. Egg money, how to increase it; a book of complete and reliable information on the more profitable production of eggs on the city lot, the village acre and the farm. Poultry; Eggs. HOUSES FOR LAYING HENS 49 wall studs rest on the sills; the front ones are 8 feet long and the back ones 6 feet 6 inches long. The roof is unequal in width, the ridge being in 8 feet from the front wall. The height of the ridge from the sill to the extreme top is 12 feet 6 inches. All studding is 2 x 4 inches in size, and the rafters are 2x5. The building is boarded with inch boards and fellt» mmmmmimmmmiimm iillil
. Egg money, how to increase it; a book of complete and reliable information on the more profitable production of eggs on the city lot, the village acre and the farm. Poultry; Eggs. HOUSES FOR LAYING HENS 49 wall studs rest on the sills; the front ones are 8 feet long and the back ones 6 feet 6 inches long. The roof is unequal in width, the ridge being in 8 feet from the front wall. The height of the ridge from the sill to the extreme top is 12 feet 6 inches. All studding is 2 x 4 inches in size, and the rafters are 2x5. The building is boarded with inch boards and fellt» mmmmmimmmmiimm iillill. A Section of the "House for Two Thousand Hens," Described by G. M. Gowell. papered and shingled with good cedar shingles on walls and roof. The floor is of two thicknesses of hemlock boards, which break joints well in the laying. Tight Partitions Separate the Pens. The building is divided by tight board partitions into 20 sections, each section being 20 feet long. All of the sections are alike in construction and arrangement. The front side of each section has two windows of 12 lights of 10 x 12 glass, screwed on,. upright, 2 feet 8 inches from each end of the room. They are 3 feet above the floor. The space between the windows is 8 feet 10 inches long and the top part of it down from the plate, 3}4 feet, is not boarded, but left open to be covered by the cloth curtain when necessary. This leaves a tight wall, 3 feet 10 inches high, extending from the bottom of the opening down to the floor, which prevents the wind from blowing directly on to the birds when they are on the floor. A door is made in this. 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 Nourse, H. A. (Harold Alvah), b. 1875. St. Paul, Minn. , Webb Publishing Company
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