OHAPTER IV. 
POULTRY-HOUSE CONVENIENCES. 
Anything that will add to the ease of management 
of the poultry-yard is gladly welcomed. The practice 
among farmers of letting their poultry roost about the 
farm buildings upon harrows, plows, wagons, and farm 
machinery is growing less prevalent each year, as many 
of them are building suitable poultry-houses. 
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= PERCHES, ETC. 
At figure 16 is shown a neat and handy arrange- 
ment of perches; r, 7, 7, are scantling, eight feet in 
length, two inches thick, and three inches wide, made 
of some tough, light wood. The upper ends are hinged 
to the side of the building, four feet apart, and are con- 
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