62 PROFITABLE POULTRY PRODUCTION 



more complicated a great deal depends upon the 

 judgment of the operator in using the curtain. 



A large house adapted specially for the large 

 market-egg plants is also ideal for the farmer, 

 because it saves much time and labor. It is 14X 

 24 feet. The door is placed on the east side about 

 half way between front and back ends. Directly 

 opposite are two windows. The front or south 

 side is open night and day, but is covered with 

 i-inch mesh poultry wire netting. If the house is 

 situated in a very bleak and exposed place it is well 

 to use only ^ or even %-inch net. This will keep 

 out more of the drift snow than the larger mesh 

 netting. 



Some poultrymen criticize the low front, because 

 they claim the sun does not shine far enough back. 

 This is not so. The winter sun in this house, which 

 faces south or slightly to the east, shines into the 

 building 8 to 10 feet back from the front in Decem- 

 ber and January. It gets into the building early in 

 the morning and shines full until late in the after- 

 noon. The west window admits additional sunlight 

 in the afternoon to the rear part of the building, 

 thus giving sufficient sunshine. Some have sug- 

 gested a window across the front side of the south 

 roof, so as to let in more sun. This is not advisable, 

 because the window would make the house much 

 colder when the sun is clouded and also during the 

 night. One of the strongest features of the house 

 is that the temperature changes very gradually. 



As will be seen from the drawing the building is 

 a plain hip-roofed one, with a long pitch or front to 

 the south. The one described herewith is 8x14 

 feet long. The roof and closed sides are of i-inch 

 boards covered with shingles, so that the east. 



