152 SUCCESSFUL FARMING 



2 pieces 2" x 4" x 8' for studs,* No. 1 white or yellow pine. 



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2 



82 f board feet, at 



$28 per M ' '....' $2.32 



1 piece 1 " x 4 " x 1 2' for brace, No. 1 white or yellow pine, 4 board feet, at $30 per M . 12 

 5 pieces 1" x 10" x 16' shiplap for ends and sides, No. 1 white or yellow pine*. . 



I piece 1 * x 8" x 8' No. 1 white or yellow pine 



3 pieces I" x 10" x 10' No. 1 white or yellow pine, 97 board feet, at $30 per M 2.91 



II pieces 1" x 10" x 8' shiplap for roof, white or yellow pine, 72| board feet, at 



$30 per M ". 2.21 



3 pieces 1* x 4" x 16' for bottoms, 16 board feet, at $30 per M 48 



12 eye-bolts at 5 cents 60 



8 U-bolts at 8 cents 64 



5 pairs 12-inch strap hinges at 22 cents 1 . 10 



1 pair 8-inch strap hinges at 18 cents 18 



1 door pull 10 



1 wire for holding door open 10 



12.5 pounds nails at 4 cents 50 



0.6 gallon to paint double coat 150 square feet, at $2 gallon 1 .20 



Cost of material $16.66 



Labor, 15 hours at 25 cents 3 . 75 



Total cost $20.41 



Further details of this and other forms of movable hog houses may 

 be found in Bulletin 152, Agricultural Experiment Station, Ames, Iowa. 



Poultry Houses. The poultry house should be well lighted and ven- 

 tilated. The walls should have only one thickness of boards. Double 

 walls afford a harboring place for lice. In cold climates, the boards may 

 be covered on the outside with prepared roofing. This will make a fairly 

 warm house. Chickens can stand much cold if protected from drafts. 

 The interior walls should be smooth and occasionally whitewashed. Good 

 perches should be supported from the rafters and in such a way as to 

 prevent harboring places for lice. A concrete floor is durable, sanitary 

 and easily cleaned. Ventilation may be provided by substituting a muslin- 

 covered frame for one or more of the windows. These may be hinged 

 at the top so as to be swung up out of the way in warm weather. Perches 

 should be at least twelve inches apart and on the same level, otherwise, 

 there will be crowding on the higher perches. A good dropping board 

 should be beneath the perches, and the droppings should be frequently 

 removed with a hoe or scraper. The perches should be in the warmest 

 and lightest part of the house. The nests should be removable and should 

 rest on supports in the darkest portion of the house. If the dropping 

 board is not too low, some of the nests may be beneath it. 



Milk Houses. No matter what type of dairying the farmer follows, 

 if he has many cows, a milk or dairy house becomes a necessity. Milk 

 is easily contaminated by dust and by absorbing odors. It should, there- 

 fore, be kept in a pure, clean place. The milk house should not open 



* If the sides of the house are built higher than speciHed to allow of large doorway for tall swine, make 

 due additions in lumber, 



