This edition had all images removed.
LoC No.: 12013921
Title: Making a Poultry House
Series Title: House and Garden Making Books
Credits:
Produced by Sandra Eder and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)
Summary: "Making a Poultry House" by Mary Roberts Conover is a practical guidebook focused on poultry housing, published in the early 20th century. This book is part of the "House & Garden Making Books" series, aimed at home-makers and amateur gardeners. It discusses the essential elements of constructing a suitable poultry house, emphasizing the importance of sanitary and comfortable housing for poultry in a more modern context. The book provides specific recommendations on how to design and build various types of poultry houses to ensure the health and productivity of the birds. It covers fundamental topics such as foundations, walls, roofs, windows, and ventilation, along with the interior features like nests and roosts. Conover explains how to manage moisture and airflow effectively while providing clear instructions for maintaining cleanliness and sanitation. Moreover, she offers insight into the layout of poultry runs and emphasizes that proper upkeep is crucial for preventing disease and maximizing the welfare and egg production of the flock. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Conover, Mary Roberts, 1880-
EBook No.: 44472
Published: Dec 20, 2013
Downloads: 119
Language: English
Subject: Poultry -- Housing
LoCC: Agriculture: Animal culture
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 12013921
Title: Making a Poultry House
Series Title: House and Garden Making Books
Credits:
Produced by Sandra Eder and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)
Summary: "Making a Poultry House" by Mary Roberts Conover is a practical guidebook focused on poultry housing, published in the early 20th century. This book is part of the "House & Garden Making Books" series, aimed at home-makers and amateur gardeners. It discusses the essential elements of constructing a suitable poultry house, emphasizing the importance of sanitary and comfortable housing for poultry in a more modern context. The book provides specific recommendations on how to design and build various types of poultry houses to ensure the health and productivity of the birds. It covers fundamental topics such as foundations, walls, roofs, windows, and ventilation, along with the interior features like nests and roosts. Conover explains how to manage moisture and airflow effectively while providing clear instructions for maintaining cleanliness and sanitation. Moreover, she offers insight into the layout of poultry runs and emphasizes that proper upkeep is crucial for preventing disease and maximizing the welfare and egg production of the flock. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Conover, Mary Roberts, 1880-
EBook No.: 44472
Published: Dec 20, 2013
Downloads: 119
Language: English
Subject: Poultry -- Housing
LoCC: Agriculture: Animal culture
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.