A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



corners join without either side of the frame 

 being uneven. I believe in carpenter's ver- 

 nacular the process is referred to as a "mor- 

 tise joint." When the frame is finished, 

 cover with one-inch wire netting, and attach 

 to the bottom of the hutch by hinges placed 

 four inches from each end. A screw hook 

 and eye at the top make a secure fastening. 

 Bore three holes, half an inch in diameter, 

 in the back corners of the floor of the hutch, 

 and it is ready for its furnishings, which con- 

 sist of a nest box fourteen by twelve inches 

 in size, with an arched hole seven inches high 

 and four wide cut in the front, and two small 

 pans for feed and water. Brown earthen 

 butter crocks, or the zinc dishes used in 

 parrots' cages, are the best. If the latter 

 are chosen, screw-eyes must be put into the 

 side of the hutch in which to hook the pans. 

 A row of such rabbit houses can be kept in 

 the barn or woodshed, if a bench two feet 

 high is made of rough boards for them to 

 stand on. When placing the hutches, let 



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