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this a finishing coat of two parts of sand to one of cement, 

 troweled smooth and rounded at the corners. Where there is 

 danger of much moisture between the rough and finished coat 

 of cement, level it with a broom before the finish coat is laid. 



Such a floor is moisture proof, rat proof, vermin proof and 

 easily and quickly cleaned. 



The following is a list of materials which will be required 

 for building a double unit: — 



List of Materials required and Approxirnate Cost. 

 Lumber: — 

 Sills, 6 pieces 4 by 6 by 20 feet, hemlock. 

 Plates, 8 pieces 2 by 4 by 20 feet, hemlock. 

 Posts, 2 pieces 4 by 4 by 14 feet, hemlock; 2 pieces 4 by 4 by 18 feet, 



hemlock. 

 Studding, 9 pieces 2 by 4 by 14 feet, hemlock; 4 pieces 2 by 4 by 14 feet, 



hemlock. 

 Rafters, 21 pieces 2 by 4 by 22 feet, hemlock. 



Frames for nests and dropping boards, 5 pieces 2 by 3 by 16 feet, hemlock. 

 Eight-inch tongued and grooved yellovv pine boards for roof, dropping 



boards, walls and nests, 2,200 square feet. 

 1 by 2 white pine for curtain frames and trim, 200 linear feet. 

 1 by 4 white pine for nests, 100 linear feet. 

 One bundle plaster lath for broody coop. 



Nails: — 

 10 pounds 20 penny wire. 

 50 pounds 10 penny wire. 

 20 pounds 8 penny wire. 

 Approximate cost of the above, $75 54 



Roofing paper, 1,060 square feet, or 11 rolls at $3, . . . $33 00 



Four special sash, 3 by 5 feet at $2, 8 00 



Muslin, 8 square j-ards at 20 cents per yard, .... 1 60 



Hardware, as hinges, locks, tacks, hooks, wire, etc., ... 4 75 

 Foundation and floor: — ■ 



Cement, 35 bags at 50 cents, 17 50 



Cinders or gravel, 30 yards at $1, 30 00 



Sand, 5 yards, 7 50 



$102 35 

 Total cost, not including labor if cement floor is put in the house 



and cinders and sand have to be purchased, . . . ^$177 89 



• Costs of material for this house will of course vary in different localities and at different sea- 

 sons. The above are prices current at New Brunswick, New Jersey, in January, 1916. 



