. Poultry for the farm and home. Back view of a section ofwall nests illustrated on op-posite page showing howthe nests can be takenapart for cleaning. Have one nest to every four orfive hens. Paint does not last long on theinside of a hen house. For this reasonthe inside is often left is frequently used as aninside finish. It makes the houselight and is cheap. A good whitewash can be madeby slaking 10 pounds of quicklime ina pail with two gallons of the pail with burlap or an oldsack and allow it to slake for one hour;then add enough water to make the whitewas
. Poultry for the farm and home. Back view of a section ofwall nests illustrated on op-posite page showing howthe nests can be takenapart for cleaning. Have one nest to every four orfive hens. Paint does not last long on theinside of a hen house. For this reasonthe inside is often left is frequently used as aninside finish. It makes the houselight and is cheap. A good whitewash can be madeby slaking 10 pounds of quicklime ina pail with two gallons of the pail with burlap or an oldsack and allow it to slake for one hour;then add enough water to make the whitewash easy to spread. To prevent the whitewashfrom peeling and furnishing ahiding place for mites, add onepound of glue and a handful ofsalt to each five gallons, l-seordinary stick glue, dissolvingit in warm water. If gUio isused the whitewash must bewarm when it is put on. This whitewash can bemade a disinfectant by addingone pint of crude carboUc acidto each five gallons of A cement walk leading to thepoultry house wins a smile of ap-preciation from the lady-of-the-house. Provide shade for sum-mer. Hens need protectionfrom extreme heat. Panting is the only method they have forcoohng off. Paint the outside of the hen house; makelook as though it belonged to somebody. It POULTRY HOUSE CONVENIENCES
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