132 PRACTICE OF POULTRY-HOUSE CONSTRUCTION 
Nests 1” x 4” white pine................0cccee eee eee 100 linear feet 
Brood y COOP eeisiss csiaey. ncn ppiedieaen gare vanmey 2 one bundle plaster lath. 
IN ATUG 5.ssay74 ors bea anencpsee ep paconnarn event A See ich acMicatd ede 10 Ibs. 20-penny wire. 
50 Ibs. 10-penny wire. 
20 Ibs. 8-penny wire. 
Approximate cost of the above materials..................... $ 75.54 
Roofing paper, 1,060 sq. ft., or 11 rolls, at $8.00................... 33.00 
Four special sash, 3’ x 5’, at $2.00........00.. 00.000 cece eee eee 8.00 
Muslin, 8 sq. yards, at 1214 cents per yard....................... 1.00 
Hardware, as hinges, locks, tacks, hooks, and wire................. 4.75 
Foundation and floor— 
Cement, 35 bags, at 50 cents............... Eo coaneutay $17.50 
Cinders or gravel, 30 yards at $1.00.................... 30.00 
Sand, Styardsy i. <i cecee vaya rataete sens eben geass 7.50 
55.00 
Total cost, not including labor, if concrete floor is put in 
the house and cinders and sand have to be purchased ........ $176.29 
This gives a cost per square foot of floor space of $0.222. 
A cost per running foot of house of $4.44. 
A cost per bird, allowing 4 sq. ft. per bird, of $0.888. 
Adding labor to this at one-fourth the cost of material, the total cost is 
$222.36, or $1.11 per bird. 
Long Laying House of Small Units.—This house is intended 
Frame for Front. for breeding pens. It is built 
yp Serve at gg i, in three sections, each forty- 
| | | | eight feet long, with solid parti- 
tions between them. The plan 
Ep 2 s shown is for one section only, 
ee ica —the material for three sec- 
= | is tions. 
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Fria. 86,—Working plans of small-unit laying house. (See text for description.) 
