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der, or a feed shelf if preferred, is at 10 and the feed 

 drops toward T through the curved partition of wire, 

 one-inch mesh. In both cuts, this wire mesh is indi- 

 cated in various places by small crosses. As is obvious, 



the chicks cannot enter the space over the tilt box be- 

 tween S and Y. The reader should study carefully the 

 ground plan, Fig. 140. P is a passage or alley for the 

 attendant, dug in the ground two feet, so as to bring 

 the floor, S, to a hight convenient for the attendant, 



