. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. COOPS AND BUILDINGS FOR POULTRY 121 not as a single house but as a series of standard houses so placed that the sides and roofs are continuous, and that one end of each house, after the first, may be dispensed with. The significance of the distinction is that when the continuous house is considered and constructed as a series of standard-size houses, the conditions desirable in a poultry house are obtained in the same way in every part of the series, but that when the series is re- garded as the unit, almost invariably a construction seem
. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. COOPS AND BUILDINGS FOR POULTRY 121 not as a single house but as a series of standard houses so placed that the sides and roofs are continuous, and that one end of each house, after the first, may be dispensed with. The significance of the distinction is that when the continuous house is considered and constructed as a series of standard-size houses, the conditions desirable in a poultry house are obtained in the same way in every part of the series, but that when the series is re- garded as the unit, almost invariably a construction seems admissible which gives different conditions in different divisions, and very unsatisfactory con- ditions in most of them. Styles of roof. The equal-slope double-pitch roof and the shed roof are the styles of roof most used for poultry houses. In single, very nearly fig. 141. Ground plan B âi noosTs [ PLATFORM 1 -^ ^ - 0> V- â ~~ 2 â â J â = 1=. Fig. 142. Front elevation Fig. 143. Front frame. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Robinson, John H. (John Henry), 1863-1935. Boston ; New York : Ginn and Company
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