A Tick Proof Fowlhoicse for Infested Townships. 



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For durability and efficiency corrugated iron is recommended in 

 the construction, but ruberoid, which is a little cheaper, could be 

 used; sheets of corrugated iron 8 feet by 2 feet cost 28. 9d. per sheet, 

 and ruberoid is 24s. 6d. a roll of 72 feet by 3 feet and 1 ply 

 thickness. Uralite is more serviceable than ruberoid; it is fire- 

 proof, and is made in strips 6 feet long by 3 feet wide and ^ inch 

 thick, and is 4fd. a square foot, so each sheet costs a little over 7s. 

 It is a good material, but its cost may perhaps preclude its general 

 use, since it is twice as dear as corrugated iron. 



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General View of Tick proof Fowl House. 



Instead of enclosing the sides with corrugated iron, the building 

 could be rendered dog and fox-proof by filling in the sides with wire 

 mesh netting, and if that be done the cost of erection would be 

 materially reduced ; and in winter canvas awnings could be placed 

 in position to protect the fowls from cold winds. The iron supports, 

 iron roof, and iron raking perch, protected by the cups, are the 

 essentials in the construction to protect the fowls from infestation by 

 tick. The building should be painted white with Arabic paint, 

 which would tend to keep it cool in summer. 



In the next issue of the Journal will appear a description of a 

 cheap tick-proof fowlhouse for farmers 



