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eight inches from the floor. Over each window is 

 provided a board hinged at the top, which swings out, 

 shading the opening so sun can shine in and permit 

 the warm air, which accumulates at the highest portion 

 of the roof, to pass out freely. This is intended to be 

 open only in summer. The cloth window can be hung 

 on the outside and swung out during the summer to 

 form an awning. A dust bath is provided by construct- 

 ing a well six or eight inches deep in the floor of the 

 house directly under the small glass windows. A two 

 light cellar sash two feet four inches by two feet is 

 placed directly under the large window and is hung at 

 the top to swing outward. A wire screen covers the pen 

 on the inside so arranged that the dust wallow can be 

 emptied or filled readily from the outside. The hens 

 enter from a narrow pen at the end. This arrange- 

 ment furnishes a splendid dust wallow with very little 

 dust escaping into the room, except when the fowls 

 come out to shake themselves. 



The inner arrangement of the house, Figure lo, is 

 portable. The platform and nest boxes are all movable. 

 The arrangement shown provides for trap nests under 

 roosting boards, but most any form of nests can be 

 used. One nest is allowed for five fowls, which is usually 

 sufficient. A coop for broody hens is provided in con- 

 nection with the roosting arrangement where it is most 

 out of the way. The floor of this coop is slatted. If 

 a long house of this type is built the doors between the 

 pens should be hung on double acting hinges. The 

 cloth for covering the screens may be of burlap or a 

 medium sheeting. A heavy type of cloth or one that 

 is oiled is objectionable, as it does not allow the air to 

 go through it. The bill of materials and approximate 

 cost of same is as follows, although the cost will vary 

 somewhat in each locality : 



