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BUfID INEXPENSIVE An Open-Front A good poultry hou'e need not be expensive. it cal be made of rough boards of any kindi. If a floor is used it should he nual' of a doublo thick ness of planks witEi a sheet of build ing paper t w." -'-i The sides and roof shubOld b1 (ove r'(1 with heavy tar papwr, batitenI uloiwn over all the cracks, the esslnti al thing being to prevent any drafits whatever. The roostiong los't. should ho sep arato from the laying rooni and scra ching shed. i i ns should never be fed in the roosting closet nor should the floor of ti e loset he cov red with straw. as this gathers ( ainne1 ss. Many sneeessful poultry inen do not use dropping boards at all but clean the floor every (ay, which is, all things cot .iered(l, prefer able. Of courtiso, If the droppings are allowed to arcuntla te on the floor the conditions will he as hal as if allowed to ace(u'itlbit )n tlie drop ping boards. 'i an1iuwss is always essentil and w-h-lwr t ho dropping boIards are use11 or not the roosting house should ho kept lerfectly clean anti dry at all ties. Ity sprinkling a little dry earth or saul on the floor the droppings may he rernoved in a ft"v rioinents anid the floor cal le kit cleatn with very little effort. The laying nests should be ar ranged itn an apartmnent adjoining the roosting ('loset aitdli hre the hirIs may be fel. This laying and scratch ing shell should be ent irely open to the south, the front beintg covere(l with wire to prevlit the intrusion of rats and other rodtlts. A box of grit ani)i a box of dry road (lust should alwatys be kept in the scratching shedl. No matter how care ful one may be fowls cannot be kept entirely free from vermin without having constant access to dry dust. It is their natural way of protecting themselves from vermin and if they aro confined without being allowed to (lust themselves they are suro to be affected. Nests should be placed at least two foot above the floor with a board so placed on an inclinn that the hens canl easily walk up to the nest instead of being compelled to 11y ul. Young pullets heavy with egg are often in jured by flying up to. and down fron nests placed too high. Nests should ho arranged with molvablo hot tomtls so t hat li he(i cit 5n may b0'o fr'equen 1tly remiov.ed anid thie nlests kept perfectly3 cleanuz. The nest shtild not he lIss t han 14 iches miuare in size, partlinlarly foi' the larger' breeids of hids No attenjit Is niade here to go inito the senutille conlsid-rations oft oultrzy htourses usedi by3 fii ers or v1'ery lartgo plt(ry breepI-os. but the infcomat ion giveni is lintetiuledi forl the bienelit of' siturbi n dfiiI Iwteller. Thei groun d 11lan (of the Iouil ftry house shown here is 12 feett by' :P feet. atnd is (divilul ilnt) paits each 12 fet by 10 feet. The0 't110 tompartmenton fthe igilt is used1 as a winiter' roosting an1d lay'Ing place. Thie 'eterCtO as a(0 elratihing shed Ina witer and11 a sh1elt' romi rin and Sunl ditrinig the shlmmier. Thle room11 af the lef is - umed dinitg the witnter a's'. a~ pate of t'xotrise' and( int which to feed! mashies mand to water Ground Plan of Poultry House. the fowls. T[hIs ir)oom ailso contatis dust boxes atnd where the( feedl is stored. A, A, A, ini the (dotteid suiuares rep resent the inidows or their location in the front of the houso. H, IB, is sided up solid to the line runinlg from II to B 0on0 and one-half feet high. The line runing firom C to C Is the top of a four-foot hIgh p)oultrty notting whIch runs the entire length of thlO hioutso. Trlio is ai driop curtaIn ar'ranged in each 100om to come (down tnext to this wire ti storm~y wecather 01' coild nlights. Fr'mom C, C, to top of the hloulse is pilank ad up solid except the windowo, as showin i A, A. A,--D, D, D), tihe nest boxes tudei' the diropping board N. Thiei'e are two rows of liests--one fachiig the sct'itchinzg shed, the other fa :Ing the r'ight-handl room. A trar , ne at may03 be ai'tanged very conven itly here. \ is i .rop curtain in tront ot the HOUSES FOR POULTRY Poultry House. is the roosting poles in the winter quarters. G is the roostjing poles In the sum mer roosting quarters. II, II, the doors of poultry netting. I, the little door that leads from the scratching shed to the end room. J, cut straw scattered on the floor of the scratching shed in which to scatter wheat, ryo, oats and corn. K, the dust box. L, the drinking fountain. ,M, M, Mt, the floor which should be of sand and gravel. N, the dropping board in winter roosting department. A house of these dimensions should be nine feet in front and seven feet tall in the rear. It may be made of any stuff at hand, or to suilt the builder. Many successful poultrymen prefer dirt floors, but unless these are prop erly constructed they will becomo dlamp and muddy and a source of great annoyance to the person In charge of the flock and a danger to the; health of the birds themselves. A dirt floor should be filled in above the lovel of the ground at least four inches f ',l.-r - + Interior of Poultry House Showing Muslin-Covered Window. with very coarse sand or gravel or broken rock and on top of this three or four inches of light soil, the whole covered with a heavy coating of dry sand. A floor of this kind will resirtt dampness unless the house Is built in at low or swampy place. No matter where located the ground should be thoroughly drained on all sides of the house on the outside. Of course the ideal dry dirt floor is made by first laying tiled drains at the depth of: about six inches, 18 inches apart the entire lengLtho the house endi...ng out o eah id fr m sx t ih fee. Tis ill alt>l prvn Poultry househabentednal ites an arooved p0 inore wites qatrshn. nohr Gis the rexteme porthern ttesum wher rtng thermterf stomn 11,t d i,s e doort ofbuy ttingmus sinatchin athadhtd the a room. wic may cut rald up dur n the floorn lofth scrnatchnghebu in wmichato cate theat preoatos anorn.al neceari in munctain sol MaMs thrg itheforwihshoudaft ofill be1( rauel.n rfs r o Nil the most oarmfu cnditern roTie (pa-romnt.crand olr Aehxpero hs imentstaions shouldMine 1)ta Min e font and soteve ftae herei the tempr.atur mal be 20ade greesl ormr eo eradwt exclan successu.olrmnpee In floose localnless these ahre prop dricngtruwite os the l lcur talin shoulye letoforce thes citae tey aesue to thel damsoness (inarge ohefokada grt tSupplth of Grht bird Eseal-elect lell-S haegrd atg leas ncurator Un lCthees haviaeow to. frh eern oaresado gravelbt otr shroelo and n cytoplo hi hdre suppl-ed wher ah heav ong ofayv draccness unes the housre ne isl avarelae the gtroundl shl be fi cthoroly drae-nasizd elsohpe hlargothe outsie. Of couse tho varaly htchr aflowi percentag fir lryigl-ed draics.a h 10ho arut haxtiche, 18ichs wallr mae mot re length goth han eatenhatchg uton mIf snises fro sel toeig setoc This ill absecided adrvntg Alsolt owsed to thmarlfo kfte farm of ltechc drles and vdmr rsas laesy tn anyoefr hs wh0e h thro e fston,--ny BUILD ROADS IN MOUNTAINS California Highway Commissioner Points Way for Opening of Arable Lands-Convicts to Be Used. "If you will give us the convicts to build roads through the mountains there are 7,500,000 acres of arable land on the eastern plateau of the Sierras that can be opened for settlement," said Charles F. Stern, highway cOm missioner of California, in supporting the bill which passed the California legislature to permit p'isoners to be employed in road building. California prisoners liave not been employed in this work other than in a small way around the prison, but the need of opening the mountain dis tricts has started road building by the prisoners. The act just passed is modeled after Colorado legislation, under which ex cellent results have been obtained. The highway department is authorized to make requisition upon the prison department for the number of convicts required, and is to organize and main tain the camps as well as supervise the road work. The prison depart ment, however, retains control over the discipline of the prisoners, and, al though the national committee on prisons and prison labor believes bet ter results can be had under the West Virginia system, where the prison de partment maintains the camps, both the convicts and the state of Cali fornia will assuredly benefit under the new legislation. 'rhe men are to be worked under the honor system, and the prison depart ment is empo'vered to grant additional good time allowance to convicts em ployed in this work, conditioned upon their loyal, obedient and efficient co operation with the state. To bring about the earlier comple tion of the state highways which will make the isolated regions accessible, the bill went into effect ninety days after the adjournment of the legis lature. Reporting the successful passage of the act to the national committee on prisons and prison labor, Mr. Stern writes: "We expect to use from 1,000 to 1,500 convicts on our moun tain roads, and a year hence will Good Ra T doutlsshae er iteesin fct to relate. Calfoni i te as o te eser tio is stp toadtereosrc theullnes avaned vey iterstwho facts Clfiisthe weafar of the covctaesr state themoercnviubmarine this tion irsas the oearad coe ecsrun tono hern wolfel piso sytet malhing, the liesfevaedbyaroe who heabve the traelr of the onitomaeshe"rt.s"i Bottomn leosate Ilini Rad. cnfosuteceaof Andtombakon In spite of much lingering preju dice against automobiles their influ ence in Improving roads is ever'y wvhere in evidence in a way which cannot be denied. Help Strawberry Plants. If strawberry runners are not root ing well throw, a little dirt over ends of the runners or places at ' which plantlets have started. Supplement the Pasturies. Loss, expense and risk h'asten in the wake of withered pastures, unless sup. )elnental feeds are profliptly supplied. *The dreatest Tax. It costs the American farmer more to feed his insect tog 'thanf it does to suteM his children. DETERMINING VALUE OF POTATO SEED + Early Varieties Late Varieties. No 5-a o. . No -Bubn. \ ).... :2w :\.vt,::v } { . 1'k}v^. . .".' .. ~. No. 2-Early Roe~. No -urak No. 3-Triumph- No. 3-Peerless. No. 4-Irish Cobbler. No. 4-Green Mountain. Purity of variety and freedom from and others in your community who disease are the two most important arc interested in the development anci factors in determining the value of imlrovenent of its potato industry. potato seed. These can be secured Many p)opl1 are acquainted only only by careful inspection. There are in a general way with the character a few simple rules which, if carefully istics of the different varieties of po observed, will surely result in better tatoes. Among tho early varieties yields, better quality and better prices. are: Early Ohio; an extra early and It is a foolish practice, not to say a popular market variety. Also in very expensive one, to plant potatoes strong demand for seed. Early Rose, that are not up to the standard in a medium early vigorous grower, par quality. It is a waste of time and ticularly popular for sandy loam soils. money and only results in a loss of Triumph, an early maturing variety most or all of one's crop. in strong demand as seed for southern As the crop is growing and as it ma- truck markets. Irish Cobbler, grow tures, watch it most carefully; select ers in many sections specialize on this the choicest plants and the potatoes standard eastern white variety for from these for next year's use, seed trade. The following are a few of the ways Among the late lotatoes, the Rural by which you may improve your po- New Yorker is a leading commercial tato seed: By co-operating with your variety which is being adopted as neighbors in securing pure seed which standard in many community centers. can be obtained from the most reli- The Burbank is a vell-known variety able growers. By planting this foun- which is well adapted to new and dation stock by itself where it will well-drained soils. not be mixed with other varieties. The Green Mountain is another By learning the vine and tuber good late potato which is rapidly in characteristics of the variety you creasing in favor. plant. Bly discarding as seed all hills Itigraltohedangeo wvhich do not have these characteris-eergowrtlanalabuth tics.stcheitnstras.Staig fly seleatirg seed for next year on sa~a~ nlwr o mrvmn the field at digging time this year. ee esn h eut ilb flyorgniingth grwe-sdeler gatyin an prour tabmle.wh Problm ofSuppying angeand oe Nt Pay Farme otto idustry. Gren Fed or owl No Gienand Soghu 'aropacquaynte only SuffciensAttntioopet dofferna Collegies.fo popuar arkeSvaietyoAlo.i The ~ro~le of 9uplyig a ang taro-ngmn tor d. 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