POULTRY RAISING i5 



these come out after your roof is on. These are used 

 to keep house from spreading and are also used in 

 putting roof on, as we lay a 20 ft. plank on them to 

 stand on in nailing the roof on. Now saw two sets of 

 rafters, each rafter 6 ft. 8 in. long. Heel must fit on 

 plate and have your top come together nicely. 



Make a pattern and keep it for all future sawing, 

 as you may have trouble fitting the first pair. 



Nail each set together on ground, then spike firm- 

 ly on end of your plates, even with outside in each 

 case. After this, put in your ridge a 2x4 19 ft. 8 in. 

 long. Spike this in peak, between your two sets of 

 rafters, letting flat side come even with South side of 

 house, and upper edge even with peak. Spike firmly 

 through end of rafters, using three spikes in each end. 

 Then fit a pair of rafters in center of house, raising 

 your ridge in center a little above level. Then put in 

 two crosspieces, three feet from peak on each side. 

 Spike firmly through end rafter and center rafter, as 

 your roof boards nail on these. Now set in your door 

 studding in center of end. Make your door about 

 thirty inches wide, according to the width of your 

 boards, and about six feet high. Put in a 2x4 on each 

 side, setting bottom on plank and sawing top to fit 

 under rafter. Now put a short piece on top and you 

 have your frame complete, except a 2x4 from door 

 frame to corner of house, to nail your end boards to. 



Now you are ready for your siding. Take if you 

 use white pine, 1x8 16 ft. long boards. Take sixteen 

 "boards, sawing each in four feet lengths. This gives 

 you 64 boards, four feet long. Begin at a corner, 

 nailing one inch from top of plate, as your roof boards 

 come over these and just pass it. See that you get 

 your joints perfectly tight. 



After putting on both sides, put on your ends, up 

 and down, same as siding. Then for your roof saw 

 your 14 ft. boards one half inch from center. This 

 makes one half just one inch longer than the other. 

 Now plain ofif your groove in first board. Let this 

 project one inch over end of house. Put on your south 



