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When houses like this are built for large flocks of 

 laying hens, they can be built in sections 20 ft. long 

 and 20 ft. wide. Five sections, or units, of this size, all 

 connected, can be used either for one large open house, 

 which will be 100 ft. long and 20 ft. wide, or it may be 

 divided into five or more separate houses. 



Five units of this size will contain 2,000 sq. ft. of floor 

 space, which is sufficient for 500 Leghorn hens; or they 

 may be separated into five units, each house having 100 

 Leghorn hens. Leghorn hens will do very well with 

 4 sq. ft. of floor space for each hen. This will provide 

 scratching place for the hens during the winter months. 

 Fowls of larger sizes should have from 5 to 6 sq. ft. of 

 floor space. 



HOUSING PROBLEMS IN CALIFORNIA 



When considering the climatic conditions of California 

 it must be remembered that in that state, which extends 

 from Oregon on the north to Mexico on the south, great 

 variations in temperature are found. The northern lati- 

 tude temperatures of California are about the same as 

 those of Denver, Indianapolis, and Philadelphia. 



The conditions as they exist in California have been 

 described in the following words by Prof. J. E. 

 Dougherty of the College of Agriculture: 



"Abundant ventilation can and should be provided at 

 all times of the year, because the climate is so mild 

 that cold weather does not have to be considered, 

 whereas the intensely hot days of summer represent the 

 California poultryman's most unfavorable season just as 

 the cold winter period is the worst season in other states. 

 Where the temperature reaches the vicinity of 100 F., a 

 house closed on three sides, even though the front is 

 entirely open, becomes a veritable oven. Add to this the 

 fact that a large number of our poultry farms are, under 

 present conditions, supplied with very scant outdoor 

 shade, And the fowls remain largely indoors out of the 

 sun during the hot part of the day, and one can realize 



