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AVIARY, OR FOWL-HOUSE.—CULTURE OF HEMP-SEED. 
country of madder, sumach, indigo, &c. I hope 
the subject may not be given up, but that every 
possible effort will be made to increase our agri¬ 
cultural wealth by the encouragement and intro¬ 
duction of new products. 
S. B. Parsons. 
Commercial Garden and Nursery , 
Flushing , L. /., lime. 23, 1843. 
AVIARY, OR FOWL-HOUSE. 
Agreeably to your request, I send you herewith 
a view of my fowl-house. The accompanying 
plan and reference render a particular description 
unnecessary. The north, east, and west sides of 
the house are of brick; the floors are of cement to 
keep out rats. 
Fowls will not lay well in winter unless tb- 
AVIARY, OR FOWL-HOUSE.— (FlG. 2.) 
have during the day a dry, light, and warm apart¬ 
ment in cold and stormy weather. The room 
marked c is designed for this purpose ; jt is light¬ 
ed in front and above by sashes, one of which, in 
front, is hung with hinges for the entrance. If 
necessary, a ventilator may be added to the roof, or 
a window in each end. H. 
Astoria , December 6th, 1843. 
We have personally examined the Fowl-House 
of our correspondent, and think it the most com¬ 
plete one we ever saw. 
CULTURE OF HEMP-SEED. 
In the April number, vol ii., of your paper, 1 
gave a brief explanation of my mode of cultiva¬ 
ting hemp-seed. In the number for August, I 
promised, if any improvement in cultivating 
hemp-seed should be made, I would communi¬ 
cate it for publication, in the American Agricul¬ 
turist. From information derived from several 
intelligent hemp-growers, concurring with my 
own experience, I am convinced, that a greater 
