. Poultry houses and fixtures. How to lay out poultry plants ... the surface to becovered, and about one-fourth should be addedto the estimates to cover matching and othershrinkage. The original house built as here described wasfound to be too warm when all the incubatorswere running and it is necessary to keep thewindows open most of the time. It also was nec-essary to install a King ventilating system (seepage 23) to carry of? the lamp fumes and ke**the air fresh and pure. With this change thehouse gives good satisfaction and !y ismore convenient than a cellar. In considering this p
. Poultry houses and fixtures. How to lay out poultry plants ... the surface to becovered, and about one-fourth should be addedto the estimates to cover matching and othershrinkage. The original house built as here described wasfound to be too warm when all the incubatorswere running and it is necessary to keep thewindows open most of the time. It also was nec-essary to install a King ventilating system (seepage 23) to carry of? the lamp fumes and ke**the air fresh and pure. With this change thehouse gives good satisfaction and !y ismore convenient than a cellar. In considering this plan it should be remem-bered that the climate of Western Washingtonis comparatively mild and less provision need bemade for warmth than will be found necessary inmany sections of the country. The plan of hav-ing the entrance door on the north side is de-sirable in warm climates, but where severe win-ters are the rule it will be better to have it on ?.( iO - — — ^the south side. Under such conditions also, building the house with a single board floor will. , E FIO 158—FLOOR PLAN OF ABOVE-GROUND INCUBATOR HOUSE - tt ,. j n • A ^ West. Washington Exp. Station. not be satisfactory. If a board floor is usea at all it should be doubled, with heavy insulating Reproduced from Bui. The building is constructed on the ground, with awooden floor (concrete is recommended), and stands oncedar blocks resting on flat rocks projecting above thesurface of the ground. The three pieces, ,provided in the bill of materials, are used as sills, one oneither side and one in the pieces, 16-ft., are nailed to the sills on their edges, two feetapart, and covered with lx6-in. tongue-and-groove floor-ing. For studding for the outer walls use , settwo feet apart center to center. For plates use 2x4-in. by20-ft. For ceiling joist use 11 pieces , and forrafters, 22 pieces Ceil with lx4-in. tongue-and-groove ceiling. En
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