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Figures 9 and 10, Egg Pickers. Figures 11 and, 12, Scarf Nets. Figure IS, 

 Feather Brush. Figure 14, Side view of Spigot. Figure 15, End view of Spigot. 

 Figure 16, Tin Hood for Spigot. Figure 17, Wedge. 



Otherwise, it is made by the same method as the larger one. 

 It is well to paint the wire before covering it to prevent rust- 

 ing. Figure 13 shows a feather brush made by slitting the end 

 of a piece of wood with a fine saw, inserting tail feathers of a 

 crow and fastening in place with a small stove bolt. The han- 

 dle is about 6 inches long by ^ in. thick, cut in the form shown. 

 In addition to the implements shown, it is well to have some 

 extra feathers either from the wings of a barnyard fowl or the 

 tail feathers of a crow. A rectangular pan 14 in. by 20 in. 

 and four inches deep, bound at the edge with wire, is a very 

 handy implement in transferring eggs from packing trays to 



