12 A POULTRY COMPENDIUM. 



hemlock, 350 feet spruce, and enough shingles for roof; 

 add to this the cost of lining with tarred paper. The 

 lumber bill will not be far from $20; with windows, per- 

 haps $25. Any one who has any mechanical ingenuity 

 can build it. The dimensions will be found to be such 

 that lumber can be cut without waste. 



Fig. 3. 

 A house very similar to the above, except that the 

 hallway is omitted, stands upon my grounds. The dimen- 

 sions are 10 by 12 feet; the front of the house is g feet 

 in height, the rear 7 feet in height ; it has a shed 

 roof made of matched pine boards, the joints put 

 together with white lead, and the building, roof and all, 

 has received two good coats of paint. The frame. 



