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what from the form that would give the greatest 

 warmth for the least cost. In all poultry houses 

 in which fowls are confined during the cold win- 

 ter months, some provision should be made to 



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admit sunlight on the floor, where the fowls 

 may congregate. In order to accomplish this to 

 the best advantage, it is necessary to have a con- 

 siderable frontage toward the south or southeast. 

 During December, January and February it is 

 most difficult, yet most essential, to have the di- 

 rect sunlight. Square or octagon houses inclose 

 the most space for the money expended, and 

 also give opportunity for warm houses, which 

 may be constructed cheaply, but in order to se- 

 cure sunlight it is necessary to build the house 

 considerably longer than wide. For economy, 

 it is also desirable to build a house longer 

 than is necessary for one pen or flock of fowls. 

 A long and comparatively narrow house, with 

 light partitions constructed largely of netting, 

 may be erected for considerably less expense than 



