Show clivi WWII automatic ventilation Is latest convenience moat alost poultry meo men today acknowledge the value of good ventilation in the winter laying pens hut but ventilation without objectionable drafts la Is often hard bard to accomplish especially espic lally where snow snowstorms storms and blizzards are of fre quent aurnt occurrence the open air type of henhouse hen houBe which Is in general uso use Is not entirely satisfactory because snow and rain can enter even it if a muslin curtain curtale 1 to provided to prevent it la Is necessary nece seary to adjust this curtain according to weather conditions and this to Is very often neglected to overcome these difficulties and to make the ventilation entirely antl rely auto I 1 fill I 1 A shutter for the tha poultry house that while Pv providing idina ample V ventilation 0 on eliminates draft as aa it closes automatically mati cally in a wind matic a wisconsin devised the shutter arrangement shown in the illustration it consists of a frame projecting from the side of the poultry house as shown about 0 feet long and 4 feet high l roofed over with tar paper seven 0 6 inch boards are suspended within this frame with enough space apace between them to insure proper ventilation at all times and arranged in such a manner that they swing easily upon pivot nalls nails driven through the frame at each end in fair weather the shutters hang vertically but when gusts of wind with rain or beat against them they close automatically to prevent the fowls fowle from scratching litter into the openings which would interfere with the movement of the shutters sparrow netting to is tacked across the frame on the inside of the house G B E hendrickson argyle wis in popular mechanics monthly |