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now has given good results. For quite flat 
roofs, two or three ply roofing paper is pre¬ 
ferred to the shingles. 
We will now discuss the common types of 
poultry houses. The most popular type and 
the cheapest, is the shed roof house. This 
house is usually about eight feet high in front, 
slanting gradually to the rear to a height of 
about five feet. It just has one slant, and, as 
has been said, is cheaper to build than other 
types of houses. It is also much easier to keep 
warm in the winter, because of the low roof, 
which means less space has to be heated by 
the birds. Instead of curtain front houses in 
such a type of poultry house, many poultry 
men are using bafflers to let in the air. These 
bafflers are similar to a blind used to shade 
living houses in some parts of the country. 
They are composed of slats less than an inch 
apart, and placed in a slanting position, rather 
than vertical or horizontal. 
The gable roof house is another popular 
type. This differs from the shed roof type 
of house in that its roof comes to a peak, 
with two pitches, such as most modern bunga¬ 
low dwelling houses have. This sysiem leaves 
