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AUTOMATIC FEEDER 



C.C. HOLMES 



FIG. 205 THE HOLMES AUTOMATIC POULTRY FEEDER 



use of an open mesh holder like the one shown in Fig. 

 203. It may be made of loosely-woven cord, or of 2-inch 

 mesh poultry netting. Suspended from ceiling or rafter 

 at a suitable height, so that the fowls will have to make 

 some effort to reach it, this feeder not only protects the 

 contents from being soiled or wasted, but also promotes 



healthful e x e r - 

 cise. Pieces of 

 meat, butcher's 

 scraps, etc., may 

 also be fed in 

 this way. 



An Automatic Feeder 



There is always more or less de- 

 mand for an automatic feeder that 

 will meet the requirements of the 

 back-yard poultryman who must be 

 absent from home at the time when 

 the fowls should have* their grain 

 feed. This is especially liable to be 

 the case in the evening. Probably the 

 great majority of shop and office 

 workers in this country do not get 

 home from work until after dark, 

 during the winter months, and it is 

 not always possible to have someone 

 else to do the feeding, and do it just 

 the way it should be done. The auto- 

 matic feeder illustrated in Fig. 205 

 was devised by C. C. Holmes as a 

 means of insuring that the hens 

 shall get their meals on time. It is 

 comparatively inexpensive and sim- 

 ple in construction, and should an- 

 swer the purpose in a very satisfac- 

 tory manner. The following direc- 

 tions for making this feeder are sup- 

 plied by Mr. Holmes. 



Feed Take an inch board nine 

 inches wide and 18 inches long. Cut 

 hole two inches square through board 

 4 l / 2 inches from end and sides of 

 board to center of hole. This affords 

 an opening through which the grain 

 passes onto the spreader after the 

 hinged door has been liberated by 

 the trigger. 



Hinged Door To be constructed 

 similar to the cover on a tobacco 

 box, and secured to bottom of board 

 in such position as to entirely cover 

 hole. 



Trigger After hinged door 'has 

 been placed, the trigger is to be. lo- 

 cated so as to hang plumb, the notch 



to project slightly over the edge of hinged door. Cut nar- 

 row slot through board long enough to allow trigger to 

 move backward and forward freely. Where trigger passes 

 through top of board make a small hole, through which 

 put a nail and secure same to top of board with a staple 

 at each end. Trigger can be made of metal or wood, with 

 small hole to fasten string. 



Hopper To be eight inches square and such height 

 as may be required, the bottom portion to be cut and bent 

 in, so as to form a two-inch square opening at -bottom of 

 hopper. At each corner of hopper solder metal standards 

 of proper length, bent at bottom to receive screw. Plac < 



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2" space 



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c 

 Can 



FIG. 206 CONVENIENT MASH PAIL 



FIG. 207 PLATFORM FOR WATER 

 DISH 



FIG 208 WATERING PLAT- 

 FORM, PAIL HOLDER 



