POULTRY HOUSE CONSTRUCTION 
Muslin and burlap are very much cheaper than 
glass, thus considerably lessening the cost of a 
poultry house, and the fresh air type of house has 
been thoroughly proven to have a beneficial effect 
upon the winter health and vitality of fowls. If 
muslin is used it should be of a quality that is com- 
paratively loosely woven. 
To those who have not had the privilege of 
testing the matter, this fresh-air treatment may 
seem a little radical, but its value to the human 
race (especially in cases of weak lungs or tuber- 
culosis, or as a preventive of these ailments) is 
now universally recognized, and its invigorating 
effects upon the constitution of a fowl are prac- 
tically the same. A fowl is provided with the 
warmest kind of clothing (feathers), and can 
withstand a great deal of cold if it is not accom- 
panied by drafts and dampness. 
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