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POULTRY PRODUCTION 



The straw loft also tends to make the house warmer in 

 winter and cooler in summer. It acts as an insulator between 



Fig. 154 



A good farm poultry house with straw loft. (Courtesy of University of 



Missouri.) 



, Fig. 155 





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Sectional view of house shown in Fig. 1S4, showing arrangement of straw 

 loft. (Courtesy of University of Missouri.) 



