The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-20


seen embodied an the good ones II
seems To me possible TO build . conf
posite which shall be like all. yet not
entirely like any one. The design that
/ have in my mind to pattern after n
building + what might be termed g
two.story bcnhouse The building ~
lhiqh enough to allow Of spaee tour
feet deep below the regular house lloor.
III this ioor X trap don Tint conld
bc fastened against the wall out q 1le
4 ladder leads doUnto the under room
which haa an earth floor, is we'll cover
cd with Litter and sell lighted TITS
Il the scratching room. IN the upper
room il the usual Arrangements o. any
poultry house The advantage Is TINT
one roof cnyers TIE whole. and one foun-
dalton supports Il This seems to me
8 desirable arrangement, and when my
houses are remolelcd ! desire to try IL
AZ night TIE trap n closed and the
birds above are warm cosy and safe
IL there are any objections 70 this plan
| should like ~ hear Of them from
yomr readers. liz another resign not
having tie double floor space, inch
mesh wire netting Is sunk ID the earth
for about ter inches and the upper edge
fastened securely to the sil- OF under
pinning when this Is Of plank. This
protects against burrowug enemies and
would suggest TINT, whore the floor
Is not cemented. but simply an earth
floor which in some ways like better
than any other, this be underlain with
the netting. An animal like skunk
will burrow a long way sometimes 70
reach its prey. Another design has q
tier Of wire coops fastened to the side
81 the building. about four feet from
the gronnd, dubbed coolers" by the
owner, where brnody hers Of others it IS
found desirable to isolate, were con-
fined.
The henhouses that have been occu-
pied are in need Of a thorough cont Of
whitewash. The hot days Of summer
have bred horde Of vermin, and good
stopping on OF whitewash. reaching ev-
cry crevice. viii thin them ont pretty
eectually II the floors are Of earth,
several inches Of this may be removed
for fertilizer and It's place filled with
gravel before the fall rains render
thG u Jug bAt " tHt mum tHiii'77t't'-
There are always some small repairs
Improvements needed IN the fall, before
the hens 20 into winter quarters, Win.
dows should Be made tight. and nest
perches and all the feed and drinking
vessels put into good condition. When
everything is ready 70 house the flock
comfortably there will be no need to
worry for fear it will turn cold and
catch you unprepared.
The molting birds need care and
good feed, and as it begins to be frosty
&c night they should be housed away
from wind and wet Plenty Of green
cut hone and some linseed meal win
help wonderfully towarl growing a new
crop Of feathers without weakening the
birds too severely. October, with its
longer nights, Is a month when prowl
ing marauders love to feast on the best
pnllets. They know how to pick a
winner every time ! was thinking Of
four footed thieves, but there are 9TH
ers that sometimes fepd on what they
have neither grown nor paid for. It
is well 70 give the growing stock plenty
Of room and as good protection as pos
siblc. The early Matched pullets should
he getting about ready to lay and will
amply pay for extra care as they are
to be looked to for the first winter
eggs. Cut bone and good. sound grain
in variety are as good for them as
anything.