' 108 The Hen at Work 



the right angle to avoid injury, and a little warm 

 water will clear all in a moment. This agate pan 

 is also easy to keep clean. A few strokes of a 

 cloth or mop, daily, keep it fresh and sweet. 



Put a shelf about two feet from the floor in a 

 convenient spot, wide enough to hold the pan. 

 Set the pan in place. Then fasten another board 

 with a V cut in it so it slants down and covers the 

 pan. The slant keeps hens from roosting and 

 sitting about on the board, and the V enables the 

 hens to put their heads in to drink. 



