. Barn plans and outbuildings . e, which is built inthe ground, sixteen to twenty inches wide and long enoughto take in four-foot cord wood. If coal is to be used thefurnace need not be so long by half. The flue extendsfrom the furnace the entire length of the house to apipe or chimney outside, is bricked at the sides andcovered with galvanized sheet iron, on which is filled inabout six inches of coarse sand. Fine sand will notgive so good results. Individual tastes and resources, together with the loca-tion and purpose in view, can all be consulted to advan-tage in the planning and constructi
. Barn plans and outbuildings . e, which is built inthe ground, sixteen to twenty inches wide and long enoughto take in four-foot cord wood. If coal is to be used thefurnace need not be so long by half. The flue extendsfrom the furnace the entire length of the house to apipe or chimney outside, is bricked at the sides andcovered with galvanized sheet iron, on which is filled inabout six inches of coarse sand. Fine sand will notgive so good results. Individual tastes and resources, together with the loca-tion and purpose in view, can all be consulted to advan-tage in the planning and constructing of the runs. The 206 15ARX PLANS AXD ULTIiriLUINGS chicks from tlio incubators are put over the furnace andmoved toward the other ends of the house as they grow,to make room for new hatches. The sand is placed in atrench, about two feet wide, six inches deep and theentire length of the house, and directly over the flue,which latter should be about two or two and a half f»etfrom the back or lower end of the house. One of the. INTERIOR OK BROODER HOUSE best and essential features of this system is the ventila-tion. Fresh air from the outside passes through pipesin the sand, where it is heated before passing into thehovers through upright branch iiijies. one in each vitiated air finds its way out thiough a three-incliopening, left between the froni or upper wall plate andthe roof sheathing, the entire length of the a i)ra{tically air-tight furnace front a medium- SMALL IOULTKV IIOUSK 207 sized cord-wood, stick loid on a bed of coals and hot asheswill maintain a steady and efficient heat in the hoversfor twelve hours in cold weather. Ordinarily, iip anddown boards weather boarded, having light tarred paperbetween them, make the cheapest and best walls. Tarredpaper should also be put on the sheathing before layingthe shingles. For a house eight feet wide, back wallthree feet and front wall seven feet high and fifty feetlong, the material should not cost m
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