LAYING HOUSES TO MEET SPECIAL CONDITIONS 



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by breaking joints. The hoisting de- 

 vice may be described as one main 

 line rope (wire preferred) which is 

 attached to the loose ends of a series 

 of loops. One end of each of these 

 loops is anchored to the building 

 above the top of the curtain, Figs. 

 D, F and E. The'- loop is then 

 brought down under the roller and 

 run through a small iron awning pul- 

 ley, which has been fastened securely 

 to the overhanging eave close to the 

 place where the end of the loop is 

 anchored. The loose ends of loops 

 are then tied to the main line, adjust- 

 ing them so that they all lift at the 

 same time when the main line is 

 tightened. The loop nearest the 

 crank D, B, N, H, has to be carried 

 back on the main line far enough so 

 that the knot H does not block the 



pulley M when the main line is wound up in raising the 

 curtain. This necessitates the use of the extra pulley N. 

 All other loops are duplicates of G, C, F, and are placed 

 at intervals of 15 feet when a 2-inch roller is used and 

 at every 10 feet when a smaller roller is used. 



CANADIAN FARM POULTRY HOUSE 



Houses Built After This Plan Are in Use in Nearly 



Every Province in Canada and Give Excellent 



Satisfaction. 



By PROP. F. C. ELFOHD 



This house holds one hundred hens. It is 16x32 feet 

 and is divided into two pens, each 16 feet square. The 

 house has given satisfactory results on the experimental 

 farms' system for several years. It has been used in 

 every province in the Dominion and may be built with 

 a single roof or with double roof and straw loft. At Ot- 

 tawa the straw loft house has been drier but colder than 

 the shed roof house. There has been absolutely no mois- 

 ture in the litter or adhering to the walls of this house. 

 Both houses are built without drop, boards, the roosts be- 

 ing fastened to the wall and the nests are contained in a 

 cabinet along the outside walls. No trenches are dug for 

 the foundations, as the concrete slab which serves as both 

 foundation and floor is laid directly upon the ground, the 

 top being from 10 to 15 inches above the surrounding 

 level. (See page 14 for method of constructing a con- 

 crete slab floor. Ed.) 



The walls consist of two by four studding, resting on 



FIG. 98 CROSS 

 Courtesy 



SECTION OF CONCRETE COMPART- 

 MENT HOUSE 

 of Alpha Portland Cement Co. 



FIG . 99CANADIAN FARMER'S POULTRY HOUSE 



This house is a little above the average in cost, but in Canada, where 

 the winters are long and severe, it pays to make the laying flock comforta- 

 ble in fact, is essential to good egg production at that season. Photo from 

 Dominion Experiment Farms, Ottawa, Canada. 



a two by four sill, and supporting a plate of two 2x4's. 

 These studs are covered outside with only one ply of 

 tarred paper and one inch tongue-and-groove boarding, 

 or one-inch boards and battens. On inside, behind and 

 around the ends of the roosts, the studding is covered 

 first with tarred paper, then with one inch tongue-and- 

 groove boarding. Inside partitions are covered with wire 

 mesh to within 2^ feet of floor, rest of partition one 

 inch boarding. The rafters are two by fours covered with 

 one inch sheeting and ready roofing, or, if preferred, 

 tarred paper and good cedar shingles, laid 4J^ inches to 

 the weather. Windows are built between studs as shown, 

 and fitted with frames for glass, or cotton where indicated. 

 All sashes to be hinged to swing in. Outside of all win- 

 dow openings is covered with one inch wire mesh. 



LIST OF MATERIAL REQUIRED FOR FARM POULTRY 

 HOUSE WITH GABLE ROOF AND STRAW LOFT 



Studs, 2 inch x 4 inch 262^4 lin. feet ..175.5 



Plate, 2 pcs. 32 feet x 2 inch x 4 inch 64 lin. ft 43 



Sill, 2 pcs. 32 feet x 2-inch x 4-inch 64 lin. ft 43 



Sill, 2 pcs. 16 feet x 2-inch x 4-inch 32 lin. ft _ 21 



Rafters, 24 pcs. 10 feet x 2 inch x4 inch 340 lin. ft 227 



Floor (T & G) 512 sq. ft. (plus 10%) : 564 



Roof boards, 680 sq. ft 680 



Shingles, 680 sq. ft. 

 One roll building paper. 



Wall boarding (T & G) 800 sq. ft. (plus 10%) 880 



Ceiling joists, 17 pcs. 16 ft. x 2 in. x 4 in. 272 lin. ft....!87 



Ceiling boards, 68 pcs. 32 ft. x 1 in. x 3 in. 2176 lin. ft..384 



2 windows 5 ft. x 5ft. and frames, cotton, and wire mesh. 



2 windows 3% ft. x 5ft. and frames, cotton, and wire mesh. 



4 windows 3 ft. x 5 ft. and frames, glass and wire mesh. 



2 windows 3ft. x 3% ft. and frames, glass only. 



2 doors 2 ft. 9 in. x 6 ft. 



2 louvered windows 2 ft. x 2.% ft. 



Paint (3 coats), hardware (hinges, nails, etc.) 



FOR TWO-INCH CONCRETE FLOOR 



5 bbls. cement. 

 1% cu. yds. sand. 

 2% yds. gravel. 



A CONCRETE POULTRY HOUSE 



Practical Plans for Concrete Compartment House. Dry 



and Comfortable if Properly Constructed. 



Concrete is coming more and more into use for all 

 kinds of farm buildings, and many concrete poultry houses 

 have been built, giving good satisfaction as a rule. Con- 

 crete walls are inclined to be damp, especially in wet 

 weather, and some objection has been made to the use of 

 this material on that account. However, dampness is 

 largely a matter of ventilation, and cement manufacturers 

 insist that if this is properly attended to there will be no 

 difficulty. 



A concrete house with an alleyway, that can be built 

 in any length and that is designed to serve either as a 

 breeding house or laying house, is shown in Figs. 98 and 



