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liiitiy Ixpcriciices. 



fonu a hcdgt' all round; toulcd iwigs can Ix' rut out and 

 when tlu' liedgc becomes too thin il can easih- be renewed. 

 A tew screw-eyes judicicnisly |)hi( ed and ;i roll of Ijinding wire 

 enables llum to be put up or removed \(i-\ easily. The 

 centre should be left open. I'he covered flight must be treated 

 similarly but the branches placed about mort^ sparsely. The 

 floors of both places should be kejjt co\-ert'd with gritty sand, 

 and one or two pieces of rock salt placed about, the latter to 

 be watered at intervals. 



Food Vessels: Self-su|)plying liopp.M-.-, are useful and 

 ha\t labour. Excellent ones can be made from wide-necked 

 battles, by placing them in an inverted, position over a small 

 dish, about one and a half-inch deep, some s(jrt of a stand 

 must be arranged to keep the bottle in position (sec diagram). 



KEY TO DIAGRAM OF SEED OR WATFR ItOPPKR. 



A. — Bottle placed in inverted position. 



B.C. — Two pieces of Oin. x tin. board, nailed together at 



right-angles to each other, forming a bracket. 

 D. — Pan to receive seed or water as it falls from the bottle. 

 E.F. — Two pieces of 6in. x lin. boarcf nailed at right-angles 

 to bracket, with circular holes in for bottle to pass 

 through. 

 G. — A similar piece of board, with circular hole for neck of 

 bottle to pass through, so that the end of mouth of 

 bottle is one inch above bottom of pan (D) and half- 

 an-inch below rim of same. 

 H. — Hole to hang up by. 



Such hoppers answer splcndidl\- for seed and 

 water, but for other foods 1 prefer glass or 

 china dishes, and if a number of these are pro- 

 < tired, all the same size, with rims, light wood 

 carriers may be hiatle to hold them. ( utting in 

 the centre of each i^latforni to allow the dish to 

 drop in and rest on its lim. The carrier tigured 

 is cj[uite simple, mine are made from ])ieces of 

 wood 8in. s(iuare, fastened together at each 

 corner by a nail or screw through the circular 

 rod {^\n. diameter), the platforms are each 9in, 

 apart. A screw-eye is put in the lop of each 



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