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stuff, laid flat down, halved together at the corners, and 

 nails driven through upward into the ends of the posts. 

 The corner posts are 3x3 inches, the middle ones are 

 3x4 inches. Each is properly mortised to receive the 

 rails of the open sections. A light cornice, or a 2-inch 

 band, is securely nailed around the top, a little above 

 the eaves, leaving sufficient room for the roof boards to 

 pass under between the band and the upper rail. To 

 the back side of this band is nailed the balustrade, each 

 piece having its ends toe-nailed to the posts. A light 

 ridge pole is attached at each end to the balustrade near 

 the top, which forms a double-pitch flat roof. This is 

 made of one thickness of f-inch boards, the same as the 

 enclosed sides. The upper section at the end, over the 

 feed trough, is hung with hinges for a door through 

 which to place feed, etc. The levers have their fulcrum 

 ends resting on the axle, and are bolted on it. About 

 12 inches from it, and opposite to it, and through the 

 middle posts, are pivot bolts, on which the weight of the 

 house hangs when the levers are pressed down. Narrow 

 strips are used as braces for stiffening the frame length- 

 wise, which are placed inside, also bits of hoop iron 

 should be used about the corners to strengthen the joints. 

 "With these appliances and proper tools, any skillful 

 mechanic can complete the job. Its weight is about 300 

 pounds, and the house affords ro^m for keeping from 12 

 to 24 fowls through the season. The advantages of such 

 a house are that the fowls are under perfect control, and 

 are kept quite as healthy as when running at large. 

 Every morning when the house is moved, there is pro- 

 vided a clean, fresh apartment, with fresh earth and 

 grass. Fowls become thoroughly domesticated by being 

 thus treated. Those that are inclined to sit, are put 

 outside ; they will hang about and make an effort to get 

 in, and the desire to sit soon passes away. The manure 

 is all saved to the best advantage, being applied at once. 



