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THE PEOPLE'S I ARM AND STOCK CYCLOPEDIA. 



fowls may be beneath the windows in front, or somewhere in 

 the rear. No ventilator is shown in the illustration, but there 

 should be one in the roof of the main building, and one near the 

 roof in the wing. This building may be of any length desired 



FIG. 6. SUBSTANTIAL POULTRY-HOUSE. 



and of course the inside arrangements may be varied to suit the 

 fancy of the owner. 



In addition to the plans given, I would suggest that the 

 farmer who has a big barn cellar facing the south, and free from 

 dampness, fit up a part of it for a fowl-houcc ; a partition, door, 

 and windows, roosts and other inside fixtures, and the thing 

 is done. 



FIG. 7. GROUND PLAN. 



Inside Fixtures. Nearly every poultry-keeper has his 

 own views about the interior arrangement of a poultry-house, so 

 that it will be necessary to give but few hints in that direction. 



