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top and has a door on the front that hinges up from below to close the 

 opening when it is desired that the fowls should not eat. It is the out- 

 come of a long series of experiments and is the only hopper of a large 

 number tried at the station plant that will not waste feed and yet does 

 not clog. The fact that it has a door to close and that it is made of 

 galvanized iron, makes it entirely rat-proof. It is placed on a platform 

 five inches tall that projects outward six inches in front tc prevent the 

 litter from being scratched into it. It has been found that one catch in 

 the center of the door is niore satisfactory than the two catches as shown 

 in the illustration. The cost is about $4. 



NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY. 



DEPARTMENT OF POULTRY HUSBANDRY. 



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Fig. 97. — The niclhod of keeping trap-nest records. Note record of hen No. 61 at 



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