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Show LOCATION OF POULTRY HOUSE Important Factors to Consider Are Convenience, Good Drainage and Yard Space. The factors of linportnnce to be considered In selecting the site for tho poultry house nro convenlegice of locution, locu-tion, nature of soil, good wnter and nlr drainage, and u large amount of yard space or available grass range. In tho mutter of convenience, tho poultry house should bo located near the other farm buildings nnd within n reasonable reason-able distance of tho dwelling house, but not so near tho house that tho poultry will become a nulsnnco where they hnvo frco range by roosting on the porches. A southern or southeastern southeast-ern exposure should be selected, putting put-ting the house, If possible, on u knoll or elevation of the laud whero the water und nlr dr.ilunge uro good. It Is very Important thnt the land bo well drained, so that It will nlwnys be dry nround tho poultry house. Whero there Is good wnter drainage, the nlr drainage Is also usually good, whllo If tho poultry house Is loented In a low place, cold and frosty nlr tends to settle set-tle In such u low place, making It n very tindeslrnble slto for tliu locntlon of the poultry house. In regurd to soil one must herein-lively herein-lively Influenced by tho kind of soil on the farm, hut, If possible, select a slto which has u sandy loam soil nnd ono Mint Is well drained. Avoid n heavy clay soil or u very light snnd. The land should bo heavy enough to grow good grnss und green feed nnd not burn up quickly In hot weather. A heavy clny which does not drain properly und which remains cold und wet Into In the summer Is very undesirable. unde-sirable. Free rftnge Is tho Idenl condition under un-der which to keep poultry, where It Is possible. On nuiny furms the gardens can be fenced, nllowing the poultry free range, provided the poultry houso Is erected nt n suitable distance, from the dwelling houso or from tho crops which would bo inntcrlnlly Injured by the fowls. Where only u very limited rnngo Is available nnd the fowls must ho kept yarded, It Is advisable to arrange ar-range for two yards. Alternute tlieso ynrds, growing ono ynrd to green Poultry House on Ideal Site. crops, such ns outs, wheat, nnd nny quick-growing groin with n small amount of rape seed, or some other quick-growing crop which makes n tender succulent growth. If the fowls huvo to ho yarded, und two yards can bo kept In grass or alfalfa, this niukes u splendid arrangement, alternating tho yards so Mint the grass Is not killed kill-ed In either yard. Where the space Is bo limited, It is advisable to renew tho hind In this yard by plowing or working work-ing the land und planting It two or three times eucJi your to some of tho quirk-growing grain crops, putting n temporary fence a half foot from tho front of the house, thereby keeping tho fowls ofT of the growing crop until tho grains nre from 2 to 4 Inches high. |