. Poultry-craft. A text-book for poultry keepers ... Poultry. 34 PO UL TR r- CRAFT. pen in the house receives both morning and afternoon sun. Opinion is divided as to the value of the monitor top house. Not enough of them have been constructed and fully tested to show^ vi^hether the defects in the house are such as can be overcome, or are irremediable. As the matter stands, the monitor top house is recommended only for short houses and for plants in moderate climates. Materials. (Fig. 13,) 28 short cedar posts to support sills. Dimension lumber:— 2 pieces 4x4 in. 20 ft. long; 18 pieces 2 x 3 i
. Poultry-craft. A text-book for poultry keepers ... Poultry. 34 PO UL TR r- CRAFT. pen in the house receives both morning and afternoon sun. Opinion is divided as to the value of the monitor top house. Not enough of them have been constructed and fully tested to show^ vi^hether the defects in the house are such as can be overcome, or are irremediable. As the matter stands, the monitor top house is recommended only for short houses and for plants in moderate climates. Materials. (Fig. 13,) 28 short cedar posts to support sills. Dimension lumber:— 2 pieces 4x4 in. 20 ft. long; 18 pieces 2 x 3 in. 18 ft. long; 38 pieces 2 x 3 in. 10 ft. long; 4 pieces 4x4 in. 18 ft. long; 8 pieces 2 x 3 in. 12 ft. long; 6 pieces 2 x 2 in. 16 ft. long : 020 sq. ft. Sheathing 2000 sq. ft. Matched flooring ... ... 300 sq. ft. Building paper to cover 1600 sq. ft. 12 sash, 6-light, 10 x 12 glass; 98 sq. ft. wire netting, (2-in. mesh) 6 ft. wide; 256 sq. ft. netting 4 ft. wide; 2 pr. 6-in. T hinges, 6 pr. 4-in. T hinges, 6 pr. hinges for sash in top ; locks, bolts, nails, etc. To estimate material for a house without monitor top, use the same ground plan, but figure on studs in passage partitions 3 ft. shorter; rafters 2 ft. longer than the long rafters over the pens; as much less sheathing and building paper as are required for the sides of the monitor top ; and only half as many pieces of sash. 39. The Semi-Monitor Top House.— Pig. 15. Semi-Monitor Top House. 15 illustrates the adaptation of the monitor top idea to a house facing south, but still having two rows of pens, and a walk in the middle. The plan is not a good one for permanent quarters for laying stock. For a surplus stock house it works very well. Sometimes it can be used on the site available better than any other. 40. A Scratching Shed House Without a Walk.—Fig. 16 shows a very popular house. The prominent feature of the plan is that it gives the fowls a sheltered place with fresh air in abundance, and provision fo
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