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to close them when the weather gets a little chilly, 

 he had better consider the open-front house care- 

 fully, always bearing in mind that he can drop bur- 

 lap in front of the perches if he finds it necessary. 

 Curtains that are not frequently cleaned, soon be- 

 come clogged with dust, so that they admit little 

 more air than a board. Then, of course, their chief 

 merit, that of providing ventilation, has departed. 



The tendency in the direction of open- front houses 

 has brought about another change, in the form of 

 deeper houses than have been common, the reason 

 of which has already been explained. Houses 

 twenty feet deep or more are now being planned, 

 but in such a house the sunlight will not reach the 

 roosting quarters unless a shed roof is used and 

 raised to a quite impracticable height in front. As 

 direct sunlight is most desirable for sanitary rea- 

 sons, windows in the roof have been devised. 

 Sometimes the semi-monitor type is adopted. 



Such a house is in use at the New Jersey Experi- 

 ment Station, and the type is warmly commended 

 to farmers in particular by practical men. More 

 than ordinary interest is. being shown in this house 

 because it is a radical departure from the type which 

 has been generally recommended of late years. It 



