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THE PEOPLE'S FARM AND STOCK CYCLOPEDIA. 



over the passage-way could be utilized by making a loft where 

 chicken-coops, etc., could be stored when not in use ; or it might 



be finished with 

 a tight floor, and 

 used for a roost- 

 ing-place, the 

 fowls reaching 

 the roosts by 

 means of steps 



o r 1 a dde rs 



^^ which will be 

 described under 

 the proper head- 

 ing. With win- 

 dows in the roof a house like this would be capital for early 

 chicks; in fact, for a general utility house it would be hard to 

 beat; the only improvement that I would suggest would be a 

 good shingle roof. 



Fig. 2 shows the elevation of a hill-side poultry-house, and 

 to the farmer who has the necessary hill-side I would strongly 

 recommend a house of this kind. 



FIG. 2. HILL-SIDE POULTRV-UOUSK. 



FIG. 3. LEAN-TO POULTKY-UOUSK. 



Fig. 3 shows a lean-to poultry-house situated in the angle 

 of a barn, a very desirable situation for a small poultry-house, 



