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that seem below par in vitality when hatched. All the chicks I have 

 this season were incubator-hatched, and the earlier ones have done 

 much better in this respect. The last hatching appeared deficient 

 in vitality, did not grow well, while many of them developed this 

 wing peculiarity and soon died." 



W. J. Gordon, Pickering, Ont., Canada: "Drooping of wings 

 is not caused by overgrowth, but by improper treatment, such as 

 crowding at night, small range, poor feeding and lice." 



, There being a difference of opinions regarding the best roofing 

 for a brooder house, we directed inquiries to a number of poultry- 

 men, with the following result: 



Henry Nicolai, Hammonton, N. J. : "My experience has taught 

 me that shingles are the cheapest and best in the end. They will 

 last many years longer by giving the roof a coat of paint costing 

 about one dollar per gallon, and using No. 3, 18-inch cedar 

 shingles. One thousand shingles will cover about 145 square feet ; 

 one gallon of paint will cover 250 square feet." 



C. E. Howell, Elmira, N. Y. : "I consider shingles the best 

 roofing, but do not use them unless the house can be ceiled over- 

 head with matched lumber. This makes a warm, dry covering, and 

 shuts ofif the overhead draughts. The cheapest roof I have is build- 

 ing paper well covered with tar and gravel, but it needs renewal of 

 the tar quite often." 



George G. Harley, Hammonton, N. J. : "My experience with 

 roofing is that either cedar or cypress shingles is the best for either 

 a brooding or a poultry house. The Red Rope Neponset paper, 

 However, is a very good substitute if it is put on right. It should 

 have one-third lap and painted before the strips are put on. I use 

 I in. half round strips, and place them two feet apart on top of 

 the Neponset after it is painted. If the strips are put on before 

 painting, the paper will rot under the strips. But I prefer shingles 

 to any substitute." 



J. E. Stevenson, Columbus, N. J.: "The best is probably cedar 

 shingles, and they may be really the cheapest in the end. The 

 cheapest and best for a cheap roof, that I have found after several 

 years' experience with the different roofing felts, is ordinary burlap. 

 Tack it on the roof smoothly, and coat well with tar and sand. This 

 will be found much more satisfactory than the majorit}'- of felt roofs, 

 as it does not crack nor blow off, and if kept well tarred and sanded 

 will last for years. Old bags will answer the purpose providing 

 they have no holes in them, or the holes are patched, though new 

 burlap would be less work to put on smoothly and can be bought 



cheaply." 



Ezra Cornell, Ithaca, N. Y. : "I suppose that there are some 

 kind of roofing papers that are cheap and will last for some time, 

 but I have never considered them. My houses are all shingled and 

 are perfectly satisfactory. They are waterproof, and at the same 

 time sufficiently open to allow all gases to escape. With the shin- 

 He roof I do not consider a roof ventilator necessary. Besides these 



