POULTRY HOUSES 



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and the rear, 9 ft. high in the center, 12 ft. wide, and 

 24 ft. long. In front, near each end is a sash and 

 glass window, and between these windows are two 

 cloth-covered frames. Each room is 12 ft. square, and 

 has one window opening that is closed with glass and 

 one that is closed with cloth. Below each glass window 

 is a smaller hinged-sash and glass window. This low- 

 down window permits the sun to shine on the floor 

 close to the front of the house, and also serves as an 

 opening through which the fowls may pass. The frames 



FIG. 4 



on which the cloth is fastened are hinged at the top of 

 the opening so as to turn up inside against the roof, 

 where they are fastened when not needed to close the 

 window openings. The large openings are covered on 

 the outside with galvanized-wire poultry netting. The 

 floor may be any one of the several kinds previously 

 mentioned; preference, however, is always given to a 

 well-laid cement floor. 



The interior arrangement of this open-front house is 

 shown in Fig. 4. The rooms are separated by the lumber 

 partition d. The dropping-board is shown at p, and the 



