AIIDDLETHIRD. 



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thick ; it was charred inside and painted outside ; the small 

 spouts to feed the hatching- 

 trays were planted on, and 

 holes were cut in the side of 

 the distributing-spout for the 

 water; all these holes were 

 carefully levelled by measure- FlG ' 128 - scale A- 



ment from the top, after the distributing-spout had been tested 



with water. 



The spout had a hole 2^ inches diameter cut at the end 



farthest from the supply, to facilitate cleaning. Fig. 129 is a 



diagram of the spout. 



A batten was bolted on to the standards of the side opposite 



FIG. 127 scale 



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Fig. 1-29 scale J. 



the door, and 

 carefully levelled 

 on its top edge, 

 to support the 

 ends of the 

 hatching -boxes ; 

 the drain near 

 the door was 

 re-cut, and car- 

 ried the whole 



length Of the 



house ; the sides were formed of flooring (Fig. 130) ; a beech plank 

 was laid as a cover, and twelve holes bored to receive the waste 

 water from the boxes. Round these holes a square cut was sunk, 

 and twelve small uprights fixed. These uprights were made 

 of flooring in four pieces, charred inside to protect the wood, and 

 formed a down-fall spout for the waste water from the trays. 



FIG. 130-scale 



