Poultry House of Mr. T. H. Snider, R.F.D.1, Ravenwood. One hundred to one hundred and fifty pure-bred Barred Rocks are housed in this house, 16'4"x20'8". The front part is a scratching shed, the rear, a roosting room. The sales last year ammounted to $104.87.' From photo album labeled 'Stewart A. Cody, County Agent, Jackson County, 1912.'
'One of the three types of poultry houses adapted to the county. This is a simple shedroof house 7' x 30' with a paper roof and open front. Packed dirt floor covered with sand.' From photo album labeled 'Stewart A. Cody, County Agent, Jackson County, 1912.'
'Interior of Mr. C. E. Crow's poultry house. The perches are well arranged, the ventilation is fair, the house is well constructed, but the value of the poultry manure as a fertilizer is not considered. This is a general condition in certain parts of the county.' From photo album labeled 'Stewart A. Cody, County Agent, Jackson County, 1912.'
Interior of C. D. Rice's Poultry House, Jackson County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
'Interior of first floor of Mr. C. D. Rice's poultry house. The birds are fed on this floor in the winter. The nests are also on this floor while the perches are on the second floor.' From photo album labeled 'Stewart A. Cody, County Agent, Jackson County, 1912.'
Taking Poultry to the Market, Jackson County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
'A method of taking poultry to the market that is very common among farmers living within a distance of one or two miles of the country store, particularly those that did not own a horse.' From photo album labeled 'Stewart A. Cody, County Agent, Jackson County, 1912.'
A view of the old wooden mill at Hollywood. The men in the picture are: 'Stewart Vandegrift, Clarence Bostic, Newton Van Stavern, Osbie Surfice, and Amos Vandegrift'.
