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This iiiiii>c iicid not lie c hilinriitf or cxiK'nsive hut it should provide Buituhlu prutectioa with plfiity of suiilij;ht uiiil I'ri'sh air. FiQ. 1. — Movable Colony House 8' x 12' for twenty hens. ! liis illustration shows the two cotton screens opened as they fieiiueiilly ;ire on sunshiny days In the Winter time llow Much Proleclion. — It is not neoi^ssary to havo a liouso so warm that water •Mil not treeze, for pood rosidts are ohtaiiied from comparativd.v pold houses, llavo ■Iiree sides of the house hoarded tight so that the wind or druu^rht eaimot get tlirough. !'he south or front of the bouse may be made largely of glass aud cpttpa, about out'- third glMs and twf»-third* cotton, though it in not a good plan to have cottoa reach |.. the floor, better to have a single thickneB* of board reaching as high an U. to is ni.I.es. Thi« provides protection for the hen* when scratching on the floor, while the window of cotton screen may be o|H?n. Su»li« every lew n or th- wml..,v for several hours in the middle of the day. rr«/.7n/.on.— Fresh nir is ."ssential. It drives out moisture and ke.M« llie H..,!: healthv. In extra humid .•limates there is more nwd of thorough vent.h.l,.M,,M.l snmetimes in order to keep the atm.wphere dry it is advisable to a.ld a ^tra>v lull to the iMiultrv house. A straw loft can be made by imtting in a ceiling ot loo-^e .oards or poles and tilling up between the ceiliuK and the roof with straw. Fio. 2.— Permanent Houae !«' x 2«'. for one hundred bene. This Illustration show, the hou.e ». It appear. In the eummer time Jt Is divided Into four pens, but for general uae two pens are more satUfactory. In the location of the poultry house it is a good plan to have the floor of the house 10 to 12 inches higher than the surrounding level. Ke<-i) Things Clan.— Keep the house clean, that is, remove the droppings when ne.e-.Hao-. Sj'rav fret-at-ab; the person who looks aft<-r the tloek. If l«)ssibie have it placed betwet^i the hou- and the .-tables rather than at the far side of the barnyard from the house. Have the inside of the house conveniently arranged. Put a barrel, or better, a covered box in ea<4i pen to hold a supply of grain. Fill these up once a w.>ek or month as is ne<-«isarv. Keep a card ta> ked above the box and on this card mark down the weights of the grain as it is put in. These supply bins are most convenient in that the feed is always there without the attendant having to run to the barn or granary every time the feeding is done. and with httl.. troul.l... II,.v.. „„ f..^ ,~uu-hs and crovi..^. as ,K,HHihlo and ,1„ „.,t n.il any of the furiutun- t„ tla- walk if it van be avoided'. Permanent and Hovahle //o»/..»._P„ultry ho„«e« mav bo oithor iH^rman.nt 1 ± '■"'"■ 3 —Floor Plan of Movable Colony House. 1. l-lncli iKwril : 2. Stud 2-inrh x .1-inph i t>,.ii.ii« l"rl. s. l>r.,,,|,j„K board!. 'i Hoo-im "i ,.'h , V ' "'■"''" '"'" •' ''"*""■ '■ •'<'"*^t sun- .h.ii ho„„.r. '1,. ^,;;i:Hh hop,"rv^.-si;^,v^„ r'i,:;:" '";r'"'! ■•/;■ t ■" '"'• -'" loot hife-n. 11. CoUar ski.ls. «-,mh x «-incli '" ''' ' ' ^^ •"•'■ '"^""'' "">■ llnur ~'?'""V"^' " .7'"' "' " '"""'■ "^ ""^ •''-'"•ription four f. Hvo s.,Mar.. f.v, „f IM fh,.,n.o,t I>t'lM.n,s ..v,.n Irss thai, this may answ.T, <-ro, rooH,,,. paper .nay he us.h1 to a.lvantUKe A eenie rioor is t „ / I .. I I Th, HhiMfrnticn.s.—0( tin- viirioiin i.t.vloi* of h.niRos ti<«tril at \\w CcntrA F.xr^ri- iiKMilal Fariii iiikI oh Hramli FariiiH tlu< Iiohwh illustratol in thiii ciriiilHr havf Kiv.ii th.. iiwmf (iriuTal !.^lli^ta.•tioll. At Ottav.a iliirintf a .iiniiar in hoth liouw^, hut l'i«. 1 i« :i inovahli- rolony ho\isi' anil Fi({. 2 a iHrinanclit hoimr. Till- I'hitis. The (fi-nirnl plan of ihi' .■..nstmrtion luiil inlrrnal arranuiMnt-nt of III., two hoHM* is >.;Miihir. Th.v h.>th .show n .Iroppiniis hoard, hut if il i- -h-ir..! to hav.' this out it will h.' mions for th.' ni'sts in >oini- otii.r phni'. N.. provision is ina.lf for a iMirtain in fr.ail of tin- roo-ts as tli.> roosting i|Uiir'<'f'* '"■'• will proti'.'tfd h.v iloiihic wails anupi ily h 111- arr plac Is III i-lii'- :ihoVf till' ll(! lint to take lip Ihi' Ih.or >\K ■| lie llop|M-r> 1 iiav III' III! Sllllll! I ! iihitforiii. Till' wiiii|iiw> may ■ami' liri};iil ami arraiifinl on tlii' top of .i he hiiiLTil or hiittoiicil into position, hut tin- A I loiilil 111' ImiL'i'. at till' tiiji so a- to iipcM up without aii.v trouhli' Published H>y order of Hon. MARTIN BURRELL, Minleter of Agriculture, Ottawa, Ont,