Show gravelly soil Is most desirable for sites poultry yards and the sites for poultry houses should be selected with a view to dryness and fand shelter A sandy gravelly soil sell la Is most desirable tor for this purpose while the lay of the ground should he such as to provide a free natural drainage if the topography Is of such a nature as to render the latter difficult or impossible recourse roust be had find to some artificial means I 1 of securing dryness axce excessive sive moisture of nf the environment Is always objectionable from the standpoint tand point of poultry production while wl e furthermore the presence of surface water which birds tire are apt to drink must be regarded as a very serious source of mischief fur for this reason pools and puddles filled wagon ruts or open drains should never he be tolerated in yards used for poultry |