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'Trap Nesting. 



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trouble. It lias been found that every two bours is sufficient to visit 

 the trap-nests, but it is advisable to place them in the yards in such 

 a position that they can be readily seen by the attendant whilst engaged 

 in his ordinaiy duties. These trap-nests are invaluable in the breeding 

 pen for the"* identification of the eggs laid by previously tested hens. 

 The egg ean be marked with the hen's number at the time it is laid. 

 It can be hatched separately and the chicken branded; if a cockei-el, 

 it will assuredly command a better price coming from a tested hen; if 

 a pullet, it may be tested, and the result .should be of value to the 

 breeder in mating his birds during the following year. 



Trap Nests — showing interior. 



Material Required for 5et of Four Trap=Nests. 



2-in. X 1-in. Oregon. 



4 pieces 4 ft. 10 in. long. 

 2 pieces 2 ft. 4 in. long. 



2 pieces 2 ft. 1 in. long. 

 6 pieces 1 ft. 3 in, long. 

 2 pieces 1 ft. 4 in. long. 

 2 pieces 1 ft. 10 in. long. 



5 pieces 1 ft. 1^ in. long. 

 ?) pieces 1 ft. 11 in. long. 



4-M?. .r h-in. Rough Lining. 



Y pieces 5 ft. ?) in. long. 



1 piece of rubbevoid 5 ft. 3 in. x 2 feet. 



4 kerosene tins. 



4 trap-nest fronts (Smith's patent). 



4 pairs ]|-in. butt-hinges. 



