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pen in the house receives both morning and afternoon sun. Opinion is 

 divided as to the value of the monitor top house. Not enough of them have 

 been constructed and fully tested to show whether the defects in the house 

 are such as can be overcome, or are irremediable. As the matter stands, the 

 monitor top house is recommended only for short houses and for plants in 

 moderate climates. 



Materials. (Fig. 13.) 



28 short cedar posts to support sills. 

 Dimension lumber : 



2 pieces 4 x 4 in. 20 ft. long ; 4 pieces 4 x 4 in. 18 ft. long ; 



18 pieces 2 x 3 in. 18 ft. long ; 8 pieces 2 x 3 in. 12 ft. long ; 



38 pieces 2 x 3 in. 10 ft. long; 6 pieces 2 x 2 in. 16 ft. long : 



020 sq. ft. 



Sheathing 2000 sq. ft. 



Matched flooring 300 sq. ft. 



Building paper to cover 1600 sq. ft. 



12 sash, 6-light, 10 x 12 glass; 98 sq. ft. wire netting, (2-in. mesh) 6 ft. wide; 256 sq. ft. 

 netting 4 ft. wide; 2 pr. 6-in. T hinges, 6 pr. 4-in. T hinges, 6 pr. hinges for sash in 

 top ; locks, bolts, nails, etc. 



To estimate material for a house without monitor top, use the same ground 

 plan, but figure on studs in passage partitions 3 ft. shorter ; rafters 2 ft. longer 

 than the long rafters over the pens ; as much less sheathing and building 

 paper as are required for the sides of the monitor top ; and only half as many 

 pieces of sash. 



39. The Semi-Monitor Top House. Fig. 15 illustrates the adaptation 



of the monitor top idea to a 

 house facing south, but still 

 having two rows of pens, 

 and a walk in the middle. 

 The plan is not a good one 

 for permanent quarters for 

 laying stock. For a surplus 

 stock house it works very 

 well. Sometimes it can be 

 used on the site available 

 better than any other. 



Pig. 15. Semi-Monitor Top House. 



40. A Scratching Shed House. Without a Walk. Fig. 16 shows 

 a very popular house. The prominent feature of the plan is that it gives the 

 fowls a sheltered place with fresh air in abundance, and provision for exercise. 

 The house illustrated is 10 ft. wide, 7 ft. high in front, and 4 ft. high in rear. 

 Each 18 ft. section has a roosting room 8 x 10 ft., and an open front scratching 

 shed 10 x 10 ft. The relative positions of the closed and open parts of adjoin- 

 ing sections are reversed, bringing the parts together in pairs, two closed 

 rooms, then two open sheds. The cost of construction is thus diminished, and 



