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for a box of this kind is before ;i south window where (lie sim 

 can shine directly into it. Dry iine sandy loam or road tlust 

 or sifted coal ashes make splendid dusting material. 



Food Hopper. — Food hoppers should be constructed to pre- 

 vent fowls wastinp; the contents as much as possible. They 

 should be made with rather wide deep-slatted troughs and sus- 

 pended on a platform a foot or so above the floor. If the hop- 

 pers are made with sloping top to prevent chickens roosting 

 on them the task of keei)ing them clean will he materially 

 lessened. 



Drinking Vessels. — Drinking vessels should be of a style 



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Fig. 56. — W'hite Plymouth Rorks. 



easy to clean and keep in a sanitary condition. One of the 

 best types in use and a cheap one is a galvanized or enameled 

 kitchen pan 4 inches deep and wide enough for the purpose 

 reciuired. The drinking vessel should be protected from dust 

 and litter by a slatted cover and also should be raised above the 

 floor similar to the food hoppers. 



The Size of Poultry House. — The working unit for esti- 

 mating the size of a poultry house is the number of square 

 feet of floor space required for each fowl. A safe rule to fol- 

 low when figuring the capacity of a house is to allow from 5 to 

 8 square feet of floor space for small flocks of 2F> fowls or less 

 and from 4 to 5 square feet of floor space for fowls for larger 

 flocks. 



