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and enclose the rear with a part of the other box back. If 

 the backs from the boxes have been carefully handled, they 

 together with the top of the boxes will complete the roof. Then 

 the cleats marked xx should be removed, and the outside of. 

 the house presents flat surfaces to receive the roofing paper 

 with which it is to be covered. 



LIST OF MATERIALS FOR THE PIANO-BOX HOUSE 



2 piano boxes $3.00 



2 rolls 1-ply roofing paper 3.50 



1 piece 2 X 4 X 8 ft. yp. \ 



1 piece 2 X 4 X 12 ft. yp. 62 



1 piece 2 X 12 X 16 ft. yp. J 



1 piece 2 X 12 X 12 inch No. I. Y. P. brace 32 



1 piece 1 X 12 X 8 ft. yp. ) 52 



2 pieces 1 X 4 X 12 ft. yp. J 



2 pounds 7-penny nails 06 



1 pound 8-penny wire nails 04 



1 pound 16-penny wire nails 05 



1 pair strap hinges 10 



1 piece poultry netting 2 X 2 X 6 ft 10 



$8.31 



The door is 3 feet wide and 5 feet 1 inch high, and is con- 

 structed with an open top so as to admit fresh air and sunlight. 

 The frame of the door is made of 4-inch strips. The lower 

 half is filled with 1-inch boards and the upper is covered with 

 1-inch poultry netting. The door is made to swing outward 

 on a pair of 5-inch strap hinges. An opening, 8 inches wide 

 and 10 inches high, is cut in the rear next to the floor through 

 which the hens enter and leave. The roofing paper should 

 first be placed on the front and rear and tacked temporarily. 

 The paper on the sides should extend up one side over the 

 roof, and down the opposite side and overlap the top and sides 

 of the front and rear about 2)^ inches, making the house 

 perfectly tight. 



A cheap and durable roofing may be made^as follows: 

 Secure a sheet of brown paper, tar it on both sides, then tar the 

 top of the roof, lay the paper on, and drive a few nails through; 

 repeat this till several layers of tar and paper have been 

 applied. Such a roof will last for years. 



