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THE FARM. 



FIG. 1. — FEEDING HOPPEE. 



to cleauliness and thoroughness in all the details of the management, need 

 not expect even to succeed, not to even consider the question of loss or 

 profits, for success and profit here means work, work, work." 



Feeding Hoppers ror Fowls. — We give herewith designs for two styles 



of feeding hoppers for fowls, 

 deeming anything that has a 

 tendency toward economy 

 will h e beneficial to the 

 farmer as well as to the 

 amateur breeder of fowls. 



The illustration. Fig. 1, 

 represents a very good and 

 easily constructed hopper, 

 that can be made to contain 

 any quantity of com re- 

 qiiired, and none wasted. 

 "When once filled it requires 

 no more trouble, as the 

 grain falls into the receiver 

 below as the fowls pick it 

 away, and the covers on that 

 which are opened by the 



perches, and the cover on the top, protect the grain from rain, so that the 



fowls always get it quite dry; and as nothing less than the weight of a fowl 



on the porch can lift the cover on the lower receiver, rats and mice aBO 



excluded. 



Our illustration. Fig. 2, represents " a perfect feeding hopper," which, 



from the description here 



given, can be easily con- 

 structed by any person. A is 



an end view, eight inches wide, 



two feet six inches high, and 



three feet long; B, the roof pro- 

 jecting over the perch on which 



the fowls stand while feeding; 



C, the lid of the receiving 



manger raised, exhibiting the 



grain; E, E, cords attached to 



the perch and lid of the manger 



or feeding trough; I, end bar 



of the perch, with a weight 



attached to the end to balance 



the lid, otherwise it would not 



close when the fowls leave the 



perch; H, pully; G, fulcrum. 



The hinges on the top show 



that it is to be raised when 



the hopper is to be replenished. When a fowl desires ft)t)d it hops upon 



the bars of the perch, the weight of which raises the lid of the feed box, 



exposing the grain to view, and after satisfying its hunger jumps off, aui 



the lid closes. Of course the dimensions of either of these feeding hoppere 



naav bo increased to any size desired, 



FIG. 2. — A PERFECT FEEDING HOPPER, 



