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Bird - Lore 



ORIGINAL DESIGNS OF BIRD HOUSES 



idea of the builder. The prizes were awarded on the adaptabihty of each house 

 for the needs of the birds it was built for. 



Sufficient interest has been displayed generally, so that the teacher of 

 manual training in the public schools will now direct the building of houses for 

 the birds along approved lines of construction. 



The present contest was held in March and preparations were immediately 

 started for another on a larger scale in May, at which time more and larger 

 prizes will be offered, all payable in Thrift Stamps. 



In the present illustrations, No. i shows all the houses built; Nos. 2 and 3, 



THREE HOUSES OUT OF THE TOTAL TAKING A PRIZE 



