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BULLETIN 527, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



The material required for this house is one piece of clear white 

 pine £ by 6 inches by 6 feet, S4S, and a small quantity of 1-inch 

 brads or shingle nails. Often a box can be found that will contain 

 enough £-inch pieces to make the house. Take the box apart care- 

 fully to avoid splitting the wood. 



The bill of stock with finished dimensions and the use of the pieces 

 are as follows: 



Use. 



Number of 

 pieces. 



Finished dimen- 

 sions. 





1 

 2 



2 

 1 

 1 



Inch ps. 

 1 by 6 by 10. 

 4 by 4 by 8. 

 4 by 4J by 6. 

 4 by 4 by 10. 

 4 by 44 by 10. 





End 



Roof 



Roof 





Cut and square up 

 the pieces according to 

 the dimensions given 

 above, bevel the sides 

 as shown in the draw- 

 ings, lay out the door 

 and perch pin hole on 

 one end, as shown in 

 the drawing, bore a 

 |-inch hole for the 

 perch pin, bore f-inch 

 holes along the inner 

 side of the line laid out 

 for the door, trim to 

 the lines with a knife, 

 lay out and cut the end 

 boards to the proper 

 slant for the roof. 



In assembling the 

 parts, nail the sides to 

 the end pieces, using 

 the 1-inch brads or 

 shingle nails, nail bot- 

 tom to frame, nail on 

 roof boards, whittle a 

 perch pin \ inch in di- 

 ameter and 2 inches 

 long and wedge it in 

 the hole below the door. The bird alights on this pin before en- 

 tering the door. Paint the bird house ; a dark green or a brown is a 

 good color. 



£ r/ECEJ or /roor 



$ 



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Fig. 21.— Bird house. 



