easily made and efficient fattening-crate can be constructed of laths, with a few light 

 boards from a packing-box or soap-box used for ends and partitions. The standard 

 crate measurements are : 

 6 feet 6 inches long, 18 

 to 20 inches high, and 16 

 inches wide. The top, 

 back, and underneath 

 parts are formed of laths 

 running lengthwise. 

 The laths on the top and 

 back should be about 

 1% inches apart. The 

 slats on the front should 

 run up and down, being 

 placed 2 inches apart, so 

 that the birds may eat 

 from the V-shaped 

 trough in front of the 

 crate. The laths on the 

 underneath portion are 

 placed % inch apart. 

 The back slat should be 

 placed at least % inch 

 from the last slat on the 

 underneath portion, so 

 that the droppings will 

 pass through upon the 

 floor, rather than accu- 

 mulate in the crate. A 

 V-shaped trough 2 inches 

 deep and 2% inches wide 

 at the top (inside mea- 

 surements) is placed in 

 front of the crate on 



Thivr grant roasters. The breast and !< 1 ;ir<- plainly seen. 



brackets, or it may be hung on two pieces of hay-wire, the trough being 

 raised about 2 inches from the level of the underneath portion of the crate. After 

 the crate is finished it may be placed upon stands or upon legs about 2^ to 3 feet 



The Cowichan fattening-crate. 



off the floor. Nothing, however, should be placed in under the crate, thus ket>]>in-' 

 the birds in a more sanitary condition. The crates should be disinfected, after each 

 crateful of birds has been disposed of, with some good, strong disinfectant. At the 

 end of each season it is well to scrape the manure from the crates and give them a 

 good washing with boiling water, thus holding to sanitary laws. 



The fattening-crate used by the Cowichan Creamery (as shown in the cut) 

 has the following dimensions : Length, 10 feet ; width, 20 inches from outside slat ; 



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