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Others are firm in their belief and outspoken in their as- 

 sertions that houses tighth' built on three sides of one 

 thickness of lumber, with perhaps a thickness of paper add- 

 ed,- and with fronts in which a large area of muslin takes 

 the place of the area of glass usually provided, are more 

 comfortable for the fowls and therefore productive of more 

 satisfactory results. 



, The writer's experience with tightly built, double walled 

 houses has been far from satisfactory. One of the best 

 buildings of the kind ever built was tightly boarded inside 

 and outside of the joists, with a four-inch air space between, 

 and was, the winter through, far less comfortable than 

 houses on the same plant which were single boarded, the 

 boards being covered with a roofing material manufactured 

 for the purpose. In a tightly built house without perfect 

 ventilation dampness will collect, rendering the house far 

 less comfortable for the fowls. 



There is no question but that the best ventilation is se- 

 cured in houses in which the place of glass windows is 

 taken by cloth filled frames. Pure air is admitted freely 

 through the cloth and foul air escapes as easily, but drafts 

 are cut off. A poultry house constructed of tongued and 

 grooved lumber, which is in turn tightly covered with a 

 good quality of roofing fabric, will be comfortrJjle and 

 healthful in almost any climate if the area of glass in the 

 front side is not greater than it should be, and if, in addi- 

 tion, there is a small area in the front of each pen filled 

 with heavy cotton cloth. The glass will admit the sun's 

 rays and the cloth will cut off the drafts but admit plenty 

 of fresh air. 



The Value of Exercise. 



The majority of poiiltrymen, of which number the writer 

 is one, believe thoroughly in the value of vigorous exercise 

 during the winter when fowls must be confined for a greater 

 portion of the time to the houses. On bright days it is an 

 excellent practice to shovel away the snow, if there is snow, 

 from in front of the houses so that the fowls can get out in 

 the middle of the day. 



Some breeders who have not many fowls to care for put 



