FARM BULLETIN No. 5. 



JULY, 1916 



Poultry House Construction 



By K. J. T. Ekblaw 



If the farmers of this country realized more fully the 

 great money-making possibilities of poultry raising when 

 conducted with proper care and attention, they would be en- 

 riched by millions of dollars every year. Census figures indi- 

 cate that the industry is practically on a par with the wheat 

 crop, horticultural or dairy products. 



The poultry products of America, despite the fact that 

 the conducting of the poultry part of the average farm is a 

 side line for the attention of the farmer's wife, are equal in 

 value to half the entire corn crop of the nation. The cost of 

 producing poultry meat per pound is no more than that of 

 producing beef or mutton. Since this condition exists with 

 the poultry industry in a more or less haphazard condition, 

 the possibilities of systematic poultry farming are instantly 

 evident. 



Two needs are at once apparent, the necessity of having 

 an adequately equipped and constructed poultry house, or 

 houses, and that of expert care for the poultry on the farm. 



It is well worth while for the farmer to give his personal 

 attention to the problem, for the successful production of 

 high grade poultry on an extensive scale is a man's work. 

 The women on the farm who usually care for the poultry 

 realize the value of it and know how well they are repaid 



Note: The drawings in this bulletin are by Walter Buehler, consulting 

 engineer. He also assisted in revising the text and contributed the chapter 

 on equipment. 



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