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to the pens. They should be well built (Fig. 87) so they 

 will not rack to pieces. Three by six inch yellow pine 

 boards if lapped at the comers and securely nailed, make 

 good gates. They should be braced diagonally, covered 



pne hy SIX inch maierial for side pieces. 



by six inch maierial for braces. 



\One by six inch maierial for cross 



pieces. 



Fig. 87. — A neat, well-built gate for a poultry fence. 



with poultry netting, and so hung that if left partly open 

 they will swing shut. 



Arrangement of Poultry Buildings. — The general plan of 

 the poultry plant, even when started in a small way, should 

 allow for future development. The builduigs should be so 



