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AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING 



prefer a cloth covering for the windows in place of window 



This side droaf 

 in itvo sections 



Door f4* 30' 



This type of house is generally built on skids or runners, 

 which facilitate its moving from one location to another. 

 These runners may best be made of 4 x 6 pieces, although 

 2x6 pieces are quite often used. Reinforced concrete skids 

 have been used successfully for portable houses and have the 

 advantage of being free from decay. 



Shed-roof House. The shed-roof house takes more 

 material than any other shape, and is not generally made. 

 The floor, sides, ends, and roof may be so made as to be taken 

 apart for moving. Such construction might be an advantage 



where the house is to be 

 moved a long distance; 

 otherwise the use of skids 

 would be far more conven- 

 ient. 



Gable-roof House. The 

 gable-roof portable house 

 has many advantages, the 

 principal one being the 



Fig. 266. End elevation of gable-roof Convenience of having C6r- 

 colony hog house. 



tain sections of the roof 



arranged for opening during mild weather and allowing the 

 direct sunlight to enter. This can be done more effectually 

 when the house is located east and west and a section of the 

 south half of the roof is made to open. One or both of the 

 sides may also be placed on hinges to open during warm 

 weather. 



This house is built on skids, and should be provided with 

 the window and burlap curtain like the A type of house. 



