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corner of the tray, but the two nearer the house 

 are screwed to short wooden pillars rising from 

 the corresponding corners of the tray, so that 

 although the wires are on a slant, the tray itself 

 remains horizontal. By means of the pulley 

 wheels, two on each wire, the tray glides easily 

 back and forth. It is drawn up to the window by 

 a string, and runs back down to the apple tree 

 by its own weight. The chief use of the food 

 trolley is to encourage shy birds to approach the 

 house by easy stages. The plan is this. The tray 

 is drawn up to the window, filled with bird food, 

 and allowed to run back to the tree. Timid 

 birds readily come to the tree and very soon 

 learn to feed from the tray which they find there. 

 As soon as they begin to come freely, the tray 

 may be drawn up a few feet nearer the house. 

 It is best to do this late in the evening after the 

 birds have finished feeding for the day, and not 

 having been frightened, when they return in the 

 morning they will not hesitate to venture the 

 extra few feet in order to get their breakfast. 

 Every day or two the tray may be drawn a little 

 nearer the house until the birds find themselves 

 feeding at the window. 



When used for this purpose, it is best to have 

 no roof over the tray; very timid birds are afraid 

 of any device which seems to shut them in. As 



