Show POULTRY CORNER FOR THE BD bays IS about the poultry house by J H REED the arst thing a good business man does Is to find a house in which to keep lila his goods it he be cant build one he be rents one so it Is IB with a good poultry nian he must have a house for hla his hens bens and not allow them to roost on the machinery in the barn but any business man will warn you not to at the start it necessary to spend a lot 0 of f money in building a new poultry house your father has plenty of places in which to put his money without setting you yen up in business don dont t ask him for any later when you hav have made emada some money of your own out of the flock he will be only too glad to help you but dont spend any more mon money ey than you have to at the start here Is the way two city boys started the poultry business they got a couple of piano boxes from the neighbors tor for next to nothing then they stood these up back to back in the driest part of their stock yard and nailed them together after the they y had sawed out a door from one end and put up the roosts boosts and nests they had a poultry house that was as good as could be asked tor for you boys boya out on ho he farm are more fortunate most alost of you have a poultry house bouse already or else some old abandoned building that con can be turned into one without much trouble get some roofing paper tho first thing you do and make the root roof water tight if you have any paper left you can use it for covering tile the cracks in the building tho the next thing you do take a shovel and bank up the earth around the r ages of the walls walla so that the water will run away from the building when it rains and leave a dry floor it the winters are cold put up a few cross crosa rafters under the root and nil fill this space with straw this will keep the moisture from collecting on the walls and ceiling cel ling and dripping donnon down on the floor in zero weather then put in roosts boosts that can be folded out of the way or taken out in cleaning and nests nesta that can be taken out and cleaned once in a while coy er up all the rat mt holes with galvanized iron and fix a muslin curtain over tho the window BO that a good air cincu lation cah can be maintained and then it if there Is any spare paint about the place give your poultry hou house a e a coat of paint it makes the place look as though you meant bust bus ness and that la Is a big asset in any business A roll of roofing paper a few nalls nails some old boards and a little enter prise wile will turn the oldest and most ramshackle poultry house ito a profitable investment there Is no excuse fo for r not housing your poultry properly got get busy |