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surround the pen, and which are secured of course to 

 the posts.* 



Above the vermin-proof wire, to the w r ooden rails 

 along the top of the posts, fill up with wire netting 

 of 2-in. mesh ; if you can procure this in one width 

 all the better, as it will then necessitate less fixing up 

 or taking down. Lace it to the posts and rails with 

 tying wire (figs. 1 and 3). 



Now, as dogs or cats are sure to fluster your 

 pheasants terribly if they run within view of them 



FIG. 3. 



round the pen, you will be obliged to construct a 

 fence to protect the birds from such sudden alarms. 



Planks are expensive, and entail considerable 

 shaping and fixing drawbacks these we wish to 

 avoid. 



The best arrangement is to secure to the inner 

 sides of the posts, by means of f -in. staples, a length 



* In the case of an aviary, the vermin-proof wire and the lower 

 rails are not required in the divisions that separate the pens. 



