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HOUSING 



The cost of material is $42.50. Houses of this type are 

 quite generally used on village lots, and on farms where 

 flocks of about forty to fifty birds are kept. 



Multiple Unit House. — This house, as described, is shown 

 in figure 115. It is the prevailing type on many large poultry 

 farms. The multiple unit house is so called because it is 

 built on a unit basis. Each unit is 20 x 20 feet, and has a 

 capacity of one hundred birds, which allows four square feet 





Fig, 115. — A double Bection of a standard multiple unit laying house. An ideal 

 poultry house for flocks of 100 birds and greater. 



to a bird. Figure 115 illustrates two units of this type of 

 house. Specifications follow. 



The outside dimensions are 40 x 20 feet. Sills are 4" x 6", 

 bolted to a 'concrete foundation wall eight inches wide and 

 twenty inches deep, laid on tamped cinder or crushed stone. 

 The entire depth of the foundation trench is three feet. 



The construction is shed roof type, with nine-foot studding 

 in front, and four and one-half foot studding at the back. 

 All studding and rafters are of 2"x4" hemlock or yellow 

 pine. A 2" x 6" girder runs the length of the building 

 to support the rafters, its own weight being sustained 

 every ten feet by 4" x 4" posts, resting on concrete piers. 

 The plates should be made of 2" x 4" material doubled, 

 and joints broken. 



