Cement houses and how to build them. . Poultry house of blocks. inches wide should be dug below the frostline. Fill it with concrete consisting of onepart cement, three of sand and six partscrushed stone or gravel. The walls of thechicken house, which should be reinforced. with y2 inch iron rods a foot apart, shouldbe five inches thick. For these forms willbe necessary, allowances being made forthe windows which should be on the southside of the little structure. The roof may-be made with one slat and of reinforcedslabs of a 1-3-5 mixture with wire nettingreinforcement. The concrete for the wa
Cement houses and how to build them. . Poultry house of blocks. inches wide should be dug below the frostline. Fill it with concrete consisting of onepart cement, three of sand and six partscrushed stone or gravel. The walls of thechicken house, which should be reinforced. with y2 inch iron rods a foot apart, shouldbe five inches thick. For these forms willbe necessary, allowances being made forthe windows which should be on the southside of the little structure. The roof may-be made with one slat and of reinforcedslabs of a 1-3-5 mixture with wire nettingreinforcement. The concrete for the wallsshould be of one part cement, three partssand and five parts gravel or crushed stonethat will pass a half inch mesh. A concrete poultry house will be foundto prevent lice in chickens more readilythan a wooden structure that has to bewhitewashed frequently, besides beingwarmer in the winter and thus encourag- ing hens to lay when eggs are at their high-est. Hog Pens. Usually about the farm themost difficulty in the matter of cleanlinessabout the buildings is encountered in con-nection with the care of the hog pens. Bythe use of concrete whose surface lendsitself readily to flushing with water, muchof this trouble is avoided. The size andthe shape of the pen havin
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