Show POULTRY poUt TRY PAYS IF GIVEN CARE Warm II Air Needed Only When Chicks Are Hatched FOWLS NEED FRESH AIR Mortality A Among ong the Flocks Is Greater In Tight Air Houses Than In the Open Sunlight Open Sunlight Also Es Es- senti al By WILLIAM A. A RADFORD Mr William A. A Radford will wUl answer and give advice FREE OF DOST COST on all subjects pertaining to the tho subject of building work on the farm tor the readers of this paper On ac- ac of or his wide experience as Editor Editor Author A and Manufacturer he Is Is with with- ut jut doubt the highest authority on all these subjects Address all Inquiries b o 0 William A. A Radford No 1827 Prairie avenue Chicago Ili and only two-cent two stamp for reply Probably no one thing has veered tr from m the tho opposite so much as this question of at the proper housing of at poultry The advocates of the protected protected protected pro houses of at a few years ago sealed with double I i z Y it Y j y S k 4 r 0 oozE 1 I 6 t 1 1 vI 1 Xo X- X E- E L 1 J o o a I V 1 E r I 1 isa b. b Cz 7 4 I o 0 A U o I I IW p E- E Lt 0 4 1 W 0 R a p L VJ t tJ IE J I Q t. t a inflows A had their own way for a awhile awhile while hUe but the mortality among chickens chickens chick chick- ens happened to be greater than when they were let roost under the wagon shed In a tree or wherever they found themselves around nightfall Now It Is conceded that fresh tresh air Is Isone isone one thing which must be bo provided In any shelter for tor fowls Sunlight Is the next essential The two conditions of fresh tresh air plus sunlight are best me met In any fairly temperate winter locality from the east to the west by the use of lit muslin fronts which keep the Inrush Inrush Inrush In In- rush of at night winds moderated and roll up to let the sun In on the scratchIng scratch scratch- lug Ing ng sp space ce the next morning Illustrated Is a good type of at poultry house which could be duplicated as S many times as necessary depending upon the number of at fowl which had to tob tob b be cared for tor and and the unit of ot size could be taken care of ot by considering the size elze of at the flock In the colony It calls for no new lumber or fancy lancy trimmings The lumber for tor It could be from Crom this and that lot about the place The purchase of ot whatever new lumber may be needed should should be done wisely get iet the cheaper tongued and grooved grade Dont Don't economize on the window win win- window dow and door jambs and be sure lIure to have roof root and back wall covered with witha a good grade of at the prepared roofing c papers apen now on the market The feed teed box should be placed where cleaning and filling once a week becomes becomes becomes be be- comes an easy chore The roosts should be removable the house Interior Interi Interi- or whitewashed preferably and the window opening such that tho the sunlight sunlight sunlight sun sun- light reaches every nook and nd cranny of ot the walls In the course of at the day The birds need plenty of at room to scratch and they Improve ve better If it they are forced to scratch for their food rood In the litter Utter on the tho floor It Is a to this litter once a aw good od plan remove w week k be beter better better bet bet- In In very very cold localities It may ter to modify the muslin curtain arrangement arrangement arrangement ar- ar ar ar- somewhat and supply ventilation ventilation ven ven- through a galvanized stovepIpe stovepipe stovepipe stove stove- pipe placed so 80 that It rests a short distance above the floor and Juts out beyond the roo roof a distance of at about two feet Many amateurs amateurs- In chicken chicke j raising make mako the mistake of ot crowding too many birds In n a small space Four Foursquare Foursquare Foursquare square feet per bird should be provided for tor In the one Illustrated birds could be sheltered and cared for tor safely and profitably Wood or hollow rile dIe would make an ideal walla wall a plain raftered raftered raf rat roof root with shingle or prepared roofing set high enough on the walls so that the attendant can work work freely without bumping his Is head Is the best to ha have hago v Observe that our house Is ls practically square This Is ui the easiest kind to build and It simplifies roofing and the thel l lumber lumber m r lengths ii fit In n most most l ily y The almost square house may have a a shed roof span monitor half half- monitor or hip roof root TIle The shed roof root Is the commonest and Is really the best for tor with the high side put on n the wall ta facing east or south h It would permit permit per pello sunlight to to enter mit the maximum of at Concrete makes a ri good foundation Under Under-dra Under drainage nage sh should ld be seen to and the foundation made made deep enough to tir prevent vent heaving from frost The floor proper might be of at clay clar wood or cun- cun cret crete Earth floors are hard to keep clean boards shelter vermin the concrete concrete con con- crete floor seems the Ideal one |