14 PROFITS IN POULTRY. 
center. The short side of the roof 1s two feet long, and 
the long side, which fronts south and comes to within 
eighteen inches of the ground, is seven feet. At the fur- 
ther end the roof boards extend over an opening made for 
the fowls to pass in and out. The perches are one foot 
above the floor and extend along the north side of the 
interior. The bottom board on that side is hung with 
hinges so it can be raised, and the droppings under the 
perehes scraped out. The nest boxes are ranged along the 
low side, the dust box is placed in the sunniest spot, and 
the feed and water troughs near the door. One pane 
of glass in the sash is loose so that it may be moved 
down for ventilation. The floor should be covered with 
sand when obtainable, if not, with straw, chaff, or other 
similar material that can be raked out when soiled. The 
whole interior should be given a coat of fresh lime white- 
wash at least four times a year, and the perches swabbed 
with kerosene. Hens kept in this house lay steadily all 
winter. The poultry house here described is easily cleaned, 
and answers the purpose nearly as well as one costing 
twenty times as much. 
A WARM FOWL HOUSE. 
Eggs in winter are what we all want. To secure them 
we must have for our hens a warm, snug house, easily 
kept clean, with provision for dusting, feed, water and 
exercise. To consider these requirements in the order 
named, we have first warmth as an important desidera- 
tum. Artificial heat has rarely been found profitable, 
hence we will not consider it. The fowls must depend 
for their warmth upon the sun, the natural heat of the 
earth, and the temperature of their own bodies. If we 
notice a flock of chickens, we shall see that they warm 
