Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1913-07-18

nrst, small 6ocks on free range: sec.
ond. no expense for fencing: third,
there Ii less need for scrupulous 0t.
tentlon 20 cleanliness and providing
regular supplies Of animal and Yege.
table feed during summer months
This plan. however. has the following
disadvantages: First. extra cost Of Ia.
Dor IN caring for fowls In stormy
weather. when II will often be difficult
10 get around 10 feed and care for the
fowls regularly: second. houses built
on the colony plan. II built as well, cost
more than a continuous house Of the
same capacity. for partitions. which
may be constructed largely OF wlrs
netting. are much cheaper than two
end walls; third. the colony plan al
lows but about 100 birds per acre.
while the continuous house system.
with suitable yards, allows 450 to 500
birds per acre.
The FIRST consideration in locating
buildings is a suitable location for the
poultry house or houses. II possible
II Is best 10 select an elevation having
natural drainage AWAY from the
building. for damp ground means eoid
ground II the house can be built In
the lee OF n windbreak or hill or In
front OF farm buildings. so much the
better A dry. porous soil, such as
sandy or grayelly loan. Is preferable
TO clay soil, for the former Is more
easily kept In a sanitary condition. II
II is impractlcable TO select soil that
Is naturally dry the soil should be made
dry by thorough undertakings. A
purely sandy soil should not be Sc
lected.
As sunlight and warmth are essen
tial 10 success. the buildings should
face the south. Other things being
equal. they will be warmer and drier
When a direct southern exposure can
not be obtained a southeastern is pref
erable 10 a southwestern exposure.
for fowls seem 10 prefer morning TO
afternoon sun. A gentle slope facing
the south is the most suitable.
II is best to build the houses during
the spring, or early summer. for then
they have time to dry out during the
hot days. Lumber Is often rather damp
and should be thoroughly dried out be-
fore winter. Cement floors and foun-
dation walls viii also have an oppor-
tunity to dry thoroughly. and thus
may be avoided much OF the dampness
so often attributed to them.
The size OF the building required VIII
depend largely on the number Of fowls
to be kept and on the size OF the focks.
From forty to fifty seems to be about
as many as is safe and economical to
keep together. With fiocks OF this size
about flye square feet Of floor space
should be allotted to each bird, which
Will suffice In most cases where care
full attention is given TO cleanliness
and ventilation. II the fowls are kept
In smaller focks more floor space per
bird will be needed. Where the eli
mate is so mild that II is unnecessary
to keep the fowls confined. except for
a few days at n time. less space per
bird will be sufficient The smaller
breeds, being more active and restless,
require about as much room as the
larger breeds.
For the greatest amount of floor
space for the least cost building
should be square, for. other things be-
ing equal, the nearer square house
is the less lumber 1t will take. 1t is,
however. out OF the question to have
large house built square.
The building should not be so wide
that the sun cannot reach the back OF
the house, otherwise 1t will be damp.
Fourteen feet is convenient width II
there are no alleyways.
The house should be built rs low as
possible without danger of the at
tendants humping their heads against
the ceiling. A low house is more easi-
ly warmed than high one.
When permanent houses are to be
built 1t is usually most economical to
erect them on foundations made or
brick. stone or concrete. These should
be built deep enough to prevent heav-
ing by frost and high enough to pre-
vent surface water from entering.
Where large stones or bricks are not
readily available good walls may be
made from small stones. In case none
Of these foundation materials is availa-
BILE the building may be erected on
posts.
There are three general styles ct
roofs-the single pitch, the gable roof
or double pitch with equal sides and
the combination with one long and one
short pitch.
The single pitch roof is the easiest to
build. 1t gives the highest vertical
front exposed to the suns rays and
throws all the rain water to the rear.
Iiut In order to have the back wall OF
sufficient height to allow person to
work conveniently In the rear portion
of the house 1t is necessary to have the
front wall very high-unless very
slight pitch is used--which requires
much more lumber for the front side
than In the case of the other two styles.
The gable roof provides for garret
space, which may be filled with straw,
thus helping to make the house warm