ARTIFICIAL INCUBATION 



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The studs are now put up (Figure 84). These^ 

 together with the plates, rafters and ridge-board, are 

 made of seven-eighths by two and three-quarters-inch 

 dear hemlock stock. The studs are placed flush with 

 the outer edge of the floor and are toe-nailed to the 

 plates. These are held in place temporarily by nailing a 

 strip of board diagonally across them. The front and 

 rear studs are fitted in place and then the boarding 



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FIG 84 FRAME OF CORNELL COLONY-BROODER HOUSE 



put on. The boards are put on horizontally and over- 

 lap the floor two inches. 



The building is inclosed with seven-eighths-inch 

 matched siding, planed one side, with the smooth side 

 turned in. The boards for sides and roof are cut iq, 

 eight-foot lengths, and since the house is to be eight 

 feet square inside, a small space is left at each corner 

 which is filled by a quarter round molding, thus mak- 

 ing it possible to use sixteen-foot stock without waste. 



