Agriculture .. . ith the other, providedyards adjoin each other. The wire should reach 4 feet higher than theboards. Such a fence will confine fowls of all breeds except Leghorns andMinorcas. The cut. Fig. 276, shows a range of detached houses similar tothat described, now in use in the Massachusetts Agricultural College. Itwas thought best to adopt this style of construction since the houses are IjrSHAXDRY. 803 designed to accommodate flocks of fowls which are to be compared onewith the other in feeding or other experiments. Where houses are madefor ordinary uses it costs far less to
Agriculture .. . ith the other, providedyards adjoin each other. The wire should reach 4 feet higher than theboards. Such a fence will confine fowls of all breeds except Leghorns andMinorcas. The cut. Fig. 276, shows a range of detached houses similar tothat described, now in use in the Massachusetts Agricultural College. Itwas thought best to adopt this style of construction since the houses are IjrSHAXDRY. 803 designed to accommodate flocks of fowls which are to be compared onewith the other in feeding or other experiments. Where houses are madefor ordinary uses it costs far less to accommodate a given number of fowls ifthe usual style of construction, shown in Fig. 275, is adopted. If it be de-cided to adopt the scratching shed as a feature of the house, then through-out the range, except of course at the ends, scratching sheds and closedrooms for roosts and nests should alternate in pairs. The plan of construc-tion which allows a passage in the rear of the pens for the several flocks, for. Fig. 276. General .View of Houses and of Massachusetts Agricultural College. convenience in reaching all parts of the house, has much to recommend style of construction will be sufficiently understood from Fig. the style of construction adopted, the house should be so madeas to be warm and tight. The outside of the building should be coveredwith good roofing paper and with shingles or other weather-proof lodged in an ill-constructed house with cracks allowing admission ofcold draughts are almost sure to catch colds and contract diseases whichdestroy all chances for profit. CXLIII THE RAISING OF CHICKENS. 831. General considerations — Where any large number of chickensare to be raised it is generally advisable to use an incubator. It is believedthat it will pay to use an incubator in most cases if more than 100 or 200 804 AGRICULTURE ; chickens are to be raised. It is often difficult to get hens to sit at thedesired
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