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plish. It is a common sight to see doz- 

 ens of these little drills at work at all 

 places where the excavations are open, 

 and their peculiar humming sound may 

 be heard all along the subway route 

 where the workings are uncovered. 



HOME-MADE AUTOMOBILE 

 SHOWS MUCH INGENUITY. 



Much ingenuity has been displayed by 

 the driver of the automobile shown in the 



Although Built from Odds and Ends, this Automo- 

 bile Affords Much Pleasure to its Owner. 



accompanying illustration. During his 

 spare time he succeeded in constructing 

 this vehicle from odds and ends. The 

 automobile is capable of carrying his en- 

 tire family and compares favorably with 

 most manufactured cars in general prac- 

 ticability. 



GLASS COOPS INCREASE POUL- 

 TRY PROFITS. 



The results of raising and keeping 

 chickens in coops equipped with glass 

 windows are eggs and plenty of them, 

 according to a man in New Mexico who 

 has experimented along these lines. 



The chicken coops are made of ordi- 

 nary %-inch lumber of the dimensions 

 3 by 6 by 2 feet 4 inches high; that is 

 to say, the coop is two feet high and rests 

 upon a four-inch foundation. In the 

 foundation a partition is made directly 

 in the middle; a board floor three feet 



square being placed over one-half the 

 coop floor space, while the other half 

 forms a dirt floor, where grain of any 

 kind can be sown for scratching. On 

 the board floor is placed a quantity of 

 litter under which grain is scattered at 

 night, so that in the morning the fowls 

 will scratch for their breakfast. The 

 grain sown in the dirt is also scratched 

 for, and what is not found will sprout, 

 so that none of it is wasted. By this 

 system of coops and feeding the hens 

 have to work for every bit of grain they 

 get, and it is this compulsory exercise 

 that produces the results. 



The coops were tried out two years 

 ago by placing five pullets in each, and 

 during the winter four or five eggs a day 

 were secured from each coop. This rate 

 continued, although the thermometer 

 went down to 17 degrees below zero. 

 Last December fourteen hens were kept 

 in these coops, with a return of 32 dozen 

 eggs for the month. 



In addition to the grain, the hens re- 

 ceive plenty of fresh water, charcoal, grit 

 and oyster shells, as well as a dry mash 

 composed of one part each of wheat 



Increased Poultry Profits Are the Result of the 

 Use of Glass Chicken Coops. 



bran, alfalfa meal and whole oats, while 

 a little fresh beef scraps go into the 

 coops once a week. Green stuff in addi- 

 tion to the sprouted grain is also sup- 

 plied. 



The top of each coop can be raised 

 to any desired height to admit air, the 

 chicken wire cover preventing the hens 

 from escaping. The glass sides of the 

 coops are turned to the south in winter 

 in order to secure plenty of heat, but in 

 summer thev are turned to the north and 



