Till' AiiiNloii K\|irriMii'nt Slation. in Connecticut, liMs solved the sei-ious problein of wintering 

 wild (lucks. A siui!)lo (struct lire, IC by 2-i fuel, is built on posts set out iti tlie pond. It is boarded 

 down into the water to within less than a foot of the bottom of the pond and from there down is 

 shut in with wire attached to a hoard sunk into the mud 



triod. Siuli liiind-rt'.ii'cil st<>c 



niid swan.s raino ihcir own 

 riu- various species are hardy 



vill (Jccsi' 



prove verv vaiiiaiiic. and already are in youn*;'. 



iiivat demand at ,<peeial priees. Tho^e and mostly take care of themselves, ex- 



who ])ro(hiee them first will obtain the cept that one must feed them a little 



iircattT rewards. lii-ain. Tliev are \er\- pniiiiacious dur- 



The house faces south, with large win<lows in front and on the west. In the sunny swiininiiig 

 pool, whieh occupies two thirds of the interior, the water never freezes, although there is no artificial 

 heat and the otitside temperature may drop far below zero ' 



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