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THE PEOPLE'S PRACTICAL POULTRY BOOK. 



STANDARD SELF-FEEDING HOPPER. 



This feeding hopper is two feet square, the posts eighteen inches high, 

 three inches square ; the upper section of the box is six inches deep, the ends 

 are mortised into or nailed to the posts. From the bottom of this square the 

 tapering part of the grain box reaches to within one inch of the floor, which 

 should be raised on feet about six inches from the ground ; the grain box 



tapers to one foot square, and to bring 

 the grain within reach of the fowls, a 

 cone, as shown at A, is placed in the cen- 

 ter of the floor, and should be so much 

 smaller than the funnel part of the hop- 

 per as to leave at least one inch space all 



STANDAKD SELF-FEEDING HOPPER. 



FUNNEL AND CONE. 



around the cone, which forces the grain to the edge, where, as the fowls pick 

 the grain away, more will fall and keep a constant supply within reach of the 

 fowls, as long as any is left in the hopper. The slats on the sides are in- 

 tended to prevent the fowls from getting into the trough or crowding one 

 another. This hopper will hold about two bushels of grain, and if the roof 

 projected one foot all round it, it would protect it completely from rain. It 

 occupies but little space, and from twelve to sixteen fowls can feed at the 

 same time. 



A STOOL FEEDING HOPPBB. 



A CHEAP FEEDING HOPPER. 



