FARM STRUCTURES 



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Development, however, has brought out the following three 

 popular types of houses: 



1. The scratching-shed house is built in sections con- 

 taining two rooms, one for feeding and scratching and the 

 other for roosting and laying. 



2. The curtain-front house, commonly called the Maine 

 Station House. In this construction the roosting and laying 

 room is in the rear of the scratching pen. 



3. The fresh air or Tolman house. In this house the 

 front and parts of the sides are open. No more protection 



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 Perspective 



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Fig-. 279. Details of the nests of the house shown in Figs. 277, 278. 



is secured for the fowl at night than during the day. This is 

 essentially a colony house, but may also be constructed on the 

 continuous plan. 



Nests. The size of the nests will depend on the size and 

 breed of the birds, but should be 12x12 inches and 5 inches 



