. Poultry-craft. A text-book for poultry keepers ... Poultry. PO UL TR r- CRAFT. 31. ,»â¢" t ' 1 \ 1 â1 ?~ YA»0 Fig. 11. Continuous House with a Walk. storv building to be used as work shop, cook room and store room. The ground dhnensions of this building are 12 x 20 ft. It is 14 ft. high at the eaves, 16 ft. at peak of roof; the first story 8 ft. in the clear. The diagram also shows the plat of yards. The small yards S x 32 ft. correspond to the divisions of the house. For every two small yards there is one large yard 16 X 64 ft., to be kept in grass. The capacity of the house is one h
. Poultry-craft. A text-book for poultry keepers ... Poultry. PO UL TR r- CRAFT. 31. ,»â¢" t ' 1 \ 1 â1 ?~ YA»0 Fig. 11. Continuous House with a Walk. storv building to be used as work shop, cook room and store room. The ground dhnensions of this building are 12 x 20 ft. It is 14 ft. high at the eaves, 16 ft. at peak of roof; the first story 8 ft. in the clear. The diagram also shows the plat of yards. The small yards S x 32 ft. correspond to the divisions of the house. For every two small yards there is one large yard 16 X 64 ft., to be kept in grass. The capacity of the house is one hundred and sixtj- to two hundred and forty fowls, with ten to fifteen in each pen. The frame of the long house may be constructed with sills of 4 X 4 in. stuff; studs, plates and rafters of 2 x 3 in. scantling ; studs and rafters being 4 ft. apart at â^-^-^â centers, except in front, where the studs should be spaced to come be- side window openings. The studs I dj â B' â ' *â"â and rafters of the two-story building Fig. .2. Ei-°°l^f/S^f^-^rFi|'°.T.^'^''""' ""'should be 2 ft. apart, at centers. If a board floor is put in the lower room 2 x S in. joists should be used, the same as for the upper floor. Materials. Dimension lumber :â⢠20 pieces 4-1-4 in., 94 pieces 2 x 3 in. 2 pieces 2 X 3 in., 16 ft. long; 14 ft. long; ;o ft. long; S pieces 2 x 2 in. 26 pieces 2 x 3 in., 16 ft. long: 45 pieces 2x3 in., 12 ft. long; 24 pieces 2 x S in., 12 ft. long; 16 ft. long: 2210 sq. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Robinson, John H. (John Henry), 1863-1935. Boston, I. S. Johnson & co.
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