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Fig. 26. A good plan for poultry houses and yards. Each house 

 will accommodate 80 or 100 fowls. The yards are planted with fruit trees. 



doors, in order that the poultryman may enter 

 one and pass out at the other in less time than 

 would be required if but one door were provided. 

 This arrangement, however, may not be found to 

 be applicable on many farms, particularly where 

 but one small house is needed. 



Vermin, etc. Rats and mice often become seri- 

 ous pests in poultry houses, particularly if grain is 



