AMERICAN POULTRY CULTURE 



No. 3 are the same, and I am able to state, after 

 an experience with all kinds of poultry houses, that, 

 all things considered, this is the most thoroughly 

 satisfactory type of house I have ever used or 

 seen. 



The inside arrangement of all three houses is 

 extremely simple the roosts and nests in the rear 



General and a drinking fountain and a hopper 



Construction of <. and shdls j n each These 



of Houses .. f / ' 



Number i 2 occupy only a few feet of noor space, 



and 3 so the fowls have ample room to 



scratch and exercise in the litter of straw which is 

 always present on the floor. 



During the winter time muslin should cover the 

 ventilating frames, but in the summer time, or in 

 warm climates, burlap will answer the purpose 

 quite as well, and during pleasant weather in any 

 season the cloth curtains should be entirely re- 

 moved, giving the house a thorough sunning and 

 airing. 



There is an inside curtain of burlap which may 

 be hung down from the rafters in front of the 

 perches in cold weather, but these should be used 

 only on extremely cold nights. In comparatively 

 mild sections they are not needed at all. 



The inside partitions between the several pens 

 of the house are made of rough boards to the 

 height of thirty inches or three feet, with poultry 

 netting or fencing the remainder of the way up. 



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