HOUSE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS 



which provide the ventilation, and which are hung 

 down between the windows, are 3 x 6 T / 2 feet in 

 size, and are hinged at the top to swing back into 

 the building, where they may be; fastened up out 

 of the way during pleasant weather. Later expe- 

 rience has shown that this house contains more 

 glass than is really necessary. 



Modern Continuous House No. 2. This build- 

 ing is 14 feet wide; 7 feet high in the front and 5 

 feet high in the rear. The roof is covered with 

 roofing fabric, hence a lesser degree of slope is 

 required than were the roof shingled. This house 

 is divided into five pens, each pen having one glass 

 and one muslin window, which furnish both light 

 and ventilation in ample quantities. The construc- 

 tion of the front and the roof of this house is 

 somewhat simpler and less expensive than House 

 No. i. 



Modern Continuous House No. 3. This build- 

 ing differs from No. 2 only in length (having four 

 pens instead of five) and in a few minor details, 

 such as the location of the henholes, size of the 

 window lights, and the arrangement of the muslin 

 curtains, which in No. 2 are made all in one section 

 in each sash, and in No. 3 are made in two frames 

 and slide up and down, the same as the glass win- 

 dows. This picture also shows what an attractive 

 coat of paint will do for a poultry house. The 

 height and general style of both Houses No. 2 and 



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