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A dry porous soil, such as sandy or gravelly loam, is preferable 

 to a heavy clay soil, because the former is easily kept sanitary. 

 A purely sandy soil, however, is not desirable, because it will not 

 support the plant and insect life which poultry should have. If 

 it is impracticable to select a naturally dry soil, it should be made 

 sanitary by underdrainage. 



Build the houses in the lee of a wind-break if possible, and on an 

 elevation having a natural drainage away from the buildings. 

 When a direct southern exposure is not obtainable, aim to have 



(Courtesy Monmouth Poultry Farm) 

 Fig. 74. — A site like this means well-drained, sanitary yards. 



the buildings face the southeast rather than southwest, for fowls 

 seem to enjoy morning to afternoon sun, and other things being 

 equal the quarters should be warmer. 



In the manner of housing fowls there are two general ideas — 

 the colony plan, which consists in placing small houses for small 

 flocks far enough apart so that they will have an abundance of 

 range, and with little chance of intermingling, and the more in- 

 tensive plan of keeping the birds in long continuous laying houses. 

 See Fig. 76. This latter arrangement of housing may consist 



