Strawbridge & Clothier's quarterly . airy galvan-ized wire. I could have got along with acheaper fence; but what was the use, aslong as I had the money and the fancy ? When I let John look at the bill for thefence he only said that it was a good thingthat fences were not bought like eggs, bythe dozen. Our modest beginning, as you will see bythe illustration, was a double house; for Imeant to keep two kinds of fowls, one forthe supjjly of eggs, and the other to furnishthe broilers. As you see it was a verymodest building ; but the deep red roof andthe dark green sides, made it a bright andprett
Strawbridge & Clothier's quarterly . airy galvan-ized wire. I could have got along with acheaper fence; but what was the use, aslong as I had the money and the fancy ? When I let John look at the bill for thefence he only said that it was a good thingthat fences were not bought like eggs, bythe dozen. Our modest beginning, as you will see bythe illustration, was a double house; for Imeant to keep two kinds of fowls, one forthe supjjly of eggs, and the other to furnishthe broilers. As you see it was a verymodest building ; but the deep red roof andthe dark green sides, made it a bright andpretty object for the eye to rest on. Let meput down the dimensions and you can copythem off and give them to your house is 24 feet wide, 6 feet deep, 6 ieetfrom ground to eaves, and 8 feet to ridge ofroof inside at each end of the building ; andunder the same roof, there is an open shed5 feet 9 inches square, inside measurement,the remaining 12 feet are the two fowl-houses divided in the centre. The door of FIG. v Fig. OUR MODEST BEGINNING. TRIO OF GAME FOWLS. each house is approached through the openshed, and has a hole in it for the chickensto pass through. The perches are so ar-ranged as not to annoy the hens while inthe nests on the floor. Four inches ofbroken chalk and sifted cinder ashes, mixed,rolled, beaten down, and well watered, makea firm floor. Each shed has a dust bath init. The outer walls of the house are builtwith feather-edged 9-inch deal boards, over-lapping each other one inch ; also, the twoends of each house up to the door. Insidethe house is lined with three-quarter inchwhite 9-inch deal boards. The doors are2 feet 3 inches wide, and 5 feet 9 incheshigh. The window is glazed, and as to give light to both houses. Thehouse cost, painting included, less than$50 ; and John couldnt think of anythingappropriate to say. Now came the most difficult part of myexperience, to decide what two breeds offowls to stock my house with. I was averitab
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