. Poultry production. Poultry. HOUSING AND HYGIENE 253 should be some low shrubbery under which the hens love to hide and which serves as a protection from hawks and crows in the case of young stock, as well. The same trees that furnish shade will keep out the wind. It is not enough to locate the poultry-house in the lee of some larger farm building. Such shelter is valualjle if it is the best to be had, but the large building will not always be to windward, and iiot winds are often quite as blighting as cold ones. Fic. i;!l). When it is necessary to build where tiiere are no trees, shade must
. Poultry production. Poultry. HOUSING AND HYGIENE 253 should be some low shrubbery under which the hens love to hide and which serves as a protection from hawks and crows in the case of young stock, as well. The same trees that furnish shade will keep out the wind. It is not enough to locate the poultry-house in the lee of some larger farm building. Such shelter is valualjle if it is the best to be had, but the large building will not always be to windward, and iiot winds are often quite as blighting as cold ones. Fic. i;!l). When it is necessary to build where tiiere are no trees, shade must be provided for the stock. (Courtesy of Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station.) Sudden changes in temperature always lessen egg pro- duction and generally lessen hatching power. The house that is completely surrounded by trees will not be subject to such sudden and severe changes as the house that is in the full sweep of the wind. These trees may at the same time comprise the farm orchard or be the means of supply- ing fence posts. A hillside may be of great assistance in protecting a house from prevailing winds, l)ut it should be supplemented by trees. Soil and Drainage.—The ideal soil for the location of the lien-house is one that is open enough to allow water to drain out and warm air to get in quickly, and at the same time is fertile enough to support a vigorous vegetable growth. The sand}' or gravelly loam furnishes these conditions. The clay and gumbo soils are usually undesirable, because. 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 Lippincott, William Adams, 1882-1931; Card, Leslie Ellsworth, 1893-. Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger
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