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The small poultry house illustrated is very sightly and 

 well built. It may be considered expensive by some, but 

 cannot be built for less money during present abnormal condi- 

 tions. It is designed particularly for the well-to-do suburbanite, 

 whose poultry house must conform with the other buildings on 

 his place or meet the requirements of his neighbors; in fact, it 

 is just the house to give tone to poultry keeping in residential 

 districts where appearance must be considered. 



The plan here presented fulfills the requirements of a good 

 house. The double pitched roof with sides 4| feet high gives 

 plenty of head room, which is needed in a back yard house 

 because the owner in most cases is a professional or business 

 man who wears clothes that show dust and dirt readily. No 

 casings are necessary. The door should project over the outside 

 of each stud 1 inch, said stud performing the office of a stop as 

 well as a support. The openings in the upper portion of the 

 door and above it should be covered with inch mesh wire, but 

 no cloth screens are necessary. In extremely cold weather 

 white cloth can be tacked over these openings, removing same 

 in mild weather. Inch mesh wire should be tacked over the 

 openings each side of the door and cloth screens made for 

 winter use. During the spring, summer and fall they should be 

 fastened to the ceiling of the house or stored safely somewhere. 

 When cold weather sets in the comfort of the hens can be some- 

 what increased by laying two or three boards or poles across 

 the plates over the roosting quarters and throwing over these 

 straw, cornstalks or other waste material. It will take very 

 little time to do this, but it will lessen drafts and keep the 

 hens warmer. This is especially recommended for Leghorns. 

 Novelty siding is recommended for sides and ends, as it sheds 

 water better than common matched stuff, and is neat and 

 dressy in appearance. Matched boards are recommended for 

 the roof, as they keep the wind from getting through and 

 blowing off or cracking the roofing. A good grade of com- 

 mercial roofing should be used. 



The illustration facing page 7 is a shed-roofed house to 

 accommodate six to eight birds. It is the plainest, simplest 

 and most inexpensive house we can construct of matched stuff, 

 there being no frame whatever. It was made in knocked-down 



