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THE GOWELL TRAP NEST. 



There are many trap nests on the market. The right to use 

 these nests, with plans for their construction, costs from one to 

 three dollars. Through the courtesy of Mr. G. M. Gowell, agri- 

 culturist of the Maine Experiment Station, I am able to present 

 my readers with the plan for a nest box free of charge. The nest 

 box here described was made by Mr. Gowell after a careful study 



Single Nest Box. 



of the various nest boxes on the market, and is intended to com- 

 bine their excellences and avoid their defects. This is the box 

 that is illustrated here, and the description of it is in Mr. Gowell's 

 own words : 



"The nest box is very simple, inexpensive, easy to attend, and 

 certain in its action. It is a box-like structure, without end or 

 cover; and is twenty-eight inches long, thirteen inches wide and 



