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in price between l l / 2 and 2-inch poultry netting is consid- 

 erable. Where the netting joins it can be permanently 

 fastened together by twisting it with a light nail. 



The third division of the yard, about 50x50 feet, is 

 fenced with 2-inch mesh netting. Octagonal netting is 

 preferable to the square kind that has graduated open- 

 ings, for fencing growing chicks. The little chaps easily 

 learn the trick of climbing up the square meshes until 

 they reach an opening large enough to let them through. 



Our brooder yards are larger than common and it has 

 been suggested that this is a waste of land. We think it 

 a most beneficial practice to have a succession of yards 

 in growing green stuff into which the chicks can be turned 

 as they develop. In addition, we use the brooder yards 

 for growing green stuff (barley) for use during the fall 

 and winter months when alfalfa is not available. If we 

 had no such space available we should have to allow 

 more space elsewhere; and under this plan we have the 

 benefit of the fertilizer already in place. 



The Cockerel House 



The cockerel house is 9x50 feet, shed roof, 5 feet high 

 in back and 7 feet in front. The upper 30 inches of the 

 front is open, covered with 1^-inch wire netting, pro- 

 tected with a canvas awning. The awning is made in 

 10-foot sections, 1x2 stuff being used for the frame. The 

 canvas is fastened to the frame with broad-headed roofing 

 nails. The awning is fastened to the plate with three 

 5-inch strap hinges; the end of the hinge projecting be- 

 yond the plate is bent back against the plate on the in- 

 side, which makes it more rigid. Two quartering braces 



