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provided the drainage is good. Preference, how- 

 ever, should be given to the higher sites, because 

 of the likelihood of better drainage and warmer 

 temperature. Cold air, it is well known, sinks into 

 low pockets. 



It is highly desirable that as much sunlight be 

 secured as possible. For this reason it is best to 

 give preference to a southern or southeastern slope, 

 so that especially during the win- 

 ter the house will receive the sun's 

 rays without check. In order to 

 raise the temperature also, the 

 northern and western sides should 

 be protected by some sort of 

 windbreak, either by trees or 

 buildings. About the worst water pail 

 kind of place for a poultry support 



house is on the northern side 

 of a barn or obstruction which shuts out the 

 sunlight and which permits the cold north- 

 ern and western winds to enter without check. 

 Good results cannot be expected in such houses, 

 no matter how well built. Where no other situa- 

 tion is available however, fowls should not be kept 

 for any other than family purposes and should al- 

 ways be replaced yearly with new fowls, because 

 the older ones quickly deteriorate and their off- 

 spring make inferior growth. 



CONVENIENCE OF WATER SUPPLY 



Where one plans growing poultry on an exten- 

 sive scale he should provide some means for 

 securing water without labor. Nothing is better 

 than a running stream where such can be secured, 



