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THE PEOPLE'S FARM AND STOCK CYLOCPED1A. 



measure across a field, set it to four feet one and a half inches, 

 and four measurements will be just one rod. It will be found 



very convenient to mark the spaces 

 for plants in the garden, or the dis- 

 tance apart for rows where accuracy 

 is desirable. It is used like a pair 

 of compasses, by stepping or pivot- 

 ing it along. 



Fig. 88 shows how an old barrel 

 can be utilized for a chicken coop. 



FIG. 78. CHEAP LAND MKASURER. If large barrels sugar barrels, for 

 example are used, the coops will be of comfortable size. If 

 more room is needed, two of them can be placed side by side, 

 and two or more staves cut 

 out of each to make an open- 

 ing large enough for the hens 

 to pass through, and these 

 openings placed opposite 

 each other. If there is dan- 

 ger from rats, one barrel 

 should be set on a board 

 floor, and should have but 

 one opening, and this should be closed at night. Some auger 

 holes should be bored in the staves for ventilation. 



The poultry raiser is often troubled by the depredations of 

 minks or other small animals which prey upon his flocks, and 



these animals 

 are so cunning 

 as to make it 

 difficult to trap 

 them. A hole 

 can be cut in a 

 log and sharp 

 spikes driven 



in at such an angle that the head of the animal will readily slip 

 past them when it attempts to reach the bnit beyond them, but 

 will hold it when it attempts to draw the head out. The hole 



FIG. 88. BARREL COOP. 



FIG. 



A MINK TRAP. 



