A GUIDE FOR KEEPERS OF POULTRY 93 
for the lamp-pits for the brooders. These pits were 
three in number, each 214’x5’ and 1’ in depth. They 
were placed where the partitions in the chick-floor would 
come in the center of the pit, so two brooders, one each 
side of the partition, could be operated in one pit. The 
plans show how these were located. The remainder of 
the foundation was a plain wall built up so the top was 
level with the tops of the alley walls. The entire floor 
was cemented, including the bottom of the lamp-pits. 
This building was 15’x30' and was divided into six rooms, 
each 5’x1l’ in size. Because of the small size of the 
building the frame was constructed of 2”x4” material, 
except the sills, which were 4”x4"”. The walls are 3%’ 
high and the roof an even span with a rise of 2’. The 
rafters are tied with collar beams which are spiked on 
level with 734’ from the alley floor. The entire frame 
is covered with 7” matched boards and covered on the 
roof with a good quality of roofing and on the sides with 
one-ply prepared roofing. This gives an absolutely wind- 
proof building. Eaves troughs are required to carry the 
roof water away to prevent it from making its way into 
the alleyway. If the alleyway were drained and ce- 
mented the roof water might be allowed to soak into the 
drains, in a place where the soil was porous, but the 
eaves trough would be better. The inside is lathed and 
plastered with fire-proof asbestos plaster board. The 
plastering is carried across the collar beams, making an 
attic that is a great help in controlling the temperature. 
A sliding door opens from each pen into this attic and 
a door in each gable end makes it possible to regulate 
the temperature at any time in the year. 
In the south side are six windows, one for each pen, 
each single sash containing six 10”x12” lights. These 
