Till': PKiNcii'r.Es of Broodinc. 331 



I piece i" X 4" X 16' \ 



5 pieces i" x 3" x 12' >■ surfaced white pine @ $35 per M $0.78 



I piece i" X 2" x 12' \ 



80 ft. hard pine flooring, matched, in 16 ft. lengths @ $25 per M. 2.00 



127 ft. matched and planed cypress flooring in 12 It. lengths @ 



$60 per M , 7. "62 



9 pieces 16; cypress clapboards I @ $ ^ . . 62 



7 pieces 12 cypress clapboards j . 



10 sq. ft. wire netting o . 10 



I hasp o . 0.05 



I pr. hinges o, 10 



I — 3 stop sash adjuster. o. ^5 



^ lb. 4d nails 



i^ lbs. 6d nails 

 6 lbs. 8d nails 

 I lb. 2od nails 



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Total material cost $16 . 10 



Labor, 1 4 hours 4 • 4© 



Total cost $20.50 



If cheaper roofing material were used with a covering of i-ply 



roofing paper, there would be a saving of 2 . 20 



Total $18.30 



THE SHED-ROOF HOUSE 



Since the shed-roof type of colony house is preferred by some poul- 

 trymen, it is considered advisable to incorporate in this bulletin pho- 

 tographs and working plans of a shed-roof colony house that is being 

 used at this Station with fairly good results. It costs a little more to 

 build than the "A" type of house of the same floor space and is not 

 so convenient for the attendant doing the work inside. The runners 

 should not be more than eight inches high. The other floor framing 

 IS the same as for the "A" house. The shed-roof house is not so strong 

 a form of construction, and braces are put in to stiffen it. The upper 

 framing is made of 2" x 2" stock, and is covered with seven-eighths inch 

 matched boards, plain side in, and roofing paper on the outside. (Figs. 

 T07 and 108.) 



