Economy of Roof Construction 



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Eoofs. Various kinds of material are used in 

 the construction of roofs for poultry houses, al- 

 though shingles are more generally employed than 

 anything else. Tin, steel, and various kinds of 

 roofing paper are used, although they are more 

 or less objectionable on account of the great heat 



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96 Sq.Ft. 



Fig. 35. Cross section of a poultry house with a gable roof, 96 square feet. 



radiated in the building during the hot summer 

 months. 



Roofs of various forms are constructed. The 

 gable and lean-to or shed roofs are used most. 

 A shed roof may be constructed with a trifle 

 less labor than a gable roof, yet it is not nearly 

 so economical in the matter of space as the latter. 

 At first thought a shed roof may seem to include 



