HEIGHT OF PERCHES 



135 



the Asiatic classes should not be over eighteen inches from the 

 floor; for the general-purpose or American breeds, twenty-four 

 inches; and for the Leghorn and other light weight Mediter- 

 ranean classes, forty inches. The perches should be located 



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{Cornell Experiment Station) 



Fig. 94. — Floor plan of 20-foot laying house, as shown in Fig. 93. View shows 

 the width of a single pen, 20 feet wide. 



about twelve inches above the boards, and so constructed as to 

 permit them to be readily removed and cleaned. 



Perches. — ^A 2- by 3-inch timber stood on edge, with the upper 

 edge slightly rounded, makes an excellent perch. If these are 

 supported at the ends by U-shaped wooden sockets, they may be 



