186 PROGRESSIVE POULTRY CULTURE 



of time, profitless labor and constant annoyance of man- 

 ager and men. 



Supplies of building materials should be available 

 and not too costly. 



The location should foe such as to allow of the best 

 arrangement of the buildings, fences, roads and paths. 



There should be easy and direct means of communi- 

 cation with a good public highway. 



CLIMATIC CONDITIONS. 'So far as* possible the location 

 should be free from extremes of cold and hot seasons or 

 weather. 



Sudden changes in the weather, especially if they 

 bring excessive rains and! chilliness, are very unfavorable 

 to fowls. 



The conditions of the weather during all of the sea* 

 sons> should be known and kept in mind. Summer's 

 sultry heat in some sections is as debilitating as winter's 

 bitter cold. Severe winds cause the fowls discomfort 

 and discourage their ranging in the fresh air. 



The amount and direction of tbft winds and storms 

 liable to prevail in the locality should receive attention. 



The atmospheric drainage should 'be studied. The 

 air always contains moisture varying in degree from a 

 slight amount up to saturation. When the moist air is 

 not driven by winds it tends to form currents which 

 move down the slopes and then settle in the lowlands, 

 valleys and swamps. These movements of the atmos- 

 phere in damp condition take the same general direction 

 as the water which after a rainfall passes over or 

 through the land, seeking the lower levels, where both 

 stagnate and produce unhealthy conditions. Heavy 

 vapors in the forms of fog and mist are especially un- 

 favorable to the health of fowls and are very conducive 

 to poultry diseases. 



A close, sultry atmosphere is objectionable. A loca- 

 tion should therefor be chosen for the poultry plant 

 that is not so level or so enclosed as to prevent proper 

 atmospheric drainage. If the place is somewhat elevated 

 there will be. movement of the moisture of the air as 



