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The Essentials of Poultry Raising 



nesting material. A run board or step, four inches, wide and 

 extending along the entire length, furnishes a step for the birds 

 to hop upon when entering the nests. This strip is held in 

 position by a cleat and a space two inches wide is provided 

 between the step and the nests. The partitions are located 

 fourteen inches apart (Fig. 22). 



105. The Construction of the Droppings Box. The droppings 

 box is sixteen inches' wide, twenty- four inches long, and eleven 



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Fig. 23. The droppings box and scrape, showing side and end views 

 of the box, and top and front views of the scrape. 



inches deep. It is provided with a handle. The handle is made 

 from two pieces, one inch by two inches, bolted to the sides of 

 the box, and a piece of a broom handle held in position at the 

 top by boring two holes in the top part of the upright pieces. 

 The box should be constructed of some light wood such as white 

 pine or cottonwood and should be of thin material (Fig. 23). 



