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ting an opening in the rear wall just under the roof, 

 with a shutter to cover it when the weather is cold. 



At least four square feet of floor space should be 

 allowed each bird when this system is followed, and 

 the nests and all the furnishings should be high 

 enough so that the hens can walk under them, mak- 

 ing the whole floor area available. It is customary 

 for amateurs who keep hens on the no-yard plan 

 to buy pullets in the Fall, and to dispose of their 

 old hens as fast as they stop laying in the course 

 of the Summer. Before the new flock is installed, 

 the house should be thoroughly sprayed with a lice 

 paint or with kerosene in which a little carbolic acid 

 has been mixed, or the interior may be whitewashed. 



New litter should be substituted for the old, and 

 it is well to replace an inch or two of the earth, if 

 earth floors are used, with fresh sand. Cleanliness 

 is one of the most important matters when hens are 

 confined closely and the amateur will inevitably find 

 that eternal vigilance in this matter is the price of 

 success, especially in Summer, when vermin multiply 

 with exceeding rapidity. It will be necessary to re- 

 move all the fixtures frequently and wash or spray 

 them with kerosene or a liquid lice killer and to 

 frequently renew the nesting material. 



