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poplar pieces at the planing mill, or square ones, made by 

 hand, with beveled corners, look well and cost less. 



The outside of all joints, gutters and valleys in the roof 

 should have a strip of tin securely nailed on to exclude water 

 and preserve the house. 



The first floor of all bird-houses weighing fifty pounds or 

 over should be double, one extending above (inside), and one 

 below the weather-boarding. Use |-inch oak boards for the 

 first floor; clean poplar, f-inch thick for the sides and roof, 

 and white pine, h inch thick, for partitions and inside floors 

 (shoe boxes are the best for this). 



I paint the body of all my bird -houses white, and the 

 corner strips, window-frames and other trimmings in light 

 or dark green, red or slate, and chimney and roof ornaments 

 white. Upper half of windows are painted green, to repre- 



*The accompanying cut shows how 

 the hinged pole and angle-iron attach- 

 ment are now made by the Jacobs 

 Bird House Company. 



"A" Wood-casing surrounding the 

 lower end of a four-inch steel boiler 

 tube, 14 to 16 feet long, showing how 

 it is hinged by means of heavy strap 

 hinges, to a solid 8-inch square ground 

 base, 4 feet long, which is to be placed 

 in the ground to a depth of three feet 

 or more. On the opposite side from 

 the pair of strong hinges is an equally- 

 strong hasp for securely locking the 

 pole in position. 



"B" shows how the four angle 

 irons, — which are to be screwed se- 

 curely to the bottom of the bird house 

 — are attached to a wooden block 

 which slips down into the steel tube. 

 A bolt holds this block in position 

 and keeps the bird house firm. 



December, 1908. 



