. Barn plans and outbuildings . Fig. 325—INTERIOR VIEW OF PIGEON HOUSE. Fig. 326—PIGEON HOUSE AND COVERED FLY HOUSE FOR Sl^UAB UAISIAG 323 designed so as to be well ventilated, easily kept clean,secure from attacks of mice, rats and other animals, andnot subject to drafts of air. The houses of Mr. William , a successful New Jersey squab raiser, are forty feetlong, twelve feet wide, nine feet to peak of roof. Nestboxes are made twelve inches wide, nine inches high andtwelve inches long, as shown in interior view. Figure at the rear allows of access to each pen with-out di


. Barn plans and outbuildings . Fig. 325—INTERIOR VIEW OF PIGEON HOUSE. Fig. 326—PIGEON HOUSE AND COVERED FLY HOUSE FOR Sl^UAB UAISIAG 323 designed so as to be well ventilated, easily kept clean,secure from attacks of mice, rats and other animals, andnot subject to drafts of air. The houses of Mr. William , a successful New Jersey squab raiser, are forty feetlong, twelve feet wide, nine feet to peak of roof. Nestboxes are made twelve inches wide, nine inches high andtwelve inches long, as shown in interior view. Figure at the rear allows of access to each pen with-out disturbing all the occupants. A covered yard or flythirty-two feet long and eight feet high is attached tothe house, as shown in Figure 326. CHAPTER XVIII81L0S The past two decades have seen the rapid adoption ofsilos as a part of American farm buildings. They areused for the preservation of forage in a green state, andare commonly employed for keeping corn fodder, althoughother crops are often put in them. The silo is essentiallya building having practically air-tig


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