Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-04-08
Raising Chickens.
now AK cHICKE> HOUSE AND
BbnopHE A>p ",w TO usE THEM.


now AK CHICKEN HOUSE AND
BbnonaG A>p Nv TO UsB THEM.
special Corre-pont Lewiston journal
First will iescnp ;hc ,-icken
house. Make the h"s;an. oarl from
- plancd boar ma;ch- Just two
feel wide, and three tc long. Nail
Them on two pieces al 1<3 scantling.
planned 10 "a inch 'h,ck. 80 inches
long. having the eai -cantling pro-
ieri 3 inches and : , inches. Next
max, box Of 20 sound boards II
inches he. WITHOUT top or bottom,
2N3 fee IN inside OF lower edge, and
2x3 feet oa outside. or upper edge, i. e
SAW ia. arl on an inch hcvel in
width Of b j. In centre il ore Of
the three 1T pieces saw rIt rlerc
ae~ N.i. by .iac inches Oh.
sawed o.i hat circle at top. b.. hang
TIM pirre ri-h' in place vi. the leath-
or hinge at top. aui leather strip at
hatam ca. sirn below the board
tNu I....-~
Sow tnE ROOF 10 INF HuusE
yard. three ;ee, ,an- FIR r:.fter-. Place
them tlt' Side down 81 he flopr with
."N.r ends Just tii.e feet apart, from
$3.50 80 .'''''.'' nave '''e" come
- VIZ "''''N' >A''' a any
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:, ~ N''i'''' "A''> 20" oo"td
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fnuf ami frt down the other and do
tAr sam, over asa.n. o,rv IN center or
first piece .au cat piece fra m bottom
edge. five inches willie and .ix incbe.
h.-h. rounded ~ ia, ION and hang in
500 with leather lguers uut A strip
n center ,i H.. Ia,,,- ,..i.,,. ana L., !,
come hr'sn tw, i.rh.s Nail the
bo.,r -. ill.,. rst,,r- ma fp,.h hoard.
In. lIn. tl.. o,b..-. NJ ~, have N.
tho gable
'l-hl pieces from STRIPS
l'+ e 'l'''' "'ir' . thirk and two
w ''ie '"' -a"le9 up on
" r. u '' nan Two Oh the Slrips al
I, IT." '''' '"' "l' 'ach @i'e al bottom
iia'y "'eHi come down 10 the moor;
'1,, .''' ''l''~ ~ equA' Instances.
~" We GOV or THESE win tarred
i"t'l ii''' 'lIr paper turn down on
W, -''''''.> ''''i ''l' corner ana nail on
I'll, = Il" II 'P any Ju>t even
f." .yu '''' t'''" p TOOL 'hei' nan the
''''- '''' ''l' roy, "'' even Win me on"
NJ ~ 500 YIN '''aNe' al ''7h'
HOW T. Use.
~ "Se ''-'',' we pace tue Dog
.-~n,1nj ,,bar.. a.. ,,an. ~ r,.l- -.
c.,;eLs +, nm, Il, ,his va ,Iana ~
roof d...rfInJ and ,l., ,a,;aa ~.
His. ri. down oyer ,ba ho,.o,n hoar.1.
ami rests ON rJasts Nov wa
The Ia VI door and ras+en he sI;n,,n.,
the leather over the head Of a noiI
driven IN The e3oe of Tina h,,,on, hoarI
In H., o,...,,,a ,nf s. n;nb, g., ,,n,
thu number of r..icl. IN ,Lo ha,.. ~,
wish i, Keen fb.r. dron ,Lo .,nan
d..,.,..,..l e., III
large ""pF am We are safe from rats
-'-'.' - ,'''>9 ~, might De looking Tor
,'.,. a. va 80 mast "'So' oiy pace
~ 4 matter no" nara u
LII -. ''' = - i" ~" ~ % 'one'i TAR
I'LL !. ri ~ 'e''' II ,.'so Ie'ps 70 Keep I
+. ,-''''' - we ie'' our CHICKS are
M"HNiN" CALL.
Ia the morning We 20 to the house
"lii their feel il hand, lift the small
door and ta>ten up. and out they come
y breakfast. Next. we step around. /
mn the i4rua tl.ar Sta,, Iacl, al