Meat-hox— Water-Bottle. \*^^ 



trusted to flight. Some are erected to the 

 extent of twenty yards long and ten yards in 

 width, with shelves on every side for the 

 perching of the pigeons : thus they are con- 

 stantly exercised ia the air, retiring at their 

 pleasure to the room or loft within. 



Food and water should be given in 

 such v/ay, as to be as little as possible con- 

 taminated v/iih the excrement, or any other 

 impurity. My pigeons having been con- 

 stantly attended, we have never found the 

 need of any other convenience than earth- 

 en pans ; but there have been ingenious 

 inventions for this purpose, of which the 

 MEAT-BOX and water-bottle following are 

 specimens. The meat-box is formed in the 

 shape of a hopper, covered at the top to 

 keep clean the grain, which descends into 

 a square shallow box. Some fence this 

 with rails or holes on each side, to keep 

 the grains from being scattered over ; 

 others leave it qmte open that the young 

 pigeons may the more easily find their 

 food. 



