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designs as his situation and his means demand. All the drawings show neat 
buildings, devoid of ornament. In nearly all the plans given it is designed 
that the ground floor shall be of earth, which is by all odds the best floor 
material, and should be used whenever that is practicable. 
28. A Cheap House for a Town Lot.— In Fig. 1 is shown a simple 
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Fig. 1. A Cheap Small Poultry House. A,—perspective. B.— ground plan. 
design for a cheap city poultry house, 10 ft. square on the ground; height 
in front 8 ft., in rear 5 ft. Such a house will accommodate from ten to. 
twenty hens, according to breed, amount of yard room, etc. The only openings 
are the door in the east side, the window in the south front, and the small door 
giving access to the yard; the front and east side to be boarded up and down 
with boards 1 {t. wide, dressed on one side; the joints between the boards to 
be covered with battens. The west and north sides and the roof are of boards 
covered with building paper. 
Materials.* 
The frame of the building requires nine pieces of 2 x 3 scantling, ro ft. 
long; four of these are for the sills, two for plates, (front and rear), two to go 
paralled to sills and half way up north and west sides, and one from which to 
cut the short horizontal pieces for middle of front and top of door opening ; 
three pieces 2 x 3 scantling 16 ft. long, from which to cut four studs, each 8 
ft. long for front corners and sides of window opening, two 5 ft. studs for 
rear corners, and two 3 ft. pieces for top and bottom of window opening; one 
piece of 2 x 3 scantling 14 ft. long from which to cut one 7 ft. stud to go at 
north side of door opening, and the horizontal piece for the middle of the east 
* Notr.— To give full lists of materials and suggestions in regard to using them for 
all the plans given in this chapter, is out of the question. Lists of materials are, 
however, given in a number of cases. In connéction with this simple plan full instruc- 
tions are given as to lumber used, what to order, and how to cut it to advantage. 
Occasional suggestions will be given as seems expedient with other plans. In all designs 
the construction is very simple; and having learned how to proceed in one case, the 
reader can easily apply his knowledge to any other. 
