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tect the floor and fowls from storms and heavy winds. This house 

 was less secretive than the others. The appearance of any unfamiliar 

 object always unduly frightened the fowls. The fact that it remained 

 light later in the evening and was quite light on moon-light nights 

 seemed to influence the pullets to roost in the boarded houses. 



The construction of this house is slightly different from that of the 

 house in Fig. 87. There being no need of a raised floor for the burner 

 box, 2" X 4" or 2" X 6" runners are spiked to 4 — 2" x 4" joists. The single 

 floor only is used. If the roof is not covered with paper, it requires 

 a different framework (Fig. 106) which allows the lumber to be placed 

 vertically and to leave an opening in the roof for roof ventilation. If it 



is desired to use cheaper lum- 

 ber for the roof, the type of 

 rafters picturedinFigs.94 and 

 96 can be employed and the 

 boards placed horizontally, 

 leaving an opening at the 

 ridge of about two inches be- 

 yond the last board. The 

 whole can be covered with 

 horizontal strips of roofing 

 paper. The black paper ab- 

 sorbs heat and will make such 

 houses somewhat warmer 

 than the plain boards. The 

 opening in the ridge is covered 

 by a cap made of two boards fastened together in the shape of a V 

 and nailed to cleats which raise it an inch above the roof boards. 



The clapboard construction is obtained by naihng notched strips 

 to the studding (Fig. 106). These strips are notched so that each clap- 

 board except the lowest one will fit into one notch and lap \ inch over 

 and \ inch out from the board below. 



The wire frame door does away with the expense of windows and 

 window casings. 



The dimensions and other features of the house are the same as for 

 the "A"-shaped house in Figs. 94, 95 and 96. 



Fig. 106. — The frame construction of the sum- 

 mer house shown in Fig. io§ 



Cost of house in Fig. J06. 



3 pieces 2" x 4" x 16' rough hemlock @ $25 per M.. 

 8 pieces 2" x 2" x 16' planed hemlock @ $27 per M 



$.80 

 1.52 



