70 METHODS OF POUI.TRY MANAGEMENT. 



' The economy in cost of the wider house over the narrower 

 one Hke No. 2 described above, when space is considered, is 

 evident. The front and back walls in the narrower house cost 

 about as much per linear foot as those in the wide house and 

 the greatly increased floor space is increased by building in a 

 strip of floor and roof running lengthwise of the building. The 

 walls, doors, and windows remain the same as in the narrow 

 house, except that the front wall is made a little higher. Three 

 six inch square sills run lengthwise of the house. The outer 

 ones rest on rough stone walls high enough from the ground for 

 dogs to go under the building to look after rats and skunks 

 that may be inclined to make their homes there. The stone 

 walls rest on the surface of the ground. The middle longitudi- 

 nal 5 in. X 6 in. timber rests on cedar posts. The floor timbers 

 are 2 by 6 inch in size and rest wholly on the top of the sills. 

 All wall studs rest on the. sills. The front ones are 8 ft. long 

 and the back ones 7 ft. 3 in. long. The two sides of the roof 

 are unequal in width, the ridge being 5 ft. and 4 in. from the 

 front wall. The height of the ridge from the sill to the extreme 

 top is II ft. and 2 in. All studding is 2 by 4 in. in size and 

 the rafters are 2 by 5 in. The building is boarded by i in. 

 boards and is papered and shingled with good cedar shingles on 

 walls and roof. The floor is two thicknesses of hemlock boards 

 which break joints in the laying and have building paper be- 

 tween. 



The building is divided by tight board partitions into four 

 sections, each being 30 ft. long. All of the sections are alike 

 in construction and arrangement. The front side of each sec- 

 tion has two storm windows of 12 lights of 10 by 12 in. glass. 

 These windows are screwed on upright and as high up as possi- 

 ble on the front, so that the top of the window just clears the 

 eaves. The opening in the front which is closed by a cloth 

 curtain is 14 ft. and 6 in. long and 3 ft. high. Between 

 one end of this curtain opening and the window is 

 placed a door for the attendants to pass through into the pen. 

 A small door is placed under each of the windows on the 



front side of the house with a runway through which the birds 

 may pass under the front walk into the yard. A single door in 

 the center of the back wall under the droppings board allows the 

 birds to pass out into the back yard when necessary. A light 



