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$4223.00 PROFIT IN ONE YEAR 



foundation is made of cement and runs below the ground level eighteen 

 inches, and is fifteen inches above. This stops all drafts and makes a 

 comfortable place for the birds. For the first two or three years I would 

 recommend the earth floor. After that it would be necessary to replace 

 the earth with fresh dirt or put in a wood or cement floor. The roof h 

 made of a good grade of paper roofing, the sides are built of double V 

 siding and lined with tar paper on the inside. The partitions are 12 feet 

 apart, and every fourth section is built solid of boards, air-tight. This 



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Group of day-old chick shipping cases 



stops all drafts. Like all other poultry buildings, the laying house should 

 face the south. The front of the building is 8 feet in height over the 

 foundation, and the back of the l?uilding is 4 feet high. The dropping- 

 boards are put in against the back wall and run the full length of the 

 building. They are about 3 feet from the ground. Cotton curtains are 

 placed in front of the roosts to protect the fowls in extreme weather. 



The studding is put in twenty-two inches apart. A door is placed in 

 the middle of each pen, the width of the studding and the height of the 

 opening. This door is made of one-by-two strips and covered with one- 



