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Show Shed Roof, Open Front Poultry House Provides Good Shelter pwir ' v . j I s t :ZX-i J? vf ill'- x ! t ' W kA 4?v 1 1 J LJ L-i J Ik. U I . t- J ssiwa Ma,xj V ' ; . . I rRONT Elevation i ) 1 tSnminira i5jniniaW 55swwsda -: !? FEEDING$6cRATCMiN(coNCcrux fEEDING$5CRArcniNGflftElB Floor Floor km- '6'"-f '. !S-f -"'71"'i-i5t7 Outside fftcpTRoudrt OvtsideFeedTrouSm OuTsu?iFteDTRoudrt Floor Plan Of Modern Poultry H ouse By W. A. RADFORD Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all problems pertaining to the subject of building work on the farm, for the readers of this paper. On account ac-count of his wide experience as editor, author and manufacturer, he is, without with-out doubt, the highest authority on the subject. Address all lntiuiries to William Wil-liam A. Radford, No. 1827 Prairie avenue, ave-nue, Chicago, 111., and only inclose twro-cent stamp for reply. Here is a design for a shed roof, open front, poultry house measuring GO feet long by 16 feet wide. Such a building will take care of 250 hens, providing comfortable accommodations accommoda-tions for the average farm flock. The material from which it is built can be obtained from any lumber yard. By following the plans reproduced here, anyone who is accustomed to the use of carpenter's tools can build such a house satisfactorily. This poultry house is of frame construction, con-struction, set on a concrete foundation. founda-tion. It should be placed facing to the south so that the scratching floor will get the full benefit of the maximum maxi-mum amount of sunlight all the year around. The windows, which are screened, should also be covered with burlap curtains during the winter win-ter months to keep out the cold wi nds. In addition to the exterior view of this house, a floor plan, cross section and several construction details are shown. The floor plan shows the lo- CVi TIP 'I? 3 I1003-.B0AO0 LSpU g FrontElevP End Elcv-Or iXy-t ! 3 OfRooot Rooot , il 1 -1 c3,c NestDewil , e:'.?'-.l; r-1 ? StJSi4' - tt - f 7 i: Cro355ection QFPouqgvUoua g Cross-Secticn and Details of Poultry House. cation of the removable roosts, the nests and other equipment, while the sectional view and details show the construction of this equipment. All the drawings are fully marked with the. dimensions for the assistance oi the builder so that nothing need be figured or guessed at. At the end a space is provided for the storage of feed, and from this, the plan indicates, a stair leads down to an incubator cellar. This latter can be made a part of the building, i( desired. A house of this type is economical eco-nomical to build but provides perfectly perfect-ly satisfactory housing. |