. Poultry houses and fixtures. How to lay out poultry plants ... FIG. 95—A SIX-PEN SEMI-MONITOR LAYING HOUSEThe house illustrated above is in successful use on the poultry plantof the Ohio Station and is recommended by the Station as adaptedto Ohio conditions generally. The narrower openings in the lower frontare protected by muslin shutters in severe weather. The larger openmgrs,also all those in the upper front, are equipped with glass sashes—not all inplace at time photo was taken. well drained, artificial floors would be neededto prevent the pens from becoming damp.

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. Poultry houses and fixtures. How to lay out poultry plants ... FIG. 95—A SIX-PEN SEMI-MONITOR LAYING HOUSEThe house illustrated above is in successful use on the poultry plantof the Ohio Station and is recommended by the Station as adaptedto Ohio conditions generally. The narrower openings in the lower frontare protected by muslin shutters in severe weather. The larger openmgrs,also all those in the upper front, are equipped with glass sashes—not all inplace at time photo was taken. well drained, artificial floors would be neededto prevent the pens from becoming damp. The deeper openings shown in the front of the housein Fig. 95 are fitted with windows for cold weather use;the shallower ones, with curtains. The curtain framesare made of lx4-inch strips, nailed together at the cor-ners. These frames are covered with a very thin grade ofmuslin. Two doors in the rear of each pen near theeaves are not shown in the illustrations. These are 20inches high and 45 inches long. All windows and cur-tained openings and openings fo

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