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and inclose the balance with cornstalks stood on end. 

 Lay rails or poles for the roof, then cornstalks, and 

 cover with straw to the depth of two feety and lay on 

 a few poles to keep the straw in place. A few poles 

 for roosts and boxes for nests will complete the outfit, 

 and you will have a house both dry and warm. 



A-Shaped House — Probably the largest egg farm 

 in New England is that of C. L. E. Hayward, southern 

 New Hampshire. The place includes 800 acres and 

 there are 6500 hens the year round. The method 





FIG. 20 HOUSE WITH PENS ON" BOTH SIDES 



pursued is somewhat peculiar. No chickens are raised, 

 but the pullets are brought each fall from Vermont, 

 where they are raised to order each year by a number 

 of farmers. When these pullets are brought to Mr. 

 Hayward's farm, they are at once put into A-shaped 

 coops, like the one illustrated in Figure 21. Twelve 

 are put into each coop, and the quarters would appear 

 to be somewhat crowded, as there is no yard attached 

 and the hens are never let out of the coop from the 

 time they are put in until they stop laying the follow- 

 ing summer and are taken out to kill for market. By 

 careful feeding they are made to lay very well for 



