. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . CARE OF HENS IN WINTER. 335. 33^ PROFITABLE STOCK FEEDING. to his taste and the size of the flock he wishes tokeep: all houses (i) should stand on well drainedground, (2) should face the south or southeast,(3) should have roosting places protected fromdraughts, (4) should have removable perches andnest-boxes that may be easily cleaned, and (5) ascratching place of ample size. Dr. D. E. Salmon,for many years Chief of the Bureau of Animal In-dustry of the Department of Agriculture, Washing-ton, D. C, makes practical suggestions for housesin Far
. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . CARE OF HENS IN WINTER. 335. 33^ PROFITABLE STOCK FEEDING. to his taste and the size of the flock he wishes tokeep: all houses (i) should stand on well drainedground, (2) should face the south or southeast,(3) should have roosting places protected fromdraughts, (4) should have removable perches andnest-boxes that may be easily cleaned, and (5) ascratching place of ample size. Dr. D. E. Salmon,for many years Chief of the Bureau of Animal In-dustry of the Department of Agriculture, Washing-ton, D. C, makes practical suggestions for housesin Farmers Bulletin No. 141, Poultry on theFarm. A house described in Bulletin No. 100,Maine Experiment Station, under the head of OpenHouses, would adapt itself admirably to the use offarmers in Northern climates. There are a fewwindows in the south, or front, but there is, in addi-tion, a considerable space between the windows, fit-ted with a frame covered with cloth and hinged atthe top, which may be let down on very cold orvery stormy days and nights. There is also a frameor cu
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