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section. Such a trip as this will also enable you to observe the satis- 

 factory and unsatisfactory features in other poultryraen's or farmers' 

 poultry houses. 



5. If your house has an earth floor, why not consider removing 

 this floor and in its stead build a concrete floor, which will be more 

 permanent and more easily kept clean. 



6. Does your poultry house or the majority of those in your com- 

 munity have too much glass in the front? If such is the case, why not 

 consider removing or suggesting to others that some of the glass be 

 removed and the openings covered with curtains in cold weather? 



7. Does your house contain sufficient roosting space, nests, and 

 other interior arrangements as mentioned herein? If not, such im- 

 provement as can be made will, no doubt, prove to be most desirable. 



8. Before the arrival of winter be sure that all cracks in the rear 

 and sides of the house are tightly sealed in order to prevent drafts. 

 Before warm weather comes also make sure that the house is sufficiently 

 ventilated to keep the building from becoming too hot during the sum- 

 mer. 



REFERENCES 



Poultry House Construction,!!. S. Department of Agriculture Farmers 



Bulletin 574, by Alfred R. Lee. 

 A Simple Trap Nest for Poultry, !!. S. Department of Agriculture 



Farmers' Bulletin 682, by Alfred R. Lee. 

 Poultry Management, U. S. Department of Agriculture Farmers' 



BuUetin 287, by George A. Bell. 



