Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1912 — HOUSE FOR THE FARM FLOCK [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HOUSE FOR THE FARM FLOCK

Material Used Does Not Figure as Much in Economy as Shape Allowing Use of All Room. It is not so much the materials that enter into the construction of a poultry house that means economy as it is the style or shape that allows for making use of every inch of room. The house shown in the accompanying plans is economical in cost, will take charge of a good-sized flock of hens and allow for additions to be put on

from time to time as the flock is increased, writes Thomas F. Maher of New York in the Farm and Home. The roosting room is placed in the central part of the house and the roosts are in such a position that no drafts can possibly reach the hens. The ventilator, with openings close to the floor, tends to draw the fresh air from the windows toward the roosts, and carries impure air out, while an abundance of fresh air is around the hens. For a foundation brick or concrete can be used, but for cheapness sheet metal can be used and the house built on posts. In this case it is advisable to use a double floor. Before nailing the flooring it is a good plan to tack wire netting on the beams to prevent rats from gnawing through. The house is 27 feet 8 inches long and 18 feet wide. The following bill of material will give the principal

Items needed to construct it. In the case of window frames, for instance, I a saving can be made by boxing in the | openings and having the sash strike against a strip tackecj on the frame thus made. 145 2x4’s 10 feet, 15 2x4’s 24 feet for rafters, 550 feet flooring, 800 feet siding, 800 feet Inside sheathing, 6 rolls roofing, 22 2x6’s 10 feet, 1 bearing bear 20 feet long 4x6, 700 feet roofing boards, 40 linear feet %x 4 for door jambs, 4 doors 2-6x6-6, 1 door frame and outside door 2-6x6-8, 3 window frames with storm sash to fit, 3 barn sash 20x24 inches, 32 linear feet 1%x4 for corner boards. The other materials needed for roosts, etc., can generally be found around the place.

Front Elevation.

Floor Plan.