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THE BEGINNER IN POULTRY 



down promptly, while yet not too bountifully. One of 

 the chief needs, nowadays, is to see that feed boxes of 

 this character are rat-proof. The Cornell hopper shows 

 how this is managed. Such hoppers, when used, as 

 they often are, in feeding dry mash, lead to much waste. 



Wall Dry Feed Hopper. Made from Soap Box 



A flat, shallow box, set below the hopper, may save some 

 grain to the birds. 



A convenience needed by every Beginner, and by 

 every poultry keeper who hatches with hens, or even 

 keeps sitting varieties, is the "jail" for sitters. From 

 early June, onward, especially, there will be a continu- 

 ous succession of sitters, " repeaters," etc., candidates 

 for confinement. " Breaking up " these sitters, or 

 " broodies " as some call them, is a continual problem 

 to Beginners and to farmers. Sousing with water, 

 chasing with dogs, throwing violently from the nest, 

 tying by the leg, are not only cruel, but they are not 

 efficient methods of gaining the end sought. What the 



