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Show Frame Pullet House Large Enough to Care for Flock of Seventy-Five r . , . ' yft'l By WILLIAM A. RADFORD Mr. William A. Radford w)J". answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects 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, tne highest authority on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 1827 Prairie avenue. Chicago, 111., and only inclose two-cent stamp for reply. I Proper care of poultry Is probably the most important factor in making the flock return a creditable profit Instead In-stead of being a more or less questionable ques-tionable asset to Its owner. And proper care is impossible without buildings of the suitable sort to house he fowls. i Pictured here is a pullet bouse, large enough to house a flock of seventy-five in comfort. The house is "26 feet long and 12 feet deep. I is of frame construction and is designed to face the south for the sake of the sunlight. The windows in the sawtooth saw-tooth roof are excellent for light and ventilation. Other windows are in the north side of the building. The open front is covered with chicken netting. The arrangement s of the roosts is such to avoid crowding, since they are well lighted from both sides to insure an even distribution of the birds on the roosts. The nests are placed in the darker parts of the house and are convenient for the gathering of the eggs. The building is entered through the I"- 1 fcj o g JS 71 O I Z Ml . S o K p oj , o r j- -j i I . HI o 1 l JO-ZI J feed room, which has a corn bin convenient con-venient for filling and close enough to the scratching space to make feeding convenient. |