PROFITS 



POULTKY. 



with zinc if desired. There are two rows of nests, t, 

 under the roosts, made with movable bottoms and sides, 

 and may be taken out and cleaned from the passage-way. 

 There are eight doors opening into the passage-way, that 

 eggs may be gathered without going into the pens. Two 

 long doors (one by seven and a half feet), hung with 

 T-hinges, open upward, through which droppings can be 

 easily removed. A water tank, u, holding a few gallons, 

 is boxed up and packed in sawdust. There is a ventila- 



Fig. 9. PLAN OP THE POULTRY HOUSE. 



tor in the center of the roof that can be opened or closed 

 by a cord from the passage-way. A double set of drawers, 

 v, for holding eggs, may be made over the grain bins. A 

 lattice door, w, is built in the wall for chickens, with a 

 tight door in the outside that can be fastened up or down 

 as desired. Small chickens may be fed from the outside 

 by sliding the window, and from inside by letting down 

 a board over the coops, or by opening a small door in the 

 back of the coop. Over the sink, z, is a board (eighteen 



