THE AMERICAN POULTERER'S COMPANION. 



Our next essay was to construct one after the 

 plan below, which we had in use three or four 

 years, and it answered a very good purpose for 

 about seventy fowls. It is very simple and eas- 

 ily constructed. The dimensions were as fol- 

 lows: It was nine feet long and nine inches 

 wide ; end pieces fourteen inches high, and the 

 bottom raised six inches from the ground ; the 

 ends nailed to the bottom, and a strip of board 

 four inches wide was firmly nailed on the sides, 

 raised three inches above the bottom board, form- 

 ing a manger or trough to prevent any waste of 

 food. Another strip of board three inches wide 

 was nailed on the top in front to secure the 

 ends. The hopper to contain the grain was 

 formed of two pieces of board, nine inches wide. 



DOUBLE FEEDING-HOPPER. 



set between the ends forming a V, the upper 

 edges lying against the front top strips and the 

 bottom resting on some small blocks, from one 

 to two inches high, sufficient to allow the grain 

 to fall down as the fowls pick it away. It may 

 be made to open and shut at the bottom to suit 

 the different sizes of grain. The top or roof 

 may be made of the same width as the box, or 

 it may extend over the sides sufficiently to pro- 

 tect the fowls from rain when feeding. Nar- 

 row strips of lath must be nailed to the top and 

 bottom pieces, leaving space enough between 

 them for the fowls to enter their heads when 

 eating. It is open on both sides, and one of this 

 size is sufficient for seventy-five fowls. 



The following cut represents a feeding-fount- 

 ain described in the " Transactions of the High- 

 land and Agricultural Society" of Scotland. It 

 is also figured in "London's Encyclopedia of 

 Agriculture." "It can be made to contain any 

 quantity of corn required, and none wasted. 

 When once filled, it requires no more trouble, as 

 the grain falls into the receiver below as the 



SCOTCH FEEDING-FOUNTAIN. 



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 hen on the perch can 

 lift the cover on the lower receiver, rats and 

 mice are excluded." 



As we did not exactly comprehend the prin- 

 ciple upon which the above was constructed, 

 we had one made, of which the following is a 

 representation. We exhibited it at the fair of 



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8ELT r -FEEDIN'G HOTTER. 



