Open-air poultry houses for all climates; a practical book on modern common sense poultry housing for beginners and veterans in poultry keepingWhat to build and how to do itHouses that will promote health, vigor and vitality in laying and breeding stock . —Beginning to board in. North Carolina hard pine roofers,%-in. matched stock, put on up and down for outside, were used forboarding in. About 1,300 sq. ft. of 16 ft. boards were used. Illustrationshows about half of rear wall in place and boy at work on the middlepartition, which divides rear section for about 9 ft. from rear shows
Open-air poultry houses for all climates; a practical book on modern common sense poultry housing for beginners and veterans in poultry keepingWhat to build and how to do itHouses that will promote health, vigor and vitality in laying and breeding stock . —Beginning to board in. North Carolina hard pine roofers,%-in. matched stock, put on up and down for outside, were used forboarding in. About 1,300 sq. ft. of 16 ft. boards were used. Illustrationshows about half of rear wall in place and boy at work on the middlepartition, which divides rear section for about 9 ft. from rear shows west side and north end of building. (Photo by Dr. Woods.) 4 plates 2x3 inches, 20 feet long. 8 rafters 2x4 inches, 14 feet long. 8 rafters 2x4 inches, 8% feet long. 8 roosts 2x3 inches, 10 feet long. 6 pieces 2x3 inches, 15 feet long to cut for studs. 3 pieces 2x3 inches, 16 feet long to cut for studs. 54 OPEN-AIR POULTRY HOUSES 6 pieces 2x3 inches, 12 feet long to cut for studs and 10 cedar 6-inch posts, 8 feet long to cut for foundationBoards. 1,300 square feet hard pine matched running feet 4-inch pine finish 7 six-light 8xl2-inch pane half tire bolts %-inch, 2^-inches long to fasten on DR. P. T. WOODS IMPEOVED OPEN-AIR POULTRY HOUSE. Fig. 9.—View of south front of building when nearly hoarded in. Rearroof is not finished. Front roof is complete and covered with Amatiteroofing. Straps of 2x3 in. stuff which go below monitor-top windows areshown in place. Height of monitor-top above front roof is 3 ft. 2 in.(Photo by Dr. Woods.) 56 steel washers for same to fit under Front. 20 running feet 14-inch square mesh galvanized wire netting 36inches wide. 2 pounds galvanized wire staples for 30 pounds 8d cut nails; 10 pounds lOd cut nails; 10 pounds FOR ALL CLIMATES 55 30d spikes; 1 pair 10-ineh corrugated iron hinges and screwsfor same; 1 box 1%-inch screws for cleats on doors; hasp, stapleand padl
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