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continually into the hopper below, and all the attendant has to do each 

 lime he feeds is to open the chute below and take out sufficient grain 

 to feed the flock. The water is piped to the building, and about all 

 the attendant needs to do is to see that the building is kept clean, 

 gather the eggs and look after the health and comfort of the fowls. 

 The droppings can be easily cleaned from, the roosting room by means 

 of a steel brush or broom, and brushed from the upper door into a 

 chute and run directly into the farm wagon and hauled out to fer- 

 tilize the fields which are being cultivated. A galvanized iron ven- 

 tilator extends from the roosting room out through the roof ; but if 

 you use this ventilator it is best to put in a large check damper or 

 you will at times have more ventilation and a greater suction of air 

 through the ventilator than is desirable. The roof is covered with 

 sheeting and composition roofing. 



The foundation is of concrete and the floor should be of cement. 

 The nests are arranged about the wall, and it is best to have a slant- 

 ing cover over the top to prevent the hens from roosting on them. 

 Make the entrance from the end or back so the nests will be reason- 

 ably dark. 



fioostina Room 

 ~ 



Dry Mash 



Which, feeds 

 Hoppe>r 

 Below. 



Grain 

 Bin, 



Ha// 

 5*5 



^Entrance 

 to ffoosttna 

 ftoom J 



Plan of Se con d Hoar 2o*oj't. 



Steps should be built near the back of each room so the attend- 

 ant may easily ascend them, and the birds use them in going up to 

 roost. It is well to make the steps of light material and hinge them 

 at the top so they can be pulled up out of the way during the day 

 and the attendant can let thorn down when the last afternoon feed is 

 given. 



The entire upper floor may be covered with roosts. A passage 

 way should be left entirely around the outside of the r"oost poles. It 

 nuiy also be necessary to place a six-inch board around the room just 

 about six indies widor than tho roosts so thai the droppings can be 

 confined, 



Many large poultry farms have failed in the past because the 

 amount of labor ro<|uirod to care for tho birds in the old style long 

 houses robbed tho farm of all its profits. This house has certainly 



