. American farming and stock raising, with useful facts for the household, devoted to farming in all its departments. Agriculture. 143i THE AMERICAN FARMER. Mr. George C. Brown, an extensive poultry breeder in Maryland, recommends that the floor of the hennery be never made of wood, as the droppings are absorbed to a certain extent, which causes an unwholesome odor, as well as dampness, both of which are very detrimental to the successful rearing of poultry. He says: "The proper way is to build a tight wall (cement or plaster), at least one foot higher than tlie earth, and fill it up with
. American farming and stock raising, with useful facts for the household, devoted to farming in all its departments. Agriculture. 143i THE AMERICAN FARMER. Mr. George C. Brown, an extensive poultry breeder in Maryland, recommends that the floor of the hennery be never made of wood, as the droppings are absorbed to a certain extent, which causes an unwholesome odor, as well as dampness, both of which are very detrimental to the successful rearing of poultry. He says: "The proper way is to build a tight wall (cement or plaster), at least one foot higher than tlie earth, and fill it up with good, dry sand or earth. Constructed in tliis manner, the floor being so much higher than the outside earth, it is always in all weathers entirely free from dampness. Nests must be provided, and they should be made as secluded as possible. Have them quite dark. The hens like to go in a dark place to lay, and they are not as apt to get in the bad habit of eating their eggs, if nests are thus constructed. Where the house is made large enough to admit of it, it is a good plan to have a narrow room ad- joining, and have all the nests made uniform in size, with a hottora, sides, and one en (I. They can be arranged on shelves, near the bottom of the room, placing the upper end towards the roosting room, so that the fowls can enter the nests from there. A board should be so arranged in the little room and hinged, that it may be raised up to gather the eggs from these ; The natural floor is, of course, the earth, but this is,—unless special pains be taken,—in almost any locality, too wet from the constantly rising moisture of the lower strata, and too foul from droppings, to furnish a wholesome dusting place, even if it were not too damp to be friable and dustlike. To obviate this, either a floor of sand, as above recommended, should be provided, or one of wood or cement. The latter is easily made and does not require the service of a mason, as many suppose. In any case
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