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COMMERCIAL POULTRY RAISING 



in grave risks, not alone from fire, but from the evils of too in- 

 tensive methods — insanitation and disease. 



The size, character and appointments of the feed house will be 

 determined largely by the capacity of the plant and its stock. 

 For instance, duck farms need different equipment from chicken 

 farms, and the requirements of the egg farm are different from 

 the broiler plant. Following are some of the points to be con- 



iCourtesy C. L. Opperman) 



Fig. 123. — Feed carrier suspended from overhead track which runs continu- 

 ously through all the houses. 



sidered: Have the building large enough for the storage of at 

 least a month's supply of feed, preferably larger, because during 

 certain seasons of the year it is possible to buy grain at reduced 

 prices, and important savings can be made thereby. Make the 

 building as near rat and mouse proof as possible. When these 

 pests gain access to a feed house there is no end to their thievery. 

 They will consume or spcil hundreds of dollars' worth of feed in a 



