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good repair; by replacing any broken or rotten parts, and also by pro- 

 tecting them against the elements by keeping the outside covered 

 with a good paint. Buildings should be painted as soon as built, and 

 kept well painted, both for looks as well as permanence. Whitewash 

 may be used on the interior as a preservative, it acting as a filler. 

 Tar is one of the best preservatives known. It is a by-product 

 from coal in the manufacture of gas and is very cheap. It may be 

 diluted with gasoline and used in warm weather without artificial 

 heat. It should be used on all posts, sills, and parts exposed to 

 great moisture. It is suitable for all kinds of roofs except those 

 covered with tin. It is used also to paint the outside of buildings, 

 but its monotonous black color should be relieved by yellow or 

 other appropriate trimming. Tar will last longer than oil paints, 

 is much cheaper, and preserves wood better. It may be used on 

 the dropping boards, roosts, and nests to fill crevices where lice 

 would hide. 



REVIEW. 



1. Contrast the old and new ideas in poultry-house construction. 



2. Discuss type of house in its relation to three systems of poultry farming. 



3. Enumerate nine features in a good poultry house. 



4. Discuss the five features which you consider most important. 



5. Tell of three types of laying houses. 



6. What two features should be considered in deciding on height of house? 



7. Describe a standard unit and discuss its possible development. 



8. Name materials often used in poultry-house construction. 



9. Which is most generally used, and why? 



10. Name and define six types of roofs. 



1 1 . Which roof type is best? 



12. Give the several types of foundations used in poultry-house construction. 



13. Discuss the use for floors of dirt, wood, and concrete. 



14. Give specifications for constructing a concrete floor. 

 1.5. What sizes of lumber are used for framing? 



16. What kinds of lumber are used for walls? 



17. Discuss the use of doors and manner of hanging. 



18. How should the windows and curtains be placed? 



19. Describe methods of hanging windows. 



20. Tell of muslin frames, and manner of opening and closing. 



21. On what pitches of roof may shingles be used? When use roofing paper? 



22. Give reasons for using paint, whitewash, and tar. 



References. — Poultry-house Construction and its Influence on the Domes- 

 tic Fowl, by C. L. Opperman, Maryland Bulletin 146. Poultry-house Con- 

 struction, by H. R. Lewis, Bulletin New Jersey Board of Agriculture. Poultry- 

 house Construction, by W. A. Brown, Maine Extension Bulletin, volume 4, 

 No. 111. Building Poultry Houses, by Rice and Rogers, Cornell Bulletin 274. 

 Poultry-house Construction, by Halpin and Ocock, Wisconsin Bulletin 215. 



Note of Acknowledgment. — Cornell University Bulletin No. 274 on 

 Building Poultry Houses, by J. E, Rice and C. A. Rogers, has been freely 

 used in the preparation of this chapter, both as to ideas and facts. 



