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another as to material of construction will occur 

 in side walls, ends and partitions. It often happens 

 that one style of roof may be preferred for reasons 

 other than those mentioned. It may be desirable 

 to have all the water from the roof on one side of 

 the building, that the other side may be kept as 

 dry as possible; then the shed roof would be preferred. 



FIG. 38. 



Cross section of a 

 poultry house with 

 a shed roof, 72 

 square feet. 



Then, too, the shed roof, if the building faces the 

 south, will absorb less heat from the direct rays of 

 the sun than would a roof of the gable form: this 

 of course will be most noticeable during the hot 

 summer months and if a dark roofing material 

 be used. 



It often happens that the location or peculiar 

 conditions as to soil, exposure, etc., on the farm 



