El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-20

] be high and dry, and must not be sur
| rounded by low. damp ground.
Keep Front From Wind
+, The open side need not necessarily
| face south, but should face directly op-
posite the prevailing winds which in
and southeast The outside walls
should be made of one inch boards
placed vertically, and the cracks
covered with REGULAR battons The roof
/ should be made OF the same material.
and the cracks may be covered in the
same manner, or what would be bet
ter, cover the entire roof with a good
grade Of roofing paper Side or roof
boards should not be over eight or
ten inches wide, as the wide boards
have greater shrinkage, and are quite
likely to split at the nails thereby
short time. II a board does split
treat ii as two boards renailing, and
batting the new crack
The roof slope may be, nearly flat
a slope OF one in eight viii be suffi-
Client. Make inside height sufficient
20 allow the attendant to do his work
without STOPPING.
To Prevent Vermin.
To prevent vermin from getting in
to the house, take crude petroleum and
paint the surface Of all boards where
they join together, then nail them to-
gether, and there will be no verTnin OF
any kind, especially the "dobe" bug,
between boards, as the I'll is sure death.
One application viii - from two 70
three years when not ' ectly exposed
to air currents. When crude petro-
leUm can not be secured, substitute a
cheap grade Of kerosene with about
three percent Of crude carbolic acid
added.
board should be placed vertically
on each side of the open side. and q
wire netting placed over the entire
front to protect the birds against
place a curtain made OF medium heavy
duckng, and the full width Of the
boards
In stormy Weather.
During stormy weather and cold
nights the curtain should be lowered
ana securely fastened down to pro-
A good roost may be made Of pieces
one inch thick and three inches wide
with the two top edges rounded off
slightly and running from side to side
parallel with the open front, and
placed about "A inches above the
ground. Where rOosts are placed on
Ine level, birds viii not overcrowd by
seeking the highest rOOst- Do not
place any roosts at the extreme front
as they viii be exposed to the weather. !
Place roosts about IS inches apart.
Roosts should be treated with the
same solution applied to the boards
to keep down vermin. one or two ap-
pncauons during the winter months
VIII De sufficient, but during the sum-
mer months, apply once a month
hoosts should be placed in vermin !
PROOF OIL cup supports. this prevent |
ing Vermin from reaching the roosts /
from the walls.
A dirt floor is very good and the /
1!oor level should be not less than
SIX inches above the yard level, /
winch Will prevent dampness. Too
iIuch attention can not be given the 1
Iloor level, as a damp floor Is extre- /
mely fatal 4
A Good Floor.
A good hard dirt floor may be made |
Iy mixing clean soil free from rocks. /
LulnP s OF other foreign matter. with l
o-s petroleum, and thoroughly !
tallpeo down. When this type Of floor 1
Decolnes dry and hard, it IS absolutely /
~ ~ LII. IN proof Sprinkle loose dirt on /
tHe uoor until II becomes dry.
The above described house will be
pIacucd!iy vermin proof. and viii be 4
min down, but the amature poultry /
man must remember that II is a very /
easy matter to keep down vermin'. (
put very difficult matter to put /
down vermin.''
II the farmer or city poultry man
VIII 1ol-oW these instructions and keep /
a nealthy, vigorous flock OF bred to
lay Slrds, make his birds work all /
birds, fouscs ard yards clean and free /
from yermin ard properly fed he viii \
be vol reLaid by the number of eggs 4
he Will receive during fha carly fall /