A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



the way on fine days. On the outside, cover 

 the opening with wire netting. 



After the exterior of the poultry-house is 

 put into good repair, the interior must be 

 considered. 



If the floor appears damp, have a thick 

 layer of stones laid over it before filling in 

 clean earth in place of the surface scraped 

 away. It must be levelled and well stamped 

 down; when finished, the floor must be a 

 foot above the outer ground. 



Put a quart of unslaked lime into an ordi- 

 nary-sized galvanized pail; pour on it enough 

 boiling water to come about three inches below 

 the lime; don't disturb it, and in a few min- 

 utes it will boil and bubble ; then, with a long 

 piece of stick, stir it into a smooth paste, to 

 which more boiling water is to be added until 

 it is about the consistency of thin cream. 

 Half a small cup of crude carbolic acid and 

 a similar-sized cup of kerosene are then to 

 be stirred into it. This completes a white- 

 wash which, when applied while hot to the 



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