LIVE-STOCK AND DAIRYING. 



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broad removable roof which gives satisfaction. The 



troughs are from 6 to 10 feet long with sides 5 inches 



high. The lath 



slats are put 2 f~ \ 



inches apart, and 



the trough is 16 



inches high from 



the floor to the 



roof. The roof 



projects 2 inches on 



CHICKEN FEEDING TROUGH, ACCESSIBLE 

 FROM BOTH SIDES, WITH COVER ON. 



CHICKEN FEEDING TROUGH WITH COVER REMOVED. 



either side, and protects the food from rain except dur- 

 ing very windy weather. 



Water Supply. Poultry should be supplied with 

 fresh water every day. The drinking vessels should 

 be thoroughly cleansed whenever necessary, and placed 

 in some protected place a few inches about the floor 

 to keep out the dirt. 



Yards. Most poultry yards are on the south side 

 of the building, because protection is offered from the 

 cold winds of the fall and early spring, and the south 

 side is always dry earlier in the spring. Sometimes 

 yards are built on the north and south sides. It is well 

 to have more than one yard, because green feed can be 

 continually supplied by changing the fowls from one 

 yard to another. Clover, grasses, rye, oats, etc., may 

 be sown in the poultry yards to furnish the green feed. 

 It requires about 75 square feet of green sod per bird, 

 and if the yard area is inadequate green feed should 



