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EXERCISE 7 

 TYPES OF POULTRY HOUSE CONSTRUCTION 



Object. — To determine the efficiency of various types and styles of poul- 

 try houses. 



Equipment. — Access to various types and sizes of poultry houses, espe- 

 cially shed-roof, gable-roof, and half monitor roof houses; also large- and 

 small-flock houses; one 50-foot tape measuring in feet; one two-foot rule. 



Procedure. — Make a trip of inspection about the poultry plant, studying 

 all types of houses available and determining the following points: 



Step 1. — Study the design, arrangement, construction and uses of the 

 following types of roofs: shed, two-third-span, monitor, half -monitor, and 

 A-coop. Determine the advantages and disadvantages of each. 



Note. — If these types are not all available others may be substituted. 



Step 2. — Measure a typical roof of each of the above types and determine 

 the area of roof in proportion to each square foot of floor space which it covers. 



Step 3. — Determine the relative amounts of material required to con- 

 struct each of these roof types. 



Step 4. — Study the method of construction and determine the relative 

 amounts of labor required to frame and build each type. 



Step 5. — Take the dimensions of a number of laying houses, some long 

 houses and some small-flock houses. Determine the relation between wall 

 area and floor area in each size. 



Step 6. — By figuring the amount of material required, determme the 

 advantages of a double-pen laying house over two single-pen houses, the 

 latter with a combined capacity equal to the double-pen house. 



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