CHAPTER IV. 

 POULTRY-HOUSE CONVENIENCES. 



Anything that will add to the ease of management 

 of the poultry-yard is gladly welcomed. The practice 

 among farmers of letting their poultry roost about the 

 farm buildings upon harrows, plows, wagons, and farm 

 machinery is growing less prevalent each year, as many 

 of them are building suitable poultry-houses. 



PERCHES, ETC. 



At figure 16 is shown a neat and handy arrange- 

 ment of perches; r, r, r, are scantling, eight feet in 



length, two inches thick, and three inches wide, made 

 of some tough, light wood. The upper ends are hinged 

 to the side of the building, four feet apart, and are con- 

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