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MAKING POULTRY PAY 



feet long with a bevel at each end to form runners or 

 shoes upon which to draw the house about when 

 desired. The floor joists, four in number, are made of 

 two by four-inch stock, cut eight feet long, and are 

 fitted into the runners with a half joint. This gives 

 a strong sub frame that is not likely to get out of 

 square when drawn over uneven ground. After fit- 

 ting the joi'its into the runners and securely nailing 



FIG. 83 CORXELL COLOXY-BROODILR HOUSE. 



with 20d nails, the work is leveled, squared, and tied 

 by means of a one-inch board nailed diagonally across 

 the joists. The first or sub floor is made of one-inch 

 matched hemlock siding and is laid diagonally, which 

 helps to stift'en the building. The finished floor is 

 made of seven-eighths-inch sap (white) pine flooring-. 

 This is blind nailed and is laid over a layer of build- 

 ing paper. 



