Show TV CHOU 0 equipment that Is necessary on every up to date farm MAKES A PAYING investment modern community hog house gran ary and poultry house pont po nt the way to insure prof crofts ts latest equipment by WILLIAM A RADFORD mr william A radford will answer questions and give advice FREE FRED OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building work on the farm for the readers of thra thre paper on account of his wide experience as editor author and manufacturer he Is without doubt th the highest authority on all these subjects address all inquiries to william A rad ford no 1827 prairie avenue chicago III and only two cent stamp for reply illustrated Is a group of three cal buildings needed on every farm community hog house granary and poultry house they are simply and durably constructed and are of a type which will continue to yield contla ual returns on the original investment over a long period of usefulness the community hog house at the left has been planned to male the most of its location it has good sunny ex kosure and the granary behind it helps to make an effective windbreak it has a suitable elevation which les senh I 1 e problem of manure handling und ond drainage and Is far enough placed from the farm dwelling to lessen the chance of wind borne home odors and consequent unpleasant effects to say noth ing of possible disease infection there are 12 individual pens six on each side with a feed alley down the center and with concrete troughs and floor the latter Is intended to be equipped with additional plank floor as a guard against dampness pig guards are also installed to lessen mortality at farrowing time concrete feeding floors at each side of the pens are reached through the swinging dlois and are at an elevation suitable for the purpose insuring cleanliness and absence of waste over all dimen alons are 33 feet by 48 46 feet the granary on the farm Is one of the most important buildings and repays earnest thought and considers cons tion enemies of grain take their toll unless steps are taken to checkmate them and ana a granary should be so d designed that it will house the grain ZW P tv F EN no FLOM L ra I 1 a crop so it will lose little in quality and will not suffer from the inroads of rats and other pestiferous rodents the granary illustrated Is equipped with a power elevator which saves labor cost the lower outside walls are of crib siding which permits of good ventilation yet Is so handled as to keep out the weather there are other grain bins above the come ribs proper so constructed as to be snug dry and non wasting A 10 foot driveway gives easy access to all bins overall dimensions are 26 feet by 46 feet our henhouse ben bouse or poultry house ful fill fills the three practical requirements it Is soundly constructed as to foun dation and frame and Is tight on each of its three weather sides allowing no chance of a draft to strike the poul try when at roost the overall over all dimen alons of this poultry house are 28 feet 6 inches by 46 feet it Is divided into four compartments each containing six debts and all hating access to the same bc kc floor the rundy Is a feature worth considering always s nee nce in inclement weather eather it expedites the care of the poultry and aids in keeping the fowl to in prime healthy condition lenti entila lation tion is controlled by regulating the windows and the can vas curtains in the front of the house depending altogether upon weather conditions the construction of all these build ings Is frame and their design Is such as to make their erection a campara lively simple matter rebuilding CITY OF YPRES delgiano Del giana glans work hard at restoration but there still la 13 much to be accomplished over a thousand new homes have been put up since 1919 and a town Is once again clustering round the cloth hall and the cathedral but it must be confessed that the new buildings quickly got together with bricks and mortar have an incongruous look beside what remains of the grey stone of the cloth hall workmen are busy on its outer walls and the ruins are al ready taking shape again the bel glan s working week in the devastated areas Is what he cares to make male it from ten to twelve hours dally daily for his in austry and spirit one has the highest admiration the task begun with such heart and courage four years ago Is being continued today very quickly one thinks as one looks at the villages that have grown gronn up on the ruins very slowly one feels as one passes piles of barbed wire entanglements that have been taken no farther than the a fig U rf Wt 4 T ka J f VP 44 corner tf f a plowed field dug outs mostly german dot the ground along the railway line as one approaches ypres with here and there a black cross german among the growing corn in the town tonn and at intervals I 1 in n the surround ng rig country are the war graves it is all very still the service of reclaiming the bodies and of identification still continues |