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tion is costly. Experience proves that houses built with con- 

 crete or solid brick walls are apt to be very damp. 



HOUSES DESIGNED FOR EITHER SMALL OR LARGE FLOCKS 



We will now discuss six different types of poultry houses, 

 all of which are recommended as desirable for flocks of differ- 

 ent sizes and under different conditions. 



Small=flock Colony Laying Houses. — The house shown 

 in figure 114 is twelve by fourteen feet in size, and is designed 

 for forty laying hens. As will be noted, it is of the shed 

 roof type, eight feet high in front and four and one-half feet 

 high in back. In the center of the front is a large opening, 

 shaded by a muslin curtain of three by five feet. If the 

 house is built to be permanent, it should have a concrete 

 floor. The sill is four inches square. All studding is of two 

 by four inch hemlock, and the siding of white or yellow pine 

 shiplap. The roof is made of one by ten yellow pine ship- 

 lap, covered with a good three-ply roofing paper. The 

 perches, nests, and dropping boards are attached to the 

 back wall, and all other fixtures to the side wall. The 

 following list gives the liunber required to build such a 

 house : 



SUls 2 ps. 4" X 4" hemlock 12 ft. long 



2 ps. 4" X 4" hemlock 14 ft. long 



Posts 1 pc. 4" X 4" hemlock 10 ft. long 



1 pc. 4" X 4" hemlock 16 ft. long 



Plates 2 ps. 2" x 4" hemlock 12 ft. long 



Studding 1 pc. 2" x 4" hemlock 16 ft. long 



4 ps. 2" X 4" hemlock 10 ft. long 



6 ps. 2" X 4" hemlock 14 ft. long 



7 ps. 2" X 4" hemlock 16 ft. long 

 Roof rafters 7 ps. 2" x 4" hemlock 16 ft. long 



Boards for roof and inside fixtm-es, 450 sq. ft. 1" x 8" yellow 

 pine, tongued and grooved 



Siding 360 sq. ft. of 6 in. white pine shiplap 



Two glass sashes 3' x 5', each sash with 12 panes of glass 



For trim and muslin frames 200 linear ft. white pine 1" x 3" 

 150 linear ft. white pine 1" x 4" 



Miscellaneous material includes roofing paper, cement and sand for 

 foundation, muslin, wire, and hardware. 



