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lated, to avoid dampness, which is the most injurious 
thing possible for fowls. If perfectly dry such a house 
would be unobjectionable. As to interior arrange- 
ments, there should be an entrance as shown at a, fig. 13, 
opening on toa plank extending the whole length of the 
Fig. 12.—ExTERIOR OF POULTRY-HOUSE. 
building, from which the fowls can reach the roosting 
poles, Beneath the poles there should be a sloping par- 
tition, upon which the droppings may collect and slide 
down to the plank-walk already mentioned. From this 
“hey should be swept off every day, and carried away. 
To prevent the droppings from clinging to the partition, 
it should be well dusted every day with dry plaster, road 
dust, or sifted coal ashes. Beneath the plank walk let 
the partition extend tothe floor, dividing the house into 
two apartments, At the front of the house a row of nest 
boxes, supported by braces, as seen at 5, should be made. 
The rear partition may be devoted to hatching and rear- 
