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manner as the one in the pioneer house. The partition be- 

 tween the 2 rooms was made of 2-inch mesh poultry net- 

 ting. There were 4 openings in the front of the building, 

 2 in each room, equal distances apart. Each opening was 

 3J^ X 8 feet in size, fitted with frame cloth curtains, to be 

 used only on winter nights and stormy days, in the same 



The Original Fresh Air (Curtain Front) Laying- House at the Maine- 

 Experiment Station, Described by G. M. Gowell. 



way that they were in the pioneer house. These openings, 

 were put up close to the plates and came down to within 

 13^ feet of the floor. There were no glass windows in the 

 building. 



Currents of Air Proved Troublesome. 



This house was not satisfactory. There were currents- 

 of air from one end of the building to the other, even when 

 there was little wind outside, and when the wind was high 

 in winter the loose snow would be sifted in and distributed 

 over a large part of the floor, dampening the litter and mak- 



