50 FEEDING-HOPPER. 



ces. If the feeding-hopper is long, these 

 boards will require a support in the centre. 

 They should not approach each other below 

 nearer than half an inch, nor come with- 

 in half an inch of the bottom-plank. Then 

 take a broad thin board, or two if necessa- 

 ry, and secure them firmly on one side, for 

 the roof, letting it project over the sides. 

 The other side should be attached to the 

 ridge, or peak of the roof, by iron or leather 

 hinges, in order to permit it to be lifted up 

 to pour in the seed. 



The hopper is now ready for use. You 

 pour in half a bushel or more of seed ; as 

 the fowls eat it out, it continues to descend, 

 and is prevented from escaping by the nar- 

 row slip of board at the bottom, and the 

 roof prevents it from being injured by the 

 weather. I think there would be an advan- 

 tage gained by continuing the roof over so 

 far as to shelter the fowls themselves from 

 the rain while feeding. 



If this apparatus is left unprotected in a 

 barnyard, the cattle will be likely to over- 

 turn it to get at the seed. It may be neces- 



