. Elements of farm practice, prepared especially for teaching elementary agriculture;. Agriculture. Figure 113.—Floor plan of poultry house. and removed, or the front side raised, and both hooked to the ceiling. They are then out of the way, so that the clean- ing may be thoroughly done. Nests.—For nests a box 8 to 12 feet long and 12 inches wide is made, with sides 8 inches high. This is divided into nests 12 to 14 inches long, with partitions 18 inches high. Hens prefer Figure 114.—Cross section of poultry house- nestS that are rather L°vLgXo7sTaceVen.'°°^'^ '"' °'^'' dark; SO a good pk
. Elements of farm practice, prepared especially for teaching elementary agriculture;. Agriculture. Figure 113.—Floor plan of poultry house. and removed, or the front side raised, and both hooked to the ceiling. They are then out of the way, so that the clean- ing may be thoroughly done. Nests.—For nests a box 8 to 12 feet long and 12 inches wide is made, with sides 8 inches high. This is divided into nests 12 to 14 inches long, with partitions 18 inches high. Hens prefer Figure 114.—Cross section of poultry house- nestS that are rather L°vLgXo7sTaceVen.'°°^'^ '"' °'^'' dark; SO a good pkce f or them is under the front edge of the platform. Place this row of nests close up under the front edge used for a droppings board. Then hinge a 10-inch board in front of the nests to close the 10-inch space between the platform and the 8-inch board on the front side of the nests. This darkens them some-. 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 Wilson, Archie Dell, 1875-; Wilson, E. W. , joint author. St. Paul, Minn. , Webb Publishing Co.
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