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tightly. If the cork is tight enough to keep air from 
entering at the top the water will only run out enough 
to cover the hole punched in the jug, and as the fowls 
drink it more will run out, keeping the level the same as 
long as the water lasts. 
Another good drinking fountain is made by making a 
galvanized iron basin 8” in diameter with sloping sides 
two inches high. Then have a can made of the same 
material just large enough to fill the bottom of the basin. 
Have the can made so it can be corked tightly. Punch 
a hole in the can so it will be just below the top of the 
basin when the can is in position. Fill with water, cork 
tightly and set in a cool place in summer and where it 
will not freeze in cold weather. The water will always 
stand at the level of the hole in the can so long as any 
remains in the can. 
A fountain for little chicks is very easily made by 
melting the top off a tin tomato can, being sure to have 
the edge smooth and level. In one side cut a V-shaped 
notch 4” deep. Fill the can with water and over it put 
a common coffee saucer upside down. Pick the can up 
with the right hand and with the left hold the saucer in 
place and turn over quickly, leaving the can standing up- 
side down in the saucer. This will not empty itself, but 
the water will run out to the level of the notch in the can, 
the same as in any other fountain. For little chicks in 
brooders this is a very convenient way of supplying 
water. 
DUST BATH.—Ii fowls are confined to a place where 
they can not find dust to wallow in a boxful of fine, loose 
soil or road dust should be provided in which they can 
take a dust bath, as this is necessary to their health, act- 
ing as a cleanser and lice-killer. If soil or dust is not 
