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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



resting upon cleats at each end, so that they can be removed and cleaned 

 without interfering with the rest of the structure. The nest portion 

 is made with a board one foot wide as a base on the front and back of 

 which is nailed four-inch strips. The partitions at intervals of one 

 foot, are 1 by 12 by 13 inch pieces, while along the top on each side of 

 these are nailed, two-inch strips. Between the strips on the front a 

 door is hinged at the bottom, thus permitting the sections of nests to 

 be opened for the removal of eggs. Back of the nests, on the cleats, is 

 placed a four-inch board for the birds to walk along until they reach 

 their particular nest. The section can be built any desired length and 

 placed any convenient distance from the floor. If the nests are placed 

 high enough to permit the free use of the scratching floor, the roosts are 



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apt to be too high, but this interferes only with certain breeds and 

 is offset bv its economical and efficient features. 



In order to prevent the nests from interfering with the arrangement 

 of the droppings boards Figure 8 shows a type adapted to this pur- 

 pose possessing the desirable features of the nast heretofore described 

 but requiring more time and material for its construction. Being hung 

 on the wall it can be placed at any desired distance from the floor 

 depending entirely upon the breed kept. For the base, a one-foot board 

 of the desired length is used, having four-inch stripes nailed along the 

 edges. Running across the base at each end on the under side is nailed 

 a 3-inch strip 2 feet long and at the outer end of these are erected two 

 strips, one 2 feet 4 inches long, the other 2 feet G inches long, which 

 have been previously nailed together, the shorter one being on the 

 outside. The upper ends of these double strips are then connected 

 by a lx3-inch strip, set in the space left by having the outer strip the 

 shorter of the two. One foot from each end of the base is inserted a 

 board 1 by 12 by 14 inches and along the upper outer edge of this is 



