THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



Our original inclosure was 70 X 50 feet, a 

 trench 9 inches deep being dug all around, to 

 insert a foot-board, which formed the base. 

 Wire of half-inch mesh, 2 feet deep, was fol- 

 lowed by two-inch mesh, 4 feet deep, making 

 the " walls " 6 feet 6 inches high. The land 

 was partly covered with brush, which afforded 

 the shade and secrecy positively necessary to 

 successful breeding. The cleared spots were 

 dug up for dusting baths. In the center a 

 shelter, 6 feet square, was erected, consisting 

 of rough boards, nailed together on scantling. 

 Logs, 3 feet long, and about 15 inches in cir- 

 cumference, were used, one at each corner, as 

 supports. The two back legs were inserted a 

 foot and a half in the ground; the front ones 

 only a foot, so making a slant to the roof that 

 would shed rain. The back was boarded up 

 tight, sides and front being left open, except 

 for the shelter afforded by brush, which was 

 piled up all around, to prevent the snow from 

 beating in on the birds. 



The original five pairs were shipped to us 

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