The cut 

 shows fairly well the appearance as regards windows, etc., of the house. 

 The roosting quarters of each house are very similar in construction. 

 A drop-board is used which is constructed of matched dressed lumber. 



Y\<z 4. Crop? section of House No. 4. 



The board is placed at the back of the building and is about three feet 

 above the floor level. The drop-board is three feet wide. The roosts 

 are made of dressed 3x3 scantling, and are placed about six inches above 

 the drop-board. A curtain is arranged to be let down during cold 

 nights in No. 1 and No. 2 houses. There is no curtain used in No. 

 3 or No. 4 houses. 



House No. 1 is made of matched boards which are dressed on one 

 side. The front and ends of the house are single ply. The back is 

 sheeted on the inside, building paper being used under the boards so 

 as to make the wall tight or free from draughts. The windows in this 

 house slide back and forth so that the ventilation can be adjusted to the 

 weather conditions. The roosting quarters in this house have curtains 

 which can be dropped on very cold nights. 



