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OPEN-AIR POULTRY HOUSES 



800 feet good dry cypress lumber, matched. 



GOO feet matched lumber for roof. 



The sides of this house are boarded up and down and are 

 painted. No paper or shingles are used on sides. Roof is covered 

 with roofing fabric. 



"Fig. 20," is from a photo taken on January 26, 1911, a cold, 

 cloudy day with frequent showers during the latter part. This 

 view shows the south front and east end of building with a partial 



Fig. ]0. Ground plan showing dimensions of floor, middle partiliou 

 and location of roosts and drop boards, Gillette open-air poultry house. 



view of the interior. A part of the flock are enjoying the scratch- 

 ing litter which is used in sheltered places OUTSIDE of the house. 

 ilr. Gillette prefers sand for the floors inside of the house and 

 likes to use litter outside. The whole straw, containing the grain 

 just as harvested, is thrown outside of house and the birds work 

 in it most of the day. 



"Fig. 21" is from a photo taken on the same day and shows a 

 fine lot of sturdy White Plymouth Rock breeders enjoying a wind- 



