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Fig. 20 is the best that I have tried. It is made of seven- 

 eighths-inch cypress boards mounted on an iron rod, and revolves 

 on an iron socket. The lower box is 18| inches long and 22 

 inches wide, with a narrow pane of glass extending across the 

 closed front to let in light. The whole contrivance including 

 the vanes is 36| inches in length at the bottom. The vanes 

 which are bolted to the box extend 24f inches beyond it at 

 the bottom and about 2| inches more at the top, as they are 

 cut at an angle. They are 9 inches wide at the end. The vane 

 and the side of the lower box might well be made in one con- 





Fig. 20. — An excellent weathervane food house. The upper 

 part contains a hopper, to be filled with seeds. (Original 

 photograph.) 



tinuous piece. The upper box is a little larger than the lower 

 box, is nailed upon it, and the cover which overlaps it all 

 around is covered with the best roofing felt to keep out all 

 moisture. The floor of the upper box or hopper is covered 

 with zinc to facilitate the sliding down of the seed which goes 

 into two conductors, one on either side at the back. The glass 

 extending across these enables one to see if there is food in 

 the hopper without raising the cover, which is hinged and may 

 be readily opened by pressing a bolt on the right side. The 

 hopper will hold seed enough to last for weeks, and a suet rack 



