TWO-THIRDS SPAN LAYING HOUSE 



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This material will cost approximately $217.00; for 48 linear 

 feet will cost $4.52 per running foot; or $0.28 per sq. ft. for the 

 area of 768 sq. ft. Allowing 4 sq. ft. per bird, the cost per bird 

 is $1.12. 



Two-thirds Span Laying House. Figures 88a and 886 show 

 drawings of a single section of the long laying house at the Michi- 

 gan Agricultural college, each section being eighteen feet square, 



Courtesy Michigan Agricultural College. 



FIG. 886. Working plans of laying house with two-thirds span roof. Floor plan of one 



section. 



thus accommodating sixty-five birds. The sills are made of two 

 2x6 inch pieces and the plates of two 2x4 inch. The front is 

 seven feet eight inches high and the back four feet eight inches; 

 the studs are seven feet and four feet long, respectively. The roof 

 is of combination type, being comparatively steep, having one 

 foot rise to every two feet horizontal run. Shingles are used instead 

 of prepared roofing, being adapted to the steep roof. No alleyway 

 is used in this house, and the pens are connected by a series of 



