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proof, and if the north and west side of this house are covered with 

 rubberoid or asbestos, or some roofing material, it will make it much 

 warmer and more comfortable in winter. The window in the west 

 side should be placed directly opposite the door in the east, and dur- 

 ing the summer months these should be taken out entirely and covered 

 with screen wire. A sliding shutter door can be made to cover the 

 opening where the fowls enter the house, and this shutter run on cleats 

 and raised and lowered by a cord and pulley from the rear section 

 of the house. 



Front and side view of semi-monitor top poultry house. 



The house, which is built ten by fourteen, should be eight feet 

 high at the peak, six feet at the back, five feet six inches high at the 

 north end of the front section and four feet six inches at the front. 

 The house should be boarded down to the ground. This house is 

 generally known as the Woods type of house, having been designed 

 by Dr. Woods. 



MATERIAL REQUIRED. 



Two pieces 4x4-inch stock, 14 feet long, for side sills. 



Two pieces 4x4-inch stock, 10 feet long, for end sills. 



Four pieces 2x4-incli stock, :* feet S inches long, for back studs. 



Three pieces 2.\4-inch slock. f> feet long, for studs. 



Two pieces 2x4-inch stock, 5 feet 8 inches long, for studs. 



Three pieces 2x4-inch stock, 6 feet 4 inches long, for studs. 



Two pieces 2x4-inch stock, 4 feet long, for studs. 



Four pieces 2x4-inch slock. :> feet 4 inches long, for studs. 



Three pieces 2x4-indi slock, 10 feet long, for plates. 



Two pieces 2x4-indi stork, in feet long, for drop board supports. 



Two pieces 2x4-inch stock, with rounded edges, 10 feet long, for 

 roosts. 



Five pieces 2x4-indi stock. S f-.<-t !> inches l:>nr. for rear rafters. 



Five pieces 2x4-inch stnek. i; (Vet lonir, for front rafte 



Five hundred aii'l eighteen square feet matched boards for drop- 

 pings board and door and walls. 



