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70 feet 2 by 3 inch spruce for roosts, etc. 

 235 feet 2 by 5 inch spruce for rafters. 

 115 feet I by 7 inch spruce for rafter braces. 



33 feet I by 9 inch spruce for doors, 

 loi feet I by 6 inch spruce for door braces. 

 3200 feet boards for outside, floor, nests, etc. 



20 linear feet 2 in. x 2 in. planed to i 3-4 in. x i 3-4 in. 



12 linear feet 2 in. by 3-4 in. spruce. 



66 board feet i in. spruce for feed and grit trough. 



35 linear feet spruce for curtain frames. 



20 laths. 



12,000 shingles. 



II feet boards, spruce, for roost frames. 



HARDWARE. 



4 pr. heavy 6 inch T hinges with screws. 



4 pr. light 3 inch T hinges with screws. 



2 pr. 3 by 3 inch butts with screws. 

 60 pr. '2 by 2 inch butts with screws. 

 40 lbs. 3 penny shingle nails. 

 100 lbs. 8 penny common nails. 

 35 lbs. 10 penny common nails. 

 15 lbs. 20 penny common nails. 



2 lbs. 3 penny common nails. 



1 lb. 3 inch staples. 



2 thumb latches complete with screws. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



2 storm windows, 12 lights 10 by 12 inch. 

 6 squares building paper. 

 10 feet 42 inch poultry netting. 

 I4i feet 42 inch lo-ounce duck. 



ADVANTAGES OE CURTAIN ERONT HOUSES. 



The "Pioneer House" was in use for 5 years with 60 pullets 

 in it each year. No. 2 house has been in use 9 years and the 

 No. 3 house 8 years. No. 2 and No. 3 houses have proven en- 

 tirely satisfactory, especially No. 3. This is the type of house 

 described in the present bulletin which the Station after 8 years 

 experience feels warranted in recommending. Some years ago 

 the experiment was tried of building a house on the same gen- 

 eral plan as that of No. 3 but making it 20 ft. wide instead of 

 16 ft. wide with the pens 20 ft. long. This house was given a 

 trial for a number of years on a private plant in Orono, but 



