Introduction

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I

LOCATION AND METHODS

Foundations and walls-Glass in cold weather-Roosts, etc-

Troughs-Fountains-Notes.

CHAPTER II

LOW-COST HOUSES

Poultry house of G. R France-Convenient house-Cheap and

labor-saving-A handy hennery-A house for layers--

Cheap houses and shelters.

CHAPTER III

BUILDINGS FOR COLONY SYSTEM

House for mild climates-H. H. Stoddard's poultry house-

Northern colony houses-Rhode Island colony houses.

CHAPTER IV

HOMES FOR FARM POULTRY

Grundy's prize house-Farmers' poultry house--Removable

houses-Wyckoff's houses-Portable coop-House for

Pacific coast-House for south-House with cloth run-

Good winter houses-Maine henhouse-Interior plans.

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CHAPTER V

BANK AND SOD STRUCTURES

A Kansas sod house-A Nebraska plan-House in a sand

bank-Windproof structures-A house of logs-Bank wall

Well-made house in detail-A business poultry plant-A model

house-Practical poultry home.

CHAPTER VII

ADDITIONS AND EXTRAS

Using a second story-Adding a scratching pen-Shelter and

lean-to-Protected coop-Run of sash and straw-Cheap

runs.

CHAPTER VIII

FOR INCUBATORS AND BROODERS

A brooder plant-Improved incubator house-A brooder and

growing house-Brooder boxes-Houses for

brooders-Brooder attachments.

separate

CHAPTER IX

SPECIAL PURPOSE BUILDINGS

Cold storage-Turkey houses-Improved duckhouses-Pigeon

lofts-Combination house.

CHAPTER X

COOPS, YARDS AND FENCES

Glass roof coops-Hotbed coops-Rat-proof-Cool runs-Ten-

cent coops—Orchard chicken coop-Fattening pens—Sum-

mer and fall shelter-Movable yards-Hen-tight fence.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

FIG.

I-Up and Down and Crosswise Boarding

2--Sections of Foundations and Wall

3-Sash with Double Glass.

4-Window for Cold Weather

5-House for Mild Climates

6-House of Mr France

7-Convenient House. End View and Front Elevation

8-Cheap and Labor-Saving. Cross Section

9-Cheap and Labor-Saving. Ground Floor

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