Show HEN EN COMFORT IS I MOST 1 PROFITS BLE B When the rou rough h days ays ot of autumn and winter arrive the hens begin tub toi hunt about for comfort and protection tram from winter winds and snow It if the poultry house Is cold dark nn and d riling It Is very verr unprofitable the owner It not only shortens th the egg supply but next spring the ensi go to work with n a hand wired UJ because they have been poorly wi r d. d If we e give the liens hens one hal the attention attention at- at that we do our oth stock they start making things cou coo says saysa n a wrIter In an exchange Our poultry poul poul- try house Is buIlt for tor economy and comfort teY fa the hens We Me afe strong believers In the scratchIng department depart depart- ment milking making the hen work a lot To Todo Todo do this we have hn oU all the floor space In inthe the arranged for tor ball bad days for that Is when they they must work ind In- In d ide We put up uP a gunny sack curtain cur cur- tain JI in front of the r perches which serves for tor two purposes It keeps the hens warm when on the perches at night and keeps keep's them ofT off the perches In the daytime Then we partition off the InsIde with this cheap burlap whICh breaks possible drafts and also divides the flock In their for tor the day We alto alfO open the down downa a burlap curtain on bad days das to keep out cold air nar storms an and besting winds ThIs burlap Is almost III In our poultry equipment and we use much of it Our front curtain tu to the main building Is made front from it It tacked upon frames so It cnn can b be raised or lowered ns as needed On snowy snow rough da days s 's the hens work worl happily away more contented than If outside It has hns always always' been heen our custom to set up n a ot of cornstalks against the lee sides of the fences and the west and north of the houses and It Is wonderful how hoe the hens ens will refuge behind this fodder fod del der har barrage o e miu iy y winter whiter days daJ's wl when en th the snow now Is off |