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constructed as previously described, will prove 

 satisfactory under ordinary conditions. It should 

 be remembered, however, that these walls will be 

 covered somewhat with frost in severe weather, 

 particularly if the houses are well filled with fowls. 



Fig. 34. 



Method of constructing a poultry 

 house with a hollow side wall 

 and a dead air space between 

 ceiling and roof. 



A hollow wall may be constructed at about the 

 same expense as the solid wall just described. 

 One method of constructing a cheap and effi- 

 cient poultry house having hollow side walls is 

 shown in Fig. 34. The sill may be of 2x8 or 2x6 

 scantling, laid flat on the foundation wall. A 2x2 

 scantling or strip is nailed on top of the sill, at 



