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main open until late in the fall. Should a cool spell set 

 in in the meantime they are closed temporarily. 



The dropboard is 7 feet wide, of tongue and groove 

 stuff, driven up tight and nailed side and top. Tw^o joists 

 are used in addition to the rear girth. The front joist is 

 set back 3 inches so that a wheelbarrow can be run under 

 the dropboard at cleaning time. The top of the joists are 

 kept at 30 inches above the floor level, giving the drop- 

 board the same slope as the floor. The dropboard is put 

 on crosswise of the building, in 7-foot lengths, for ease 

 in cleaning. A moulding, made of Ixl-inch stuff cut 

 diagonal, is nailed in the corner where the dropboard and 

 the rear wall meet; this prevents accumulation of drop- 

 pings in the corner. 



Six roosts are used, running lengthwise of the building. 

 They are made of 2x2-inch stuff, toe-nailed on two sides 

 to 2x3-6 crossbars, all of it dressed on four sides with 

 the upper edge of the roosts proper rounded at the mill. 

 The first roost is set 8 inches from the rear wall, the bal- 

 ance at 13 and 12-inch intervals. Four crossbars are used 

 in each section and the roosts are made in 8 and 9-foot 

 lengths, according to the length of the section. The 

 roosts are hinged to the rear wall with 6-inch strap 

 hinges ; the top is 8 inches above the dropboard. A block 

 2x3 inches, set under each crossbar 12 inches from the 

 forward end, forms the front support. 



The house is divided into three compartments of 50 

 feet each. A description of one compartment will serve 

 for the entire house: Each compartment is divided into 

 three sections, two of 16 feet and one of 18 feet. The 

 compartment partitions extend across the whole house; 



