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painted buildings a strip of board or small timber nailed a foot 

 below the junction of the side and roof of the building. Mud 

 does not stick well to paint, hence the. need of a supporting 

 ledge. 



A Dorothy Perkins rose bush. Grown on a bird-house pole for 

 protection against cats. (After Our Dumb Animals.) 



Put Nesting Boxes on Poles. 



Experience with nesting boxes on trees, particularly in woods, 

 has proved that they are occupied mainly by squirrels and 

 mice or remain unused. These animals, as well as cats and 



