The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-16

'NoNt Poultry Farm It 0eltssliie. NJ.
A large amount OF glass in the front
of the house makes It warm during
the day and cold At night, - glass
radiates hest very rapidly. Unbleached
muslin. OF . light weight Of duck cloth.
10 used for curtains in tho fronts OF
poultry houses. This cloth should be
thin enough to allow . slow circula-
ton Of air without draft. which OBJ
ject Is defeated by using too heavy .
grade of duck or by oiling or paint
ing the cloth. The front of the house
should be high enough 20 that the
windows or openings will allow the
sun to shine we'll back during the win
ter.
The Sest kind Of . door depends
upon the soil and the use Of the house.
On light, sandy. well-drained soils .
dirt foor ID satisfactory. especially
for small or colony henhouses. A
board door ID generally used where
the level Of the door in the house 10
from ono to three feet above the
ground surface and In portable houses
on land which 10 not we'll drained.
Board floors harbor rats and rot quick
ly. and should be raised some distance
OF the ground 30 that cats or dogs
can get under them. which also al
lows . free circulation of air to pre-
vent the wood from rotting. Cement
floors are adapted to long perma-
nent buildings, brooder houses, incu-
bator cellars. and to all permanent
houses where an artificial noor 10 re-
level.
Roosts and Dropping Boards.
The interior fixtures Of the pens
should be simple, portable and inex-
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 tight to
get on the highest roost- Scantlfng
by 1 inches, with the upper edges
rounded OF, makes good roosts with
either the wide or narrow surface up.
Allow seven to ten inches Of roost
space per fowl, according to the size
OF the birds. Roosts should be placed
! about fifteen inches apart, but the out
side ones may be within ten inches OF
the edge Of the dropping boards.
Kinds Of Material Used for Building.
Houses made entirely Of solid con-
crete are cold and damp, but concrete
blocks may be used with good results.
Hollow tile makes q very good poultry
house, and It can be bought In some
sections at a price which compares
favorably, considering its durability.
with wood. This construction Is we'll
adapted to incubator cellars and
brooder houses. or to any buildings re-
quiring double walls and good insula-
ton.
All kinds of wood are used in build
ing poultry houses. and any durable
lumber which is available for that pur-
pose may be used. The lumber which
| is to be used for the outside construc-
ton should be we'll seasoned, other
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in the walls The best shingles are
made Of redwood, cypress and cedar;
and white pine is also used. Ashes
tos shingles are quite durable. but
more expensive than wooden ones.
| WhlteWash.
whitewash is tho cheapest Of all
paints and may be used either for ex-
terror or interior surfaces. It can be
made by shaking about ten pounds Of
qufcklime in q pail with two gallons
Of water, covering the pail with cloth
or burlap. and allowing 1t to slake for
one hour. Water is then added to
bring the whitewash to consistency
which may be applied readily. A
weatherproof whitewash for exterior
surfaces may be made as follows: On
Stake one bushel of quicklime In IL
gallons of hot water; (2) dissolve two
pounds Of common salt and one pound
of sulphate of zinc and two gallons
of boiling water; pour (2) into (D.
then add two gallons Of skim milk
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