212 PROGRESSIVE POULTRY CULTURE 



one yard to the south of the house and another to the 

 north. 



In arranging the yards the matter of their future 

 cultivation should be kept in mind. 



PIANO BOX POULTRY HOUSES. 



These drawings are based upon piano boxes of the 

 following dimensions: Height four feet, six inches; 

 length five feet, ten inches; width at top twenty-two 

 inches; width at bottom thirty-two inches. 



Figure 1 shows the plan of construction of a six 

 feet by eight feet poultry house, made from two piano 

 boxes of the above size. The first step is to secure 

 floor timbers which should be laid as indicated in the 

 drawing. The boxes with the backs and tops removed 

 should then be set in position (leaving approximately 

 the width of one box between them), and securely nailed 

 to the floor timbers. The floor should then be completed 

 by filling the vacant space with some of the boards which 

 have previously been removed from the tops and backs 

 of the boxes. The next step is to nail in the rest of the 

 frame as indicated by the solid lines in the drawing. 

 One inch by two inch strips serve this purpose admir- 

 ably. When nailed as indicated in the drawing they 

 stiffen the whole structure so that it can be moved with- 

 out being badly racked. 



After this frame is completed the ends can be board- 

 ed up, leaving the necessary openings for door, window, 

 ventilator, etc. 



Finally the roof should be completed. The pitch 

 in the center of the roof (note figure 2, elevation) is 

 most easily secured as follows: Ten inch or twelve 

 inch boards of sufficient length to reach from shoulder 

 to shoulder of the boxes, sawed as indicated, and at- 

 tached at each end of the structure. Upon these boards 

 the roof boards are nailed. The whole structure should 

 then be covered with some good roofing paper. 



In figure 2 is indicated the cloth covered opening 

 for ventilation. 



