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lower parts of the end walls are on hinges, and can be lifted 

 up. This house complete, including all material but not 

 labor, costs $16.00. Hemlock or yellow pine should be used 

 for all runners and for the frame; yellow pine, tongued 

 and grooved, will do for the roof. 



FIG. 79 



Fia. 80. 



FIG. 79. A cheap fresh air shelter for the growing birds during the summer. 

 FIG. 80. A house which can be used for growing chicks during the summer and for 

 layers during the winter. (For working plans, see Fig. 81.) 



FIG. 81. Working plans of adaptable summer colony house, 6x 10 feet, 6 feet high. 



