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POULTRY HOUSES AND FIXTURES 



FIG. 162 CONVENIENT BINS IN FEED HOUSE 



Above illustration shows a convenient arrangement 

 of feed bins, which in this case are built with a 6-inch 

 space between bins and floor and walls, to allow cir- 

 culation of air. Illustration shows two bins with the 

 fronts down for filling and two with receiving boxes in 

 place, ready for shovelling out feed. 



the feed house, and these should be large enough to jr-eet 

 all probable requirements without carrying the sides too 

 high. It should not be necessary to have to lift grain 

 bags more than shoulder high in order to empty them. 



The plan of having bins for ground grains on the sec- 

 ond floor, with chutes to conduct contents to the feed- 

 mixing room on the ground floor, has already been sug- 

 gested. Wherever the bins are located, they should be 



made thoroughly tight on all sides, using well-seasoned 

 T. & G. boards. Lumber should be used that is not liable 

 to split, as it is necessary to use large-sized nails and a 

 good many of them to make these partitions strong 

 enough to withstand the heavy pressure to which they 

 will be subjected. Bin fronts should consist of loose 

 boards sliding in a groove so that they can readily be re- 

 moved and replaced for ease in filling and emptying. The 

 bottom board in the front should have a sliding door 

 large enough to admit a scoop shovel. It is easier to 

 shovel from the bottom of the bin than to lift the feed 

 out over a high partition. See that the boards forming 

 the floor of the bin run from front to back, instead of 

 from side to side, for convenience in shoveling. 



Another way of arranging feed bins is shown in Fig. 

 162. Here the bins are built independently of the house, 

 with a 6-inch air space between floors and walls to pro- 

 tect contents from dampness. The bins can be filled from 

 the top, which is hinged, and the fronts also are made 

 with an upper hinged section to be let down for greater 

 ease in filling. A receiving box is provided so that when 

 door at bottom of bin is opened the contents will not 

 run out on the floor. This box is so made that it can be 

 pushed back under the bin floor, out of the way, when 

 not needed. 



It is always desirable to make the feed room of am- 

 ple dimensions, as it frequently is necessary to spread 

 new grain or damp feed of any kind loosely on the floor, 

 rather than to put it in bins where it will quickly heat 

 and mold. This is particularly true in the case of corn 

 meal and new shelled or cracked corn, which can seldom 

 be placed in large bins with safety. For storing ear corn 

 in the fall it is desirable to have a ventilated crib of slats 

 or wire screen so that air can circulate through it. If it 

 is to be stored in a feed house or a limited supply kept 

 for immediate use in the poultry house, the sides of the 

 bin should be made of wire screen or 1-inch mesh poultry 

 netting, rather than of tight boards. 



ADMINISTRATION BUILDING FOR LARGE 



PLANTS 



Large Plants Need a House Like This One Where Much 

 of the Daily Work Can Be Performed Under 



One Roof. 



The house plans illustrated and described in the pre- 

 ceding pages, cover all practical requirements of the aver- 

 age poultry plant, large or small, as regards accommoda- 



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FIG. 163 FIRST FLOOR PLAN IN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 





