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have side walls six feet high, and the area included 

 in cross section would be 96 square feet. (See Fig. 37.) 

 If the shed form of roof be used and the same 

 material as described above for side walls, but 72 

 feet in cross section would be included. (See Fig. 

 38.) It is undoubtedly true that the shed roof may 



FIG. 37. Cross section of a poultry house with a gable roof, 96 square feet. 



be constructed at a trifle less expense for labor than 

 the gable roof although it will be found necessary to 

 use somewhat heavier rafters than would suffice 

 for the gable roof. As long as the pitch of the roof 

 remains the same, practically the same roofing 

 material will be required for all forms of roof. The 

 advantage that one form of roof may have over 



