An Effective Feeding Device 



C is a weather shield made by first cutting a disk of galvanized iron about 

 ten inches in diameter and making a hole in the center for the tube B to pass 

 through, then cutting a pie-shaped piece from the disk and drawing the edges 

 together to form a cone. The edges should be soldered together and the shield 

 soldered to the tube. 



D is a 4-inch flower-pot saucer supported by three wire arms bent as indi- 

 cated and soldered to the tube B. The wire arms are adjusted so that the end 

 of the tube comes about ^ inch from the bottom of 

 the saucer. 



E is a supporting wire which starts in a small 

 loop near the top of the feeder on one side, passes 

 down through the shield C around one side of the 

 tube B, through the shield again, and up to a loop 

 corresponding and the one on the opposite side. The 

 holes where the wire passes through the shield 

 should be closed with a little solder. 



F is a wire band passing completely around the 

 bottle and rather loosely fitted. It is looped around 

 each end of the supporting wire E. 



G is a wire supporting loop attached to each end 

 of the wire E. 



All of the wire used in making the device should 

 be galvanized, and not smaller than No. 9 Brown 

 and Sharpe gauge. 



The feeder can be easily filled by inverting it so 

 that the bottle is right side up, then slipping off the 

 metal portions and pouring the food in through a 

 funnel. The food should be free from bits of grass 

 or other substances likely to obstruct the tube. 



It is necessary to use an amber bottle in making the feeder rather than one 

 of plain glass, for the reason that with plain glass the sun causes the moisture 

 from the seeds to collect on the walls of the bottle. This moisture in time makes 

 some of the seeds mold and clot together. 



The feeders can, of course, be readily made by any tinsmith. As to their 

 probable cost, I can only say that a tinsmith in this vicinity is making them in 

 considerable quantities and selling them in lots of one dozen at 75 cents each, 

 or a single one for $1.00. 



THE WELLESLEY 

 BIRD-FEEDER 



