Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 272, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1911 — Inexpensive Poultry House. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Inexpensive Poultry House.

An inexpensive poultry house may be constructed from an unused implement or animal building on the farm. By cutting a small door on the side and fitting with nest and roosts; if de-

sired, as in the illustration, an inclosed run may be built. One of the most troublesome parts of a poultry house to make satisfactory is the floor. Double flooring, laid tightly with building paper between, or a good single flooring covered with a few inches of dry earth, is probably the best. In all cases of board floors, there should be sufficient space beneath for ventilation and to guard against the lodgment of rats. - v / . . ——..-. y, —, .■... . Profit in Ducklings. The spying often Applied to ducks that they “eat they are worth” is no doubt a very unjust one. Any breeder raising the Pekin duck on a large scale will prove to you by actual experience that ducklings eat less in proportion to their growth than other poultry. Some of our readers may be a little surprised at this, but upon giving the matter a little thought they can readily understand the reason. It is because the ducklings reach maturity sooner than chicks and, of course, the longer it takes to raise a bird to maturity the greietr the expense, not only of food but of time and trouble. Experiment has demonstrated the fact that with the same quantity of food and care ducklings in 70 days from the shell may be made"with proper handling to weigh 8 to 10 pounds per pair, while chicks in the same length of time will only weigh from 3 to 4 pounds per pair. Hence this remark does not count, not applying to ducklings when properly and intelligently handled. —Western Fruit Grower.

Chicken Coop with Inclosed and Cov ered Run.