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THE KURAL NEW-VORKER 
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A CONCRETE SMOKE-HOUSE. 
Replying to B. B., on page 61, where 
a description and plans for a good 
smoke-house is requested, for an up-to- 
date, practical smoke-house that will last 
and give entire satisfaction, as to keep¬ 
ing the meat in nice condition, keeping 
out vermin, and one that is fireproof, I 
would build one after the enclosed plans, 
Figs. 38 and 39. 
The foundation plan shows a cellar, 
walled with concrete. The size of the 
SMOKE-HOUSE FOUNDATION. Fio. 38. 
building is 12x16x10 feet. The excava¬ 
tion for the cellar was made 12 feet 
wide and 16 feet long. The sides of 
the excavation were used as one side 
of the form. A form of inch lumber 
was placed six inches from the wall, or 
side of the excavation, leaving room for 
a wall six inches thick. This was run 
up to the level of the ground, and then 
a form as shown in the drawing, Fig.38, 
made of 2x10 inch stuff. This wall was 
made 20 inches above the ground level, 
and was eight inches thick. Metal joist 
supports were then put on and forms 
set for a six-inch wall to be built 10 feet 
to the square. This form was made of 
2x10 inch stuff, and was well braced. 
This form was made 30 inches high at 
a time, the space filled, and as soon as 
it was set, the forms were raised and 
filled, and so on until the walls were 
finished. As soon as the last forms were 
removed, the entire surface outside was 
given a coat of cement plaster, about 
half an inch thick, and then laid off in 
large squares to represent large stones, 
as seen in front elevation. 
The joists for the ceiling were placed 
directly upon the wall and the foot board 
for the rafters placed on the joists. The 
gable ends were made of novelty siding. 
There is a window in each gable, prin¬ 
cipally for ventilation. No windows in 
the house. The main objects in building 
a smoke-house are to have the interior 
dark, dry, warm in Winter and cool in 
FRONT OF SMOKE-HOUSE. Fio. 39. 
Summer, and well ventilated; also so 
tight that very little smoke will do 
much good. A floor of rough inch 
boards was laid, and then a concrete 
iloor two inches thick was laid on this. 
1 he ceiling is made of heavy corrugated 
steel ceiling. There is an opening in 
the ceiling 2x2 feet, for ventilation. This 
opening is closed with a metal trap 
door, which may be raised and lowered 
by pulling a cord. The door is made of 
dressed lumber, and is lined on the in¬ 
side with same material as is in the 
ceiling. Iron hooks are screwed into 
the upper joists for places to hang the 
meat. In this kind of house there is 
no possible chance for mice and rats 
to trouble. Where these vermin have 
access to the meat house, there is no 
telling the amount they will destroy in 
the run of a year. The cellar may be 
left off if there is already one of equal 
quality on the premises. If there is not, 
by all means build it under the smoke¬ 
house. We find that it is one of the 
nicest places for the milk and butter 
during the Summer, and for keeping a 
Winter supply of vegetables it has no 
equal. The R. N.-Y. furnishes formu¬ 
las for mixing concrete and setting up 
forms for same, so I will omit these. 
The roof is best made of a good com¬ 
mercial roofing; one may use his own 
judgment as to this. j. w. griffin. 
Kentucky. 
fowls, as it is always damp. I would 
advise the construction of a house some¬ 
thing like the one shown in the pen 
sketch, Fig. 40. The size may be in 
accord with the number of fowls to be 
housed. On damp ground a place should 
’ lie raised about six or eight inches above 
the level of the surrounding surface, and 
this well packed down. Then set up 
forms made of eight-inch pieces; 2x8 
joists makes good form stuff. These 
joists should be set so the walls will 
be six inches thick. When the concrete 
has well set, the inside 2x8 may be taken 
out, and the excavation filled to within 
four inches of the top of the wall. This 
ELEVATED POULTRY HOUSES. 
Having had considerable experience 
building poultry houses, and the manage¬ 
ment of poultry, and in different locali¬ 
ties, I have found the elevated house has 
never given satisfaction where the base¬ 
ment or lower story was used as a 
scratching shed, or as a loafing place for 
the poultry. There are several reasons 
as to this. First, there is not sufficient 
sunshine; second, there is always more 
or less draft, always sufficient to make a 
a serious drawback to the health of the 
POULTRY HOUSE PLAN, Fio. 40. 
filling may be of sand, gravel or broken 
stone. Then a floor of concrete should 
be laid. To keep down dampness, a 
layer of tarred paper should be placed 
in the concrete. This is best done by 
laying about an inch of the coarse or 
lower part of the concrete, then two 
inches more and then the top coat. Mix 
the lower part seven to one, and the top 
coat three to one. See any paper on 1 
mixing concrete. In the picture, A, the ! 
space for scratching shed; B, roosting i 
and laying rooms; CCC, line where j 
poultry netting division is placed. The 1 
front may be made open front, half 
open, or just to suit the builder. 
Kentucky. j. w. griffin. 
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