50 EGGS AND POULTRY 
see under it. Following is a description of 
this house which any mechanic can build 
without any further plans. 
DESCRIPTION OF POULTRY HOUSE 
Width, 15 feet inside, 16 feet outside; 
height, 8 feet front, 5% feet rear; length, 4o 
feet or longer; studding, 2x4’s, roof rafters 
2x6; floor timbers 2x6 or 8; sills 4x6; roof, 
floor and sides 8 inch N. C. T. G. flooring, 
all papered on the outside with best quality 
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Detail of front of a 47 foot section of laying house. 
of roofing paper, with joints cemented. Cover 
the roof with the best paper as it is poor 
economy to use cheap paper there, as you 
will lose more than the first saving in repairs 
and sick chickens which a leaky, damp house 
is sure to cause. 
There are no windows in the sides or the 
rear, but every 40 feet of the front has a 
double sash window for light on dark, rainy 
days when the curtain windows must be 
