40 THE HOME: POULTRY BOOK 
easily made by digging a trench to a point below 
the frost line, lining it with boards and filling in with 
layers of small stones and cement. Boards fastened 
to stakes will hold the cement above ground. Such 
a wall keeps out the rats. 
Cedar or hemlock posts set into the ground deeply 
make good supports for the small poultry house. 
In England, a favorite plan is to have the house on 
runners, so that it may be moved from place to place 
about the grounds, and sometimes wheels are used. 
The use of small houses which can be moved helps 
to make the work light, if there is plenty of room, for 
they can be moved instead of being cleaned out. 
It will be seen from all this, that the question of 
poultry house construction is not as simple as the, 
novice might be led to believe. However, the fact 
remains that for the beginner there is nothing bet- 
ter than a simply made, shed-roof house with a com- 
bination of muslin and glass. Even this assertion 
may be disputed, too, so that it is not made dog- 
matically. 
The furnishings of the poultry house should be 
as simple as the house itself. Lice the poultry- 
man always has with him. By that is meant that 
there will always be a considerable number in the 
