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Interior of One of the Brooding Houses Described by A. C. Smith. 



sand according to the size of the chicks. The larger the 

 chicks the less sand. This gives more room under the 

 pipes. The pens in this house are six feet wide by about 

 eleven and one-half long. 



Hot Water Heating System. 



The heating system is hot water with eight pipes, four 

 flow and four return. These pipes are put up about six 

 inches above the cement floor. The space between the sand 

 and the pipes varies with the size of the chicks. These 

 pipes are placed about eight inches from the aisle parti- 

 tion, which is about two feet high, and are about two inches 

 apart. 



Mr. Smith now uses one and one-half inch pipes, some- 

 times three flow and three return and sometimes four in 

 each set, according to the amount of air space in the house 

 being fitted. The partitions in these houses are about 

 three feet high. The bottom is of wood and the rest wire. 

 Uniform Heat and Proper Ventilation Make Qood Chicks. 



Heating and ventilation problems, Mr. Smith says, must 

 be correctly solved in order to raise profitable chicks. To 



