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on the sills ; then eight boards are cut six feet long, four 

 of them with the angle at the top to correspond with the 

 pitch of the roof. These are nailed to the sills, and 



FRONT 

 Fig. 5. GROUND PLAN OP POULTRY HOUSE. 



those in front and back nailed to the edges of those on 

 the ends. Then four sticks are cut each five feet six 

 inches long, the plate is raised up, a stick put under it 



6. FRONT ELEVATION OF POULTRY HOUSE. 



on the sill, in each corner : the boards axe then nailed to 

 it, and the frame is raised ; boarded, and battened, and 

 it is strong enough. The roosts are arranged as in figure 

 5 ; the piece, (7, rests on the plates, and is held in place 



