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the chickens, but they are frequently difficult to 

 cleanse if they once become tainted. Nothing less 

 than frequent scalding with steam or boiling water 

 will answer the purpose. Any drinking-fountain 

 that is constructed of glass, that will not bear such 

 temperatures, is objectionable. Tin or earthenware 



FIG. 80. Summer house for cockerels. 

 New York State College of Agriculture, Ithaca, N. Y. 



is preferred on account of the ease of cleansing. A 

 drinking-fountain made on the same principle as 

 the one with a revolving reservoir, described in a 

 previous chapter (see Fig. 47), will prove very satis- 

 factory. An empty tomato can and a shallow saucer 

 will answer every purpose. These may be readily 

 cleansed and are convenient. 



