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platted and the location of the various buildings was the 

 subject of study extending over a period of months. 



The soil is very light and sandy and the whole place 

 is covered with old peach and prune trees. Reference 

 to the plat will show how the grounds are laid out and 

 the relative location of buildings and yards. 



Nearly an acre is given over to the residence and 

 family orchard, this being on the best part of the land 

 the southeast corner. The long frontage on the boule- 

 vard is planted to alfalfa, to a depth of from 125 to 175 

 feet. This not only keeps the chickens and their equip- 

 ment from becoming an eye sore to the neighborhood, 

 (as they might be to some if they were directly on this 

 much-traveled thoroughfare), but in addition the long 

 stretch of alfalfa is not only very useful and necessary, 

 but is also, for the greater part of the year, an attractive 

 sight. 



The brooder houses and yards, you will see, are located 

 nearest the residence. This is for quick accessibility at 

 night if necessary. The cockerel house is just beyond the 

 brooder houses. 



The main feed-house is located almost in the center of 

 the plant. To have it so located means giving up a cer- 

 tain amount of ground for a driveway to it; better that, 

 better we think to make that much of an investment at 

 the outset than to be spending hours of time and a world 

 of labor, day after day, dragging feed stuff the further 

 distance it would have to be carried if the feed were 

 stored at one end of the plant. In one end of the feed 

 house is the tool-room and place for the greens-cutter 

 with its driving motor. 



