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Show HOUSE FOR 100 HENS T. K. Orr, the poultry expert, says a oo.l poultry house for 100 hens can be built for $100. He suggests" that it should be 48 feet long, 12 feet wide, 4 Is feet high at the rear, S'.-i feet high at the front. Cut rear rafters 9 feet long and front rafters 5 feet long. This will rnako the peak of tho roof 1i feet high. The cross-section shown In the cut illustrates tho construction. Let the front and rear ratcrs of each pair be tied to the cross-beam, 3 feet long, and under these, both at the ends and every 12 feet from the end, place uprights I6V- feet lone. "is feet apart. This 1 t lu II 1 it.i stiffens and supports tho roof and also serve:, a.s door posts, for a 48-foot house should have three partitions dividing di-viding It off into four compartments, each 12 feet square. Cover the framework with sheeting. Use 16-foot boards one inch thiek. surfaced sur-faced on one side, fitted smooth and snug. If the houso stands up ono or two feet from tho ground on posts lot tho rear sheeting boards run clear down to tho ground. Cover with tho best roofing paper you can buy and then give a coat of hot tnr. Repeat the tar six months later and once each year thereafter, and this will bo a good roof for twenty years. |