Pout,TRY Raising in CoIvORA^o 
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vegetables, alfalfa, grain, berries or other crop desired, these crops 
to be used for the poultry, or as added sources of income. This char¬ 
acter of soil can be kept cultivated with less labor than heavy clay 
soil, thus insuring clean, pure range for the fowls. Especially if the 
land is level or low, it should be loose and porous, as heavy soil, when 
frequently wet, becomes foul and packed. 
CONVENIENT ARRANGEMENT 
In the matter of putting up buildings, fences, etc., convenience 
should never be lost sight of. The relation of each building to all the 
others, to the roads and highways, and to the residence, should be very 
carefully considered. Convenience means a saving o'f time and labor, 
which means added profits. The usual way of building each new 
poultry house in the most convenient place left vacant, without refer¬ 
ence to those that may follow, will mean many unnecessary steps, dis¬ 
comfort and dissatisfaction. Plans should be made with an eye to 
the future, and then all building should be done in accordance with 
tliese plans. 
BUILDINGS 
The object of the house is to provide shelter for the fowls, and 
should therefore be wind and rain proof; a single thickness of drop¬ 
siding is sufficient in our climate. Where lumber is used, the best is 
cheapest ; good sheating, covered or battened, will cost as much or 
more than drop-siding and will never make as tight a wall. Shiplap 
is not satisfactory as it soon dries out and leaves cracks. Whatever 
the materials used, they should be good. If economy must be prac¬ 
ticed, it should be done in the size of the building rather than in the 
quality of the material. 
Colony Straw House 
