Show DRAINAGE OF POULTRY YARD important subject to so be considered in locating yard and house southern slope la Is best by 13 B S buleri it the drainage la Is a very important subject to bo be considered in locating tho the house and yard for the poultry the ground should he be well drained by sloping to the south A yard on a southern slope arles off quickly after a rain and it gets the full benefit of all the sunshine Bunsh lne consequently it Is nearly always dry the direct rays of the sun are great P purifiers U rif and destroyers of disease germs and this helps greatly in keep ing disease out of the flock when hens are compelled to run about in a muddy yard and so keep their feet feel wet and muddy their feathers become wet too and in cool weather they become chilled hens hen will not lay under such auch conditions dampness is also a direct cause of roup and all its kindred ailments as aa well as rheumatism in warm weather a wet yard soon noon becomes filthy and la is a good place for the growth of all kinds ot of disease germs it if your poultry yard Is already built to in such a place it will pay you move it to a south bouth slope elope it if this lid a not possible then haul dirt and raise the ground in the yard high enough so that it will be dry clear away on the south side sidd to let the sun in and make some kind of a windbreak on the north |