A COMMERCIAL POINT OF VIEW. 



and horse manure should be turned over at least once 

 a week, and renewed whenever they become too much 

 impregnated with the fowls' droppings. This will pre- 

 vent the diseases which a tainted ground gives rise to 

 among poultry. The sides and top should be formed 

 of galvanized iron-wire netting of about one and a half 

 inch meshes for full-grown poultry, and one inch meshes 

 for chickens. In fine weather the food should be thrown 

 broadcast on this run ; but in wet weather the poultry 

 ought to be fed from feeding-vessels placed in the roost- 

 ing-room, and near to the door of the covered run. 



Fig. 1 



Fig. 2. 



Fig. 3. 



Drinking Fountain. 



Feeding Trough. 



Feeding Fountain. 



The above fountains are constructed on the principle 

 that when placed with their opening towards, and about 

 one foot from, the wall, the poultry will be unable to 

 scratch any dirt in, nor can the droppings from the 

 perches fall in. 



Some persons advise boarding the sides of the run to 

 the height of two feet, to prevent the cocks of the ad- 

 jacent run from fighting together ; this, however, in so 

 narrow a run, would partially exclude the sun, which 

 is not desirable ; besides, cocks after a few days' ac- 

 quaintance become very neighborly. 



