The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-09-05
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The uasir ieslutes Of this model hcuse
Begin he isubs.,ioa by dissiae !
,reech . foot aud bali deep. L,y .
small throat 10 The bottom 90 tue sstel
Gill drain 10 oue corosr Fail pp tbs
trench nearly iuli .th ,,on and lay I
solid vail Of stone OF brick foti .bov'
The surisoe e The eel. B.ph tie ssil OF
tie oatsdis vitn the loose DIRT irom ID,
insiie snd PIT dosn cemert a'er. q
,endiss the cement no The inslie OF ,hi
call iou GOV tsves moisture, Wind
cold and vrrmie proof foundation. Ths
vail ehoal3 not be sidtr 90 the top lhsn
the buldlna Is intended 10 be tuck 90
tie iiies The els, ia or sisbt inches
eide sud tao 10 iout inebts thick. ID
bedd, q 10 ctmeli The ousite board
are cot ei9oi fe,t lops and nailed to its
an III The vss roaui. Then pl.te The
same eiEl 0s till ie n,ilej TO the tops Of
the oui,ije boards Each bosrd &C 9 az
po.t rxo ipch shading is PIT 10 si
Intervals OF three let and sfe the sane
sidth ss ELL I'D ristp.
This bulldog then cti'ed up with
spy cheap balt-reh matched sIrl o. the
in.iie and bsitehrG on the untsiee. The
space between out iie aud inside boards
IL filled With some lisLt, dry ron.ctndnc
tor Of cold bookshelf tulls, plsner
shaFings. svple bay on cut straw. well
pscke 10 as the ceillca is pm On. Put CD
tao sided rooi and cell spd ill reiters
the same as the sides. Have the roof steep
enough 10 shed rain snd melting snow
quickly, and have a small door in escb
end OF the peak, Pot few joints across
from the plstes, plsce few boards 90
them and a space above them with straw.
This keeps the building warm iD winter,
aud with the small end doors open cool
10 summer. besides st oil seasons aiding in
drying tbs m DISTURB from the air.
The main door shonli be In the north
side, or the north side OF either end. snd
open into three foot vide alley which eI
tends half WY across the building along
the north side. There should be no win
dows except on south side, and they
should be placed ss high Us possible so
the sun can shine far back into the build
ing. A window two or three feet each ten
feet is plenty, and whisewsshing the int,
rior will make the place very light. The
windows should be double glszed and
have q curtain hung on Inside which cen
be drawn down cold nights. In the end
opposite the door suspend round poles,
two inches in dismeter, by wires fastened
overhead,
These poles should not touch the sides
Of the house or each other. bat can be
stifIened by small wires form one TO spoth
or and to side Of building, il necessary.
Set up foot wide board on The floor
across the end Just outside OF the poles,
making q box on the floor into which ell
iroppiugs fall Fill this floor space two
thirds full with buckwhest bulls, cut
straw. or come very dry substance. go the
N moisture OF the droppings will be absorb
"a 81 once and no fermentation can take
place.
The alley lie made by mailing two by
NO TO the floor three feet from the north
'ide o. this short posts eighteen inches
ong are lied and another two by two
,siled on top Il them. L.lh is nsiled to
hese. placed perpendlculsrly and two
inches spstt, forming a row Of stanchlons
through which the hens can put their
reads and eat out Of V-shaped trough
placed on the alley eide. On top Of these
place loot wide bosrd ir the bottom OF
row OF nests Pot on clests and pm,
tripes eight inches wide on each side for
he sidts OF the nets. Put in the cross
partitions and put on a hinged cover so
hat one walking along the alley can raise
be cover and gather the eggs. Above
he nests wire netting extends to the
oiuts above and the partition is complet
ID. All masbes, water aud shells are ga,
70 through the stsnchiops aud can rot be
wasted, befouled or tipped over
10 ssm.ll house not over 100 hens ca
,scity the alley need extend bat half
way ss. oss the building and be closed
With q wire netting door,
The building should be fifteen feet
vide and long enough TO give four square
eet OF Aoor space per ben.
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