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the roosts, there being two roosts over a tight plat- 

 form. The curtain is made to fit closely and enough 

 air gets through it to afford sufficient ventilation for 

 the fowls. The several years during which, this house 

 has been used shows that it is the ideal house for Amer-j 

 ican breeds. Fowls are rarely, if ever, sick in it and 

 the yield of eggs during the winter is very satisfactory. 

 The Cornell House — Only in recent years have 



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FIG. 7 FRAME OF CORNELL TWO-PEN HOUSE 



poultrymen discovered the value of cloth curtains in 

 poultry house construction as a means of providing 

 ventilation and promoting the health and comfort of 

 the flock. The latest fashion in poultry house con- 

 struction, as exemplified by the house on the Gowell 

 Poultry Farm in Maine, the model house built by Prof. 

 James E. Rice of the Cornell experiment station and 

 many other practical poultry keepers, is to use cloth- 

 covered screens in place of part of the glass. A roost- 



