The Farm-poultry . his paper for Feb. 1,1902, Mr. C. described the construction of thesehouses so far as related to warmth and ventila-tion, so that need not be repeated here. Each16 X 40 ft. house is divided into foivr pens fortwenty-five hens each. The roosts are rangedalong the north wall of each pen, with drop-pings boards under them. The nests are in arather peculiar position — on the north wallabove the roosts. The object of putting themhere is to have them out of the way as muchas possible. As both the Wyckoffs are tallmen with a correspondingly long reach, theydo not find it
The Farm-poultry . his paper for Feb. 1,1902, Mr. C. described the construction of thesehouses so far as related to warmth and ventila-tion, so that need not be repeated here. Each16 X 40 ft. house is divided into foivr pens fortwenty-five hens each. The roosts are rangedalong the north wall of each pen, with drop-pings boards under them. The nests are in arather peculiar position — on the north wallabove the roosts. The object of putting themhere is to have them out of the way as muchas possible. As both the Wyckoffs are tallmen with a correspondingly long reach, theydo not find it awkward to collect eggs fromthese nests, as a shorter person might. Tokeep the hens from roosting on the nests thereis a wide cover hinged to the wall above themat such height that when let down it makes anincline too steep for the hens to rest upon. Of these houses there .are now six in twoparallel rows. The runs for the south rowextend south from the houses, those for thenorth row run north. As the fowls do not. Sixteen HundredStrong Healthy Birds All bred and raised on our ownfarm, are waiting to make moneyfor Jou. Our White WyandottesWhite Plymouth Rocks And Pekin Ducks Are known of all. Xow is thetime to get settled for tJie right. Send 6c. stamp for30-page catalogue and poultry book. POLLARDS POULTRY FARM,So. Attleboro, M. POLLARD. GEO. H. POLLARD. Parks Pedigree Bred Rliode Island Reds. Breeders now sale. Including winners atPan-American. Momreal, and Boston, Females $ So; males So to Slo. A RARE CHAJfCE TO START RIGHT. Ciioular. P. R. PARK, 195 Lowell Metliuen, Mass. ~n$100for50cts , - . ? as, i lliais what you setw * when voii buv our newL ^.iil^ ? lk entitled: Little F;_ ? Chicks. Everybody I • ? ? J lleirds one. Circular free. EXCELSIOR WIRE AND POULTRY SUPPLY CO,, Dept I. 26--JS Vesev St., New York V. RUSS, Prop. Black Minorcas Hiirh class Single Comb Black Minorcas 13 years for prolific layers of the lar
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