242 Bulletin 274. 



100 bags cement .• $37-5° 



40 yds. gravel and sand mixed and drawn 24. 50 



Material cost S384 . 24 



Labor and team cost 182.75 



Total materials and labor $566 . 99 



Cost per fowl (4 sq. ft.), exclusive of feed room $1 . 13 



Cost per fowl (4 sq. ft.), inclusive of feed room i .03 



The irregularity of the ground on which this building was put made 

 necessary the unusually deep foundation illustrated in Fig. 57. Deducting 

 S50.00 for the extra labor and material used in this construction, bringing 

 it down to the same floor depth as used in the other houses, makes the 

 actual cost of materials and labor for this building $516.80, or $1.03 per 

 fowl allowing 4 square feet floor space per fowl, exclusive of the feed 

 room, and only 94 cents per fowl at 4 square feet per fowl including the 

 entire floor area. The larger size of this building made it possible to 

 purchase materials in quantities which would obtain a discount. 



It is at once noticed that the type of construction varies in the dif- 

 ferent houses. Part of these alterations are presented to show the adapta- 

 bility of different forms of nests, ventilators, etc. Not one of them is 

 most desirable in every instance. It is impossible to construct any build- 

 ing which embodies every desirable feature. To obtain the best con- 

 struction in one respect often necessitates the compromising of another 

 part. This is illustrated in Fig. 62 in which two glass windows are 

 desired as near the center of the front as possible. This makes a smaller 

 cloth opening than in either of the other two buildings. To get the same 

 comparative size of cloth as in the others would necessitate moving the 

 windows to the extreme sides of the house, which would not give the best 

 light nor present as attractive an appearance. 



CONCLUSION 



In this bulletin it is not the intention to lay down hard and fast rules 

 to be rigidly followed. Each reader is left to apply the principles to his 

 own particular conditions. The three plans for houses here presented 

 should meet satisfactorily a variety of uses in New York State. For 

 special purposes other types of houses will be desired. It is expected 

 that persons who build from these plans, while adhering in the main to 

 the general principles discussed, will make modifications which may prove 

 distinct improvements. From all who build according to these plans in 

 full or in part, the authors will be glad to know the results. 



