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inches to every forty-eight feet. Two solid partitions are 

 built across the house, forty-eight feet apart, to break drafts. 

 The arrangement of the dropping boards, nests, perches, 

 etc., is very similar to that in other standard types. The 

 openings in the front permit the use of both muslin and 

 glass in standard proportions. The following is a list of 

 materials required to build a forty-eight foot section of this 

 type. 



Foundation 2 ft. deep and eight inches wide: 20 bags cement, 



2 cu. yards gravel, 6 cu. yards cinders 

 All framing hemlock or yellow pine 

 Sills: 



8 ps. 2" X 6" X 20' doubled 



8 ps. 2" X 6" X 16' doubled 



3 ps. 2" X 4" X 16' 

 End and division studs: 



10 ps. 2" X 4" X 8' 

 5 ps. 2" X 4" X 7' 



10 ps. 2" X 4" X 6' 



10 ps. 2" X 4" X 7', doubled, for doors to hinge on 

 Side wall studs: 



36 ps. 2" X 4" X 8}^' 



23 ps. 2" X 4'; X 5}^' 

 Extras for short pieces: 



3 ps. 2" X 4" X 12' 



Corner and division posts (doubled) : 



18 ps. 2" X 4" X SVi' 



10 ps. 2" X 4" X 5}4' 

 Rafters: 



25 ps. 2" X 4" X 18' 

 Girders (doubled) : 



4 ps. 2" X 4" X 20' 

 2 ps. 2" X 4" X 8' 



Plates: 



8 ps. 2" X 4" X 20' 



4 ps. 2" X 4" X 8' 

 Roof boards, 900 sq. ft. shiplap 

 Roof paper, 800 sq. ft. 

 Supports for dropping boards, etc. : 



32 ps. 2" X 3" X 4' 



20 ps. 2" X 4" X 3' 

 Perches: 



12 ps. 2" X 2" X 10' 

 700 sq. ft. shiplap for inside sheathing, dropping boards, and 



partitions 

 250 linear ft. shingle laths for nest platform 

 Siding, 550 sq. ft. novelty siding, four cloth curtains 4" x 5"; 

 four window sashes, 5" x 3" 



