POULTRY NOTES IOII-I913. 



147 



2x4 timber 1300 



2 in. plank 1.20 



Finishings 10.00 



Roofing 8.00 



Labor 70.00 



$185.50 



Fig. 59. A. Cross section of manure shed, showing dimensions and 

 plan of construction. B. Horizontal section of front, showing planks 

 in the grooves in the cement walls. 



On many large poultry plants little or nothing is received for 

 the manure. Probably few poultry plants save more than one- 

 half the fertilizing elements possible, if proper methods of 

 treatmejit and shelter were used. If the droppings are treated 

 by the methods described above, and are kept properly sheltered, 



