. Barn plans and outbuildings . Fig. 185—GROUND PLAN Fig. 186—CONCRETE HOUSE plan an open shed at the end of the house, then tworoosting rooms, followed by two scratching sheds andanother roosting room. There are various methods employed to enclose the frontof the shed during stormy and very severe cold use screens, which are hinged at the top and letdown. These are covered with oiled muslin, which allows SCRATCHING SHED HOUSE 189 some light to enter. Others employ swing doors to en-close half the shed and side up the other half, putting ina large window. Figures 1S3 and 1S4 show
. Barn plans and outbuildings . Fig. 185—GROUND PLAN Fig. 186—CONCRETE HOUSE plan an open shed at the end of the house, then tworoosting rooms, followed by two scratching sheds andanother roosting room. There are various methods employed to enclose the frontof the shed during stormy and very severe cold use screens, which are hinged at the top and letdown. These are covered with oiled muslin, which allows SCRATCHING SHED HOUSE 189 some light to enter. Others employ swing doors to en-close half the shed and side up the other half, putting ina large window. Figures 1S3 and 1S4 show the two Figures 185 and 1S7 are shown the style of housesbuilt by the Massachusetts Agricultural College atAmherst. These houses are twelve by eighteen feet, hav-ing a roosting room occupying ten feet of the space andscratching sheds the balance. Two doors with large win-dows are used to close the open shed when needed. The
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