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FANCY PIGEONS. 



grain. Hoppers of various designs may be bought from 

 manufacturers wbo make a speciality of them. One was 

 brought out a few years ago in which the food is exposed 



Fig. 2.— Grain Hopper. 



by the pigeon stepping on the board in front of the box ; 

 this prevents waste from mice or sparrows, their weight 

 being insufficient to open it. 



Water Fountains. 



Water fountains may be bought complete, of various 

 patterns ; but a good one may be improvised by carefully 



Fig. 3.— Feeding Box. 



punching a hole in a two gallon stone jar, near the bottom, and 

 hermetically sealing the mouth. This, placed in a flower-pot 



