American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-23

A large amount of glass in the front
OF the house makes it warm durir,
the day and cold at night, as elass
radiates heat very rapidly. Unbleaebea
muslin, or a Light weight of duck cloth
is used for curtains in the fronts n,
poultry houses. This cloth should ha
thin enough To allow a slow circula.
ton OF air without a draft, which oh
ject is defeated by using too heavy a
grade of duck or by oiling or paint.
ing the cloth. The front of the house
should be high enough so that tba
windows or openings will allow the
sun to shine well back during the win.
ter.
The best kil,d of a floor depends
upon the soil and the use of the house.
On light, sandy. 'vell-drained soils a
dirt floor is satisfactory, especially
for small O.. colony h~enhouses. A
board floor is generally used where
the level of the floor in the house Is
from one to three feet above the
ground surface and in portable houses
on land which is not well drained
Board floors harbor rats and rot quick
ly, and should be raised some distance
off the ground so that cats or dogs
a get under them, which also al.
lows a free circulation of air to pre-
vent the wood from rotting. Cement
floors are adapted to long perms
nent buildings, brooder houses, incu'
bator cellars, and to all permanent
houses where an artificial floor Is re-
quired and can be built on the ground
level.
BOOSTS and Dropping Boards
The interior fixtures Of the pens
should be simple. portable and ine1-
pensive. Roosts are usually placed
next to the end or back walls, six to
ten inches above the dropping boards
while the latter are from two to two
and one-half feet above the floor. They
should all be on the same level, other
wise the birds will crowd and fight 10
get on the highest roost- Scanning
2 by 4 inches, with the upper edges
rounded off, makes good roosts Win
either the wide or narrow surface up
Allow seven to ten inches OF roos'
space per fowl, according to the SIG
of the birds. Roosts should be placsu
about fifteen inches apart, but the OUT
side ones may be within ten incnes
the edge of the dropping boards
Kinds of Material Used for Building
Houses made entirely OF solid cor
crete are cold and damp, but concfs'
blocks may be used with good resu~
Hollow tile makes a very good pouiu!
house, and 1t can be bought In SUM-
sections at a price which comps
favorably, considering its dursOny
with wood. This constructors is We
adapted to incubator cellars
brooder houses, or to any builoinssn
quiring double walls and good ln'O~
ton.
All kinds of wood are used IN uuss
ing poultry houses. and any uu y.
lumber which is available for tna' "a
pose may be used. The lumber WIZ.
is to be used for the outside consus.
tion should be we'll seasoned w
wise the shrinkage will leave
in the walls. The best shins'e'
made of redwood, cypress ana 49,
and white pine is also used MT
tos shingles are quite durapio
more expensive than wooden
Whitewash. IN
Whitewash is the cheapest Az
paints and may be used either =.
terror or interior surfaces. II c
made by shaking about ten pouIIou
quicklime in a pail with two slotA
OF water. covering the pail wiz M
or burlap, and allowing II 10 ssad Il
one hour. Water is then ss,suo
bring the whitewash to a cops
which may be applied reao ,sra
weatherproof whitewash for N
surfaces may be made as follows.
Stake one bushel OF Quickiins ,ut
gallons OF hot water; co disso oouri /
pounds of common salt and one rsIlOs !
Of sulphate of zinc and two m
OF boiling water; pour CD nv rn !
then add two gallons OF s S, 3
and mix thoroughly. Wh've VII
lpread lightly over the sun
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