Poultry laboratory guide ; a manual for the study of practical poultry keeping . material used to cover theroof and examine its condition. With a tapefind the area of the roof and determine whichwould be cheaper, shingles or paper, takinginto consideration both the initial cost and thelength of time which each will last if properlytaken care of; using in each case the currentprice of shingles and paper. Upon examining the house from the front,note the construction of the front wall. If alarge portion of it is open, covered only withwire and canvas curtains, there being no separatelaying and ro
Poultry laboratory guide ; a manual for the study of practical poultry keeping . material used to cover theroof and examine its condition. With a tapefind the area of the roof and determine whichwould be cheaper, shingles or paper, takinginto consideration both the initial cost and thelength of time which each will last if properlytaken care of; using in each case the currentprice of shingles and paper. Upon examining the house from the front,note the construction of the front wall. If alarge portion of it is open, covered only withwire and canvas curtains, there being no separatelaying and roosting room, the house is of theopen-front type. If, however, the house is builtwith four solid walls, lighted by windows and toone side is attached an open shed the front ofwhich is covered with wire, it is of the scratchingshed tj^e. Enumerate the advantages to be derived fromhaving the front of a house open or having anopen shed attached. Go through each poultry house, discussing thevarious advantages and disadvantages of eachtype, taking notes on the construction, type of. POULTRY LABORATORY GUIDE 5 roof, and design of front wall. Any type of housenot exemplified in the poultry plant should bebriefly described during the trip of inspectionand its points of resemblance to the exist-ing types thoroughly explained. Each studentshould know what is meant by and become fa-miliar with the following kinds of houses : openfront and scratching shed. These may be singlepen, double pen, or arranged in succession toform the long house. The work in the construction and types of poultryhouses should include not only a careful study of housesalready built, as outlined above, but where possible eachstudent should be allowed to take part in the constructionof some new poultry building. Where this is possible andif time will permit, the exercise may be divided betweenfour or more laboratory periods. EXERCISE III Internal Equipment and Arrangement ofPoultry Houses In making a study of the inte
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