. Poultry houses and fixtures. How to lay out poultry plants ... nthe two-inch plate at the top and the sill at the bottomgive the full dimensions alreadystated. The rear rafter is just 14feet long, the front one six feet,and the peak 10 feet from thefloor. Note that the rafter at therear is sawed oflf flush with theback edge of the stud and plate,and the rear roof board is allowedto project over about three inches,with a small strip nailed up un-derneath it on the outside. Thiscloses up the crack, if any, andmakes a tight, cheap method ofconstruction. The front ends ofthe rafters are sawed of
. Poultry houses and fixtures. How to lay out poultry plants ... nthe two-inch plate at the top and the sill at the bottomgive the full dimensions alreadystated. The rear rafter is just 14feet long, the front one six feet,and the peak 10 feet from thefloor. Note that the rafter at therear is sawed oflf flush with theback edge of the stud and plate,and the rear roof board is allowedto project over about three inches,with a small strip nailed up un-derneath it on the outside. Thiscloses up the crack, if any, andmakes a tight, cheap method ofconstruction. The front ends ofthe rafters are sawed off vertical-ly, and underneath the projectionof the rafters a board is fitted inbetween the board nailed againstthe ends and the siding end of thehouse, which gives a tight, cheapconstruction for the front end ofthe rafters. Note that a 4x4 beamsupports the center of the is necessary in a house 18feet wide. The cloth at each end of theopening is nailed to frame made ofmateria! three inches wide and A_.,..«il. HOUSES FOR COMMERCIAL LAYING FLOCKS 41. FIG. 70—FRONT ELEVATION, CORNELL MODEL POULTRY HOUSE with a partition six feet from theeast end, giving us a detentionpen 6x18 feet. Every poultrymanshould have an extra pen of thiskind. It may serve as a hospitalin the fall, if necessary, or a penfor fattening cockerels or surplusfemales. It makes a fine placefor a breeding pen during thattime of the year, or for sittinghens during the hatching no doubt will prefer to in-stall suitable bins so that thisspace may be utilized as a feedroom which may be done to goodadvantage if floor is rat-proof. seven-eighths in. thick. These are not hinged, but are keptin place by buttons on the inside. We think this is a littlebetter than hinging, because curtains hinged at the topgather an immense amount of dust while the curtain ishooked up near the ceiling. These cloth frames can beremoved in the summer time, but in cold weather theyshould be kept in place at all times
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