Show STARTING A POULTRY PLANT first consideration la Is suitable location dry porous soil of gravelly nature Is ie nest best U W 8 JACOBS the first consideration in establish ing a poultry farm farin Is a suitable location an ali elevation having natural iia ia tural drainage away from the wea where the building la Is to be placed should be ought as I 1 the he ground no mattei ot of what natuis will he be cold and un healthy if dump if the proposed site does not afford drainage naturally it should be provided in the form forin of a thorough thoi ough system of dundei drainage A dr do soil of a bandy or gianelly giai elly nature Is much more satisfactory than an im impervious perlous clay soil as that of the lie more open nature Is more easily kept in a clean and sanitary condition A gentle slope facing the south or south east is preferable in order that the lie fowls may receive as much sunlight su nIght as possible during the short ds ol of winter richards are deiy desirable as locations for poultry runs on ac count of the shade the trees afford during the hot summer days and in return for the shade thus pro the poultry will prove a val ally to the orcha in corn com bating many injurious insects there are a few things which should be observed in the construe tion of all houses and if observed ved the fowls should keep healthy and thrifty A house which will not permit of a full circulation of fresh air should a neeta with hinged cover for removal of eggs b inside view of nests not be built as it Is likely to become damp and stuffy care should be ob served to prevent drafts as they are as fatal to good results as dam dampness aness if the houge bouse Is already constructed and it proves damp filling the loft if it has one with dry clean straw will materially improve it when dropping boards are used they should be low to permit of easy cleaning they should be made or of matched lumber and be twenty inches wide for one perch and three feet wide for two perches the first perch placed at least ten inches from the wall A good roost may be made from material inches then slightly rounded on the edges mr ift julian E seavey a new alamp shire man thus describes a house for chicks which he be has found to be very satis satisfactory fact ory my chick house bouse Is feet 4 feet high in front and djs at the back with floor it has corner stones under it the sloping raceway B I 1 Is convenient when chicks pass in and out I 1 simply raise bottom board C 0 and fasten up to let chicks all out at once D D is stationary front to feed chicks the wire netting 1 E C E Is made to take down from one end the top boards F are hinged G G to be open or shut as I 1 choose when chicks are small I 1 use two lath partitions giving three apartments with one hen ben and brood in I 1 mr Seavey evs 8 chick house each these partitions I 1 removed after taking hens from chicks and put in roost I 1 put two slat frames at bottom to keep hen in when biben board C was up I 1 like this style of house it Is s easy to clean by simply hoeing out at the bottom and putting in fresh sawdust |