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THE AMERICAN FARMER. 



In the sleeping-rooms are tight board shutters, which can be closed in cold weather. The 

 second floor is designed for setting hens and young chickens. 



Warmth in Poultry Houses. Warm poultry houses are very essential in winter, 

 especially in a cold climate. The temperature will be largely modified by having an 

 abundance of sunlight, which can be obtained with a southern exposure, and large windows 

 on the south and east sides of the building. Additional warmth may be obtained by the 

 use of double windows. A stove of some kind is a cheap and economic means of warming 

 a poultry house. The temperature will be kept comfortable, and the place dry by this means. 

 A coal stove is very good for this purpose, as it requires so little attention and keeps burning 

 through the night. An oil stove is also very convenient for this purpose. 



A recent writer gives his method of warming his poultry hen-house as follows: &quot;Oil 

 stoves offer a means of warming a house, which is both convenient and safe. If a trench be 

 dug through the middle of the floor of the house, and a brick flue laid under the floor, 



FRANK WAUGH S POULTRY HOUSE, LOWELL, MASS. 



connecting a shallow pit at one end, with a piece of stove pipe two to four feet high at the 

 other all inside the house an oil stove having eight inches of wick for every 500 cubic 

 ieet of air, will temper the air of the house, so that in this latitude water will never freeze, 

 provided the walls are reasonably tight. The shallow pit laid with bricks and cement, should 

 be covered with a smooth flagging stone, and this with a board in case the stove gets very 

 &quot;hot. The edge of the pit must be framed to protect it, and at one side of the stove a brick 

 or two must be left out for air. This arrangement will warm the earth floor over a space a 

 yard wide, and besides the warm air will issue freely from the pipe. Care is needed not to 

 have the wick so low that imperfect combustion takes place, giving off bad odors. This plan 

 -of placing the oil stove under ground, is much better than having it exposed. 



The whole expense of this way of warming is very little: if the stove be lit at 9 to 10 

 o clock, it will be necessary only to burn it until sunrise, and a quart or so of kerosene will be 

 .all that need be .consumed each twenty-four hours for warming a small house. It is desirable 



