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one, and if it could be more generally applied would 

 greatly add to the attractiveness of a rear view of a 

 village street. The house on page 76 may be called 

 the Farm Journal village poultry house. It repre- 

 sents a structure ten by twenty feet, with eight feet of 

 the length enclosed and twelve feet left open for a 

 shed. The interior arrangements as well as the size 

 and exterior ornamentation may be left to the needs 



and fancy of the owner. 



Another building well 



adapted for a small flock is 

 shown by Figure I. This 

 house is ten by fifteen feet, 

 FIG. i. five feet high in the rear and 



seven feet in front, with a hood or overshoot. The 

 roosting-room occupies five feet of the length and is 

 elevated two feet from the floor. A board along 

 the front keeps in any litter that may be thrown into 

 the shed. Such a house permits the flock 

 to live out of doors and to enjoy plenty of 

 air at all times. During stormy weather 

 they may be confined to the house by FIG. 2. 

 covering the front with a screen of wire netting. The 

 plan of this house is shown in Figure 2. 



A flock of Bantams will be found useful where 

 room is limited. Although their eggs are small, they 

 are prolific layers. The birds themselves being small 

 do little injury to lawns or gardens when at liberty, 

 while they destroy many harmful 

 insects. 



The small, portable house and 

 run here illustrated is admirably BANTAM HOUSE. 



