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Show POULTRY HOUSE ABOUT RIG HI Building Described and lllustratsc That Is Well Arranged to Admit Plenty Sunlight 1 tiave a poultry house I think li about right. It Is 12 by 16 feet, and will house 75 birds with ease, wrltei Mrs. K. 11. Hammer!! in the Farraen Mall and lireeze. It Is four feet high on tho north and six feet on the south. The roof has a nine-foot slope on the north and a five foot slope on the south. Studding were set every two feet and drop siding was used to board up the walls. The roof Is shingled. There are four windows on the south each with a double sash 22 by 28 Inches In slxe and arranged so the top onus may be lowered. We did not ( Exterior of Htn House. wnut the open front style as we want-i'd want-i'd It tight for fumigating and also to keep out beating storms. The upper sash are lowered most of the time, and during cold weather we have a muslin curtain to lower over the open-In. open-In. Itoosta are hinged to the north side and may be raised and fastened to the celling where they are out of the way for cleaning, etc. A good dropping board below keeps the floor in good condition. Nests are placed along the east and west sides. This house has a good cement floor which keeps out rats. This bouse admits .plenty of sunlight sun-light and we have not had a frozen comb or sick chicken all winter. |