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dusting room in the daytime for warmth. Two round 

 openings give entrance to the dusting room and ventila- 

 tion to both places. 



Writes J. E. Jones of Wayne county, New York : 

 "My plan of keeping Light Brahma fowls warm winter 

 nights is as shown in Figure 50, at the left of the illus- 

 tration. It appears, after due experience, to be best 



FIG 49: WARM ROOSTS 



with Brahmas and Cochins to have no roosts, but to 

 have the fowls sit upon the floor at night. The floor 

 should have a thick coating of road dust or loam, and 

 upon this a thick coat of leaves or straw. On such a 

 floor fowls will rest most comfortably. If roosts are 

 provided, even low ones, some of the fowls will not go 



