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EXERCISE 11 

 A STUDY OF POULTRY YARDS AND FENCES 



Object. To determine the best arrangement of yards and proper fence 

 construction. 



Equipment. Access to one or more poultry plants where different types 

 of fences and yarding systems are in use; a fifty-foot tape. 



Procedure. Step 1. Study the shape and arrangement of yard. Note 

 whether single or double; if double, note arrangement whether both front 

 yards or one front and one back. 



Step 2. Determine size of yard in square feet. Determine number of 

 birds having access to yard. Determine area of yard allowed per bird. Note 

 how this varies with double and single yard. 



Poultry Yards 



Step 3. Observe crops growing in yard and inquire the nature of any 

 crop rotation which may be practiced to insure continuous greens. 



Step 4. By comparing yards of different shapes and areas determine 

 which yard is the most economical to fence, a long narrow yard or a square 

 yard. 



Step 5. Study the details of fence construction, observing height, kind 



of wire, condition of wire, number of strands of wire, method of fastening at 



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