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Show Laying and Breeding House for the Average Farm Flock . 1 By WILLIAM A. RADFORD Mr. William A. Radford will anawer questions and Rive advlr:e FItKIO OF (.'OST on all HubJ'ta purtalnlnx to the ftunjitnt of biilldluK work on the farm, for the rea 1th of thlH paper. On account ac-count of his wide experience as Kdltor, Author and Manufacturer, ho In. without with-out doilht, the highest authority on all theMe HUhJectn. AddreHH all Inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 9p 8 27 1'ralrle avenue, C'lilcaRo, ill., andunly Incloae two-cent atanip for reply. Almo.st no farm Is without a flock of poultry, but there are ninny furms where the producers of eggs do not receive the consideration they deserve, und as a consequence fall far helow the productivity of which they are capable. ca-pable. Here Is a laying and breeding house for a farm flock which numbers about 7f) hens. And the building Is very economical, considering the first cost. The size Is 12 feet by 27 feet, which will allow four square feet for each hen when It Is used for the flock of 7f. The building Is of frame construction con-struction on n concrete foundation, and It tins a floor of concrete. The doping roof gives the south face a height aufnclent to accommodate windows win-dows and doors which furnish light and ventilation. At the back are the nests and the roosts. The pitch of the roof Is sufficient to make It shed water readily and the tight construction Insures warmth In the winter months. This poultry & R005T5 Hj QL ' S.tj IuuuuuulU Jl 1 ROOST3 H I IuuluuujlJ i l?005,T5 I ! L inLn'i J I .-WW Floor Plan. house Is altogether suitable for the farm flock and will repay the efforts and expense of building It. |