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Show .:- I- --'jI - i - IOWA POULTRY HOUSE PLAN Desirable Features of Structure Are Sanitary Method of Feeding and Watering. An excellent plan of a poultry house s given by James J. Elliott in Missouri Mis-souri Valley Farmer. He says: "The house is covered with red rope j ' ' I 7 , ' ' . ' ii I Ground Plan of House. roofing, which costs about $1.75 per 100 and exclusive of the paper will cost about $75. The features I like best about the house are the sanitary method of feeding and watering, the handiness in cleaning, the store room nnd entry, the covers for nest boxes to keep out the droppings, and the extra ex-tra warmth given by the building pa-! pa-! cr. There are six one-sash windows along the front between roofs affording afford-ing sunlight to north side." The ground floor plan of the house is explained as follows: Ground dimensions 16 by 24 feet. South side of house 5 feet 6 inches to eaves. North side 4 feet 6 inches. Two compartments on south side 7 by 12 feet. One on north 7 by 18 feet. Alley 2 feet wide." Entry can be used to store feed in. No. 10 heating stove, 'ne ranging along down one side of illey way and up the other. Nos. 5, lire nests for sitting hens. Nest boxes nay be added clear to roof. Parti-ions Parti-ions are made of poultry netting ex-ept ex-ept along( alley way. Netting stops S inches from floor and partition is "inished with strips of wood 1 inch quare and 2 inches apart. Chickens 'an reach their heads through to eat nd drink from troughs placed in airy. ai-ry. Nos. 7, 7, 7, are doors for chick-ns. chick-ns. Above these doors are one-sash -rn windows on hinges to permit of hrowing out manure. Nos. 8, 8, 8, .re light slat doors betwen apart-irnts. apart-irnts. No. 9, entrance. The following is an explanation of he end view of the house: Perches are hinged to studdiDg and End View of House. nay be raised and hooked to roof by '.raps, Nos. 3, which are nailed by ne end to rafter and have ring in -ther end. Strap is put around out-ide out-ide bar of perch and ring hooked over -pike on other side of rafter. Nos. 1 ire nest boxes placed along either side of alley. They have covers hinged to tudding, screen door hooks and eyes asten them up in day time, the ey )eing screwed in edge of cover. |