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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-16

London, April 16.-Oflicial reports
from Petrograd concede no such re-
verses as are asserted in the Berlin
statement regarding the situation in
Russian advance has been brought
virtually to a halt. The Russian war
office says Slight progress was made
near Uzsok pass and a counter attack
at Koziwoa by the Austro-German
forces failed.
The British steamship Ptarmigan
has been torpedoed near the North
Hinder lightship, in the North sea.
Eleven sailors of the Ptarmigan's s
crew Of twenty-five men were saved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-03
WASHINGTON BANK STATISTICS
From May l to


the District state banks and trust
toad
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lbanksm
7andhe x trust
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-03

Estate of George w. Hutton: order
of distribution; attorney. J. e. Padgett.
Estate of Alexander B. Hagner; wills
dated February 10, 1912, and July Is,
Estate of George R Malby; exempli-
fec copy of will filed.
Estate of Martin v. Hotel: will dated
July 81. 1903. filed
Estate of Jerome C. Hayden; will
dated June 30, 1915, filed
Estate of Louise Southworth: order
for expenditure: attorneys. Toomey &
Toomey
Estate of Dorothy H. Stephenson;
order of sale of real estate; attorney,
w. c. Prentiss
Estate of Claude T. Thornburk; will
admitted to probate and letters testa-
mentary granted to Emmie C, Thorn
burg; bond. 5000: attorneys, Magruder,
Stephen & Magruder
Estate of John Stevenson: will ad-
United to probate and letters of ad-
mhnIstration, C. t. a.. granted to Richard
r. Horner; bond. $4,000; attorney, r.
r. Horner.
Estate of Mary L. Cropley; order to
trans.er u-, stock: attorney. George
Estate of Margaret I. Robertson; let
tiers OF administration granted to
James p Robertson: bond, 800: at
torney. H. P. Blair.
Estate of Katherine Curtin; letters
Of administration granted TO Johanna
Mcintyre; bond. $4,000; attorneys. Darr
e. Peyser.
Estate of Theodore Presnell: sale rati-
neg: attorney: A. Coulter Wells.
Estate of Martin v. Hotel: will ad-
mitted to probate and letters tesla
mentary granted to Julia g. HOTEL
bond, $500: attorney. j. e. Taylor.
Estate of James w. Barker; rule to
show cause: attorneys. Berry & Minor.
In re Isabelle f. Hawkins; petition
for allowance filed; attorney, John r.
Shields.
Estate Of Mary Ragsda1e: letters Of
administration granted to James Clark
and Wade Fl. Hampton; bond. $500; at
torney, John Ridout.
In re Floyd Carr; petition for allow
ance of certain expenses; attorney, J. H,
Stewart.
Estate of Eugene c. Hubbard; petit
ton for letters of administration filed
attorney. J. A. Moriarty.
Estate of Mary l.. Bragdon; petition
for probate of will filed; attorneys,
Britton Gray.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-03
WEATHER..
Partly Cloudy Tonight and Sunday
Probably Showers.

Partly Cloudy Tonight and Sunday.
Probably Showers.
For the District of Columbia and
Maryland. partly cloudy tonight and
Sunday. proba bly, local thundershowers;
not much change in temperature; light
to moderate variable winds.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 7:24 am. and 7:41
pm: high tide, 1856 am. and lis pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, S:19 am. and
s:31 pm; high tide, 1:45 am. and 2:07
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rose 4:37 am: sun sets
1923 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 4:3s am; sun
sets 1929 pm.
Moon rises 1924 pm.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water
at am: Great Falls-Temperature
IS: condition, s.. Dalecarlia reser-
voir-Temperature. II; condition at
north connection, 35; condition at south
connection. IS. Georgetown distributing
eServoir-Temperature rs; condition
al infiuent gatehouse, As; condition at
effluent gatehouse. Is.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at 2 pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures pm. 81:
S pm. II: IL midnight. ~: today, 4
am, So; 5 am, Is: II noon. -: .
pm. IS. Maximum, Sc. at noon today:
minimum, 81, at am, today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. 80: minimum. IS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS pm, 29.67:
8 pm, 29.77; IL midnight, 1882: today.
am. 1888; 8 am. 39.Ss; IL noon.
29.SS; Pm, 1888.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY. W. Va. July s.
The Potomac river was clear and the
Shenandoah river muddy this morning.
Weather in Various Cities.
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POLICE VISIT MACHINIST.
Robinson W. Pearce Knows Nothing
Of Explosion, However.

Robinson w. Pearce, a machinist. was
visited today by detectives in connec-
ton with their inquiry as to the Capitol
explosion. He made statement to
them which was entirely satisfactory
and they afterward expressed their
confidence that he knew nothing Of the
explosion.
Mr. Pearce was called on by the de-
tectives because the letter sent to the
newspapers in connection with the ex-
plosion was signed "R. Pearce," and
Robinson w. Pearce Is the only Pearce
in the city directory whose first name
begins with the letter r.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-03
Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today
to the following:
Asbury NJ E. Church. to build church
at SOUTHWEST corner. of 18th and K
streets northwest: architect. c. L.
Harding; builder, s. J. Prescott; esti-
mated cost. $4,000.
N. Cronman. to repair store at 1876
IS H street northeast; estimated cost,
$1.100.
II. T. Gordon, to repair dwelling At
1913 South Carolina avenue southeast
estimated cost, $295.
Martin McHugh. to repair store and
dwelling at 2002 18th street northwest;
estimated cost, $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-03
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. July 3.-Cotton-Spot
in fair demand; prices steady: good
middlng, 47S. Sales. 5000 bales, in
GLIDING $500 American and 1000 for
speculation and export. Receipts, 5000
bales. Futures closed quiet and
steady. July, 5.13; July and August,
5.13: August and September, 522; Sep
TENDER and October, 5.29k: October
and November, $50: November and De-
cember. 5.4ok: December and January,
5.441a: January and February. 548h ;
February and March, 5.52k: March and
April. 5.56h: April and May, 5.59h;
May and June, 5.621s: June and July,
5.65h; July and August. 5.6sh.
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BALTIMORE.

Special Dispatch to TIE Star.
BALTIMORE. July 3.-Wheat-Easie
spot No. red. 1.0sh: spot No. . RED
western. 1.12h; July No. 2 red, 1.O71z
August No. 2 red. LOG; receipts, 1906.
bushels: new southern by sample. $50
1.05; new southern on grade, 1.03A
1891
Corn-Easier: spot contract, 7sk
July. 7sA: receipts. 30.5 $50 bushels: ex.
ports. 1850 bushels.
No. 8 white, 50: exports. 70s bushels
Rye-Firm: No. western export
1.23a1.2A; receipts. 1886 bushels.
Hay-Quiet: No timothy, un-
changed. No. / clover mixed. I'M
changed.
Grain freights-Quiet: steam to Liv-
erpool. per bushel, unchanged; picked
ports, per quarter. unchanged.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. July 3.-Hogs-Receipts
10000 head: easy: bulk. 7.45a7.70; light
7.50a7.S5: mixed. 7.30a7S2h: heavy
e.s5a77o: rough. s.s6a7.10: pigs. s26s
$50.
Cattle-Receipts. 100 head: steady
steers, 7.25aS.45: cows and heifers, az:
aS.50; calves, 7.25a10.50.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000 head steady
sheep, 5.75a685; lambs. 7.00a1o.1b.
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REICHSBANK STATEMENT,

BERLIN, July /, via London, July
l, 1884 am. delayed by censor).-
The statement of the Reichsbank
issued June 80 showed the following in
creases: Metal stock. treasury certifi-
Gates and notes of other banks of 49,
74s,OO0 marks (s3s.436.5 gold, g.
035.OO0 marks ($75S.75O): discounts,
S97.63s,oOO marks ($176.s09.0 OO); loans,
$4,000 marks ($158,250): note circu-
deposits. S5.452. 900 marks ($46.383, 0O0).
There was a decrease in treasury bills
of S5s.000 marks (s214,500).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-03
LONDON MARKET DULL.
Exception Moderate Showing of
Strength in Oil and Home Rails.

LONDON, July 3.-Money and dis
count rates were quiet and steady.
The stock market was dull and unfn-
teresting, with the exceptions of a
moderate showing of strength In oil
shares and home rails. and the usual
markings in the war loan for CONVEX
sion purposes. New York's holiday
Monday accentuated the dullness.
In the American section prices were
merely adjusted to parity with a few
sales of Canadian Pacific and United
States Steel.
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. July 3.-Butter-
Steady; receipts, 1885 tubs: creamery
extra, So score. 80; higher scoring, 2S "a
20; firsts. 26ka271; seconds, 24a25k.
Eggs-Steady; receipts. 1856 cases;
fresh gathered extras, 22a23; extra
first, GOAL: first, 18a19k; seconds, 16ha
IS; nearby hennery. white. fine to
fancy, 25a26; do. brown. 22ha24.
state, whole milk. flats and twins
fresh colored specials. 1511a15N; do.
white, 1874: do. average fancy. 1FA.
Pouitry-Live: irregular: western
chickens, broilers, 1Sa2s; fowls. 14ha
western roasting chickens. frozen. lsa
%; fowls, fresh iced, 13Aa16h; tur-
keys, 16a17.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-03
New York Mercantile Paper.

NEW YORK, July 3-Mercantile pa
per, 3a31s per cent. Sterling sixty day
bills. 4.7250: demand. 4.7650: cables,
4.7725: francs, demand, 5.68: cables,
5.67. Marks, demand, Sis: cables,
s11a; Tires, demand, 5.14; cables, 5.13.
Bar silver, 4sA.
Mexican dollars, 81. Government
bonds steady; railroad bonds easy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-03
CLOSE IRREGULAR AFTER
... EARLY UNCERTAINTY
Stocks Only Temporarily Depressed
on News of Shooting Of
J. P. Morgan.
Renewed Weakness in st. Paul AZ
fects the Entire Market, But
Prices Recover.

NEW YORK, July 3.-Stocks were
only temporarily depressed today on
news of the shooting of ]. P. Morgan
The market showed an uncertain tone
at the outset. mainly as a result of re-
newed weakness In st. Paul.
United States Steel. which is regarded
as a Morgan speciality. broke IL
points. while the selling was at its
height. with losses of to 2 points in
other industrials. including some of the
war shares.
Railroad stocks, particularly the Pa
cffics and grangers. had shown an early
inclination to react in sympathy with
st. Paul
Reassuring advices regarding Mr.
Morgan's condition caused general
w1ping out of losses
The closing was irregular.
RoDdS
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New York Bank Statement.

NEW YORK, July 8.-The actual con-
dition of clearing house banks and
trust companies for the week shows
that they hold s163,942.100 reserve in
a decrease of $2s,310.s30 from last
week.
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DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, July 3. Butter - I'm
changed.
Eggs-Lower; receipts, 2O,3s2 cases;
at mark cases included. 14a16h; or
binary firsts, 15a1515; firsts, 16a16h.
Potatoes-Lower; new receiptsA 40
cars; Virginia cobblers. 1.55a1 so;
Arkansas and Oklahoma sacked tri-
umphs, 50a55; old, 17a20; no receipts
Poultry-Alive, lower; fowls, 12h;
springs, 1Sa19.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-03
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. July 3.-Closing-Wheat
spot Arm: No. l northern Duluth, lis
. "a. No. hard winter. lis Id, No. 2
ID.
4 Corn Spot steady; American mixed.
new. So. ..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-03
LONDON MONEY.

LONDON, July s.-Bar silver. % 15-16d
per ounce. Money, TX per cent. Dis
count rates-Short bills. Az per cent;
three months. Az per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-03
NEW YORK METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, July s.-Copper. NOM
inal; electrolytic, 20,25a20.60. Iron, I'M
changed.
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st. Paul Selling Resumed.

Selling of st. Paul shares was re-
sumed at the outset of today's short
session with general irregularity else
where. The first quotation for ST Paul
was only at slight decline over yes
terday's close. but increased pressure
and southern Pacific. Erie first pre-
rerred and Kansas and Texas prefer
red I.
500" shares were off points. limited
states Rubber lost a substantial frac-
lon' while Northern Pacific fell Is.
ana southern Pacific. Erie first pref
err ana Kansas and Texas preferred l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-03

II you want work-vead the want col
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Corn Eases OF.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. July 3.-F1our-Firm
spring patents. 6.40as75: Kansa.
straights. 5.75a5.90.
Pork-Steady.
Beef-Firm.
I.ard-Easy: middle west. s75ass5.
Molasses-Steady.
Hay-Firm.
Hides-Quiet.
Ieather-Firrn
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NEW YORK BONDS.

High. Low.
Atchison gen. 4s.......... 901a 90H
A,chison conv As dsso).... 9914 9915
Baltimore & Ohio gold Is. S6I So
Interbo. Rap. Tran. trust IS. 752s 1914
Norfolk & Western 4s...... ssh S8H
Northern Pacific Is. 9OH S9T
Pennsylvania ~ ter. rcts. :. 1921 lG2H
Reading Ry. gen mortg. Is. 9l12 81
Southern Ry. SIS. SO 80
United States Steel I'd SIS. 1915 l0lI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-03
CURB STOCKS.

ouotat lions furnished by ". B. Hibbs 4 Co., |
members New York Stock Exchange.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-03
NEW WHEAT PROSPECTS
is SETBACK FOR PRICES
Northwest Advices Of Flattering
Crop Outlook Also Contribute to
Bear Side of Market.

CHICAGO. July 3.-Prospects of a
heavily increased movement of new
wheat from first hands led to a decided
setback in values today in the wheat
market here. Dispatches from south
ern Illinois said threshing was general
and that If the weather held good deal
ers would be swamped with offers by
Tuesday. Furthermore. advices from
the northwest told Of hattering out
look for a big yield in the spring crop
belt.
Opening prices. which ranged from
y of to y up. were followed soon by
. sharp decline all around.
Corn Eases Of.
Favorable weather eased off corn.
The market was bearishly affected also
by the weakness Of wheat. After open
ing = lower to y advance, prices I'M
derwent material general sag.
Selling on resting orders carried down
oats. There was marked increase in
country offerings.
Provisions weakened owing to lower
prices for hogs Lard especially was
under pressure.
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1Otu .9loOoSOtU ID
City Of Washington, District of Columbia. S.:
l. HENRY H. FATHER, cashier Of the above
named bank, do solemniy swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief. HENRY H. FATHER, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3rd day
Of July, 1918. -
Correct-Attest:
CHARLES /. coRBY,
WM. ]. FATHER,
q. HURT,
NJ. E. ALLIES,
THOMAS HYDE,
Directors.
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Weeks Trading Only Moderate.

A AAdoluS Ouly MOQerdLe.
The sale by New York city of the
largest bond offering in its history at
prices indicative of prevailing capital
conditions. increased decentralization in
foreign exchange, with new low rates
between this center and virtually all
European capitals, passing of the divi-
dend on L. s. Rubber common and
sudden weakness in ST. Paul constitut-
week.
Trading in stocks was moderate. as
was to be expected in view of the ap-
preaching holidays and continued I'M
certainty in the international situa-
ton.
There was partial readjustment OF
the exchange situation later on the
relaxing of pressure against Paris.
which was attended by rumors of an
increase in the size Of the loan recent
~ made to the Rothschilds for French
interests.
Steel and Iron Industry Better.
Steel shares. coppers and some of the
war specialties were comparatively
firm throughout.
Trade reports are a unit in disclosing
betterment in the steel and iron indus
Try. and the market for copper metal
seems to have recovered from its re-
cent lethargy.
War stocks, which now embrace va
rtous issues not heretofore within that
classification, were moved upward on
the reported placing of further large
contracts
Crop News Conflicting.
High-grade railways, particularly
Reading and some o fthe Pacincs, were
in moderate demand. but Canadian Pa
ctdc made its low record for many
years. likewise Missouri Pacific. There
was steady liquidation Of American
securities. chiefly railroad bonds for
foreign account. open sales running
into the millions of dollars. Private
transfer of these securities was be-
lieved to be very large.
Crop news was somewhat conflicting,
some sections showing improvement,
with setbacks elsewhere. Cotton shows
q reduced acreage with improved con-
dition. Turning of the mid-year
brought no change in the easy none
tary situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-03

PROBATE DIvISION-Justice Siddons
Estate Of John w. Curran; will filed.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-18
M/ front Il. .G0MuyRan

After working and experimenting
with heated houses and then with
glass front houses and various other
kinds, many poultrymen and investiga-
tors came to the conclusion that they
had not yet discovered the right way
to build their poultry houses. Then
came a radical change. 1t was from
the closed warm house to the curtain
front house. These houses were CON
structed with two windows in front,
one at each end, and in the center
long opening. The bottom of this open
window was high enough from the
floor so there was no direct draft On
the birds. The walls of the house
were built absolutely tight so there
were no drafts. The opening was cov-
cred only by a light cotton curtain.
Thorough trials of this style of house
developed the fact that the fowls kept
in such buildings were more healthy
and vigorous and produced more
eggs than under other systems. So
that now the curtain-front house has
come to be generally accepted as the
most desirable poultry house to build
The free circulation of air through the
house removes all dampness, the litter
is kept dry, and the birds scratch tree
ly in it.
After several years of experiment
ing the Maine agricultural experiment
station has adopted the following plar
as the most economical in construc
tion:
Each pen 20x20 feet will house 1Ol
birds; house may be made up of al
many or as few sections or pens a!
the owner desires. A door in eacl
partition will make it easy to do thu
work. In long houses one end section
may he left for feed room.
Three 6x6-inch stills run the lengtI
of the house, the center one support
the floor timbers in the middle of thu
house, while the outside ones rest OF
a rough stone wall, high enough from
the ground for dogs and cats to q
under the building to look after rats
etc, that may harbor there. TIL
stone wall rests on the surface of tn
ground, with large openings III it eV
cry 20 feet to allow the circulation o
air. This keeps the ground and tin
bers dry during the summer. TIL
floor timbers are 2x6 inches and res
On top of the sills. The front stud
are eight feet, six inches high. TIL
two sides of the roof are unequal
width, the ridge being eight feet froI
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-18
Fig z E1dEa0nluzRan

,he front wall. The height of the
ridge from the sill to the extreme top
of rafters is 12 feet 4 inches. All
Btudding is 2x4 inches. The building
is covered with one inch rough lum-
Der, then papered and covered with
rustic siding. The roof is covered with
one-inch boards and thin building pa.
per, and then shingled. The cost of
the building may be lessened by using
shiplap for the sides and by covering
with high grade roofing paper.
The front of the building or of each
section has storm windows, 2 feet
IL inches by feet inches. These
glass windows are screwed on up
rights feet inches from each end
of the room. They are three feet above
the floor. The distance between the
windows is 8 feet 10 inches, and the
top part of it, to a depth of feet
inches from the plate, is not boarded
up, but is left open to be covered by a
cloth curtain when necessary. This
leaves a tight wall 8 feet 10 inches
high, extending from the bottom of the
opening down to the floor, which pre-
vents the wind from blowing on the
birds when they are on the floor. A
door, feet 10 inches wide, for en-
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-18

trance to the yard, is made in the front
wall. The lower half is boarded, the
upper covered by the curtain. Another
door, 15x15 inches, is placed six inches
from the floor under one of the win
dows for the birds to pass through the
front yard. A similar door in the CEN
ter of back wall admits them to the
rear yard. A light frame, made Of 1x3-
inch strips and 1x6-inch cross tees, is
covered with ten-ounce white duck or
unbleached sheeting and hinged at the
top of the front opening, which it COW
ers when closed down. This curtain
is easily turned up into the room and
held in place by hooks in the, ceiling.
The roost platform should be made
tight. 1t extends the full length Of the
room against the back wall, and is
feet 10 inches wide and three feet
above the floor. 1t is then high
enough for person to get under when
necessary to handle the birds or clean
out the house. There are three roosts,
framed together in two 10-foot sec
tions. The top is one foot above the
platform and hinged to the back wall,
so they may be turned up out of the
way when the platform is being
cleaned. The back roost is IL inches
from the wall and the spaces between
the next two are 16 inches. They are
made of 2x3-inch lumber placed on
edge, with the upper corners rounded
off. The roosting closet is shut OF
from the rest of the room by curtains
similar to the one described for the
| front of the house. For convenience
in handling there are two of these
curtains, each feet s inches long and
three feet wide, hinged at the top so
as to be turned out and hooked up.
This leaves a space of feet inches
between the curtain and the roof. This
space is ceiled, and in it are two open
inches wide, provided with slide
door for ventilating the roosting closet
when necessary. The nests are placed
on framework under the roosting
board. This frame should extend al
least three inches beyond the back oi
the nests, and should be so arranged
that they may be easily removed fol
cleaning.
If several of these houses are joined
together to make one long laying
house, door should be placed in ev
cry compartment five inches out from
the edge of the roosting platform
| These doors are three feet wide ant
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-18

seven feet high, divided in the middle
lengthwise, and each half is hung with
double-acting spring hinges, allowing
it to swing both ways and to be kept
closed without attention
Extending across the building and
through the center of the doorways
track of wood or iron may be placed
for the ready movement of a suspend
ed car. The platform of this car should
be 2xS feet and elevated about one
foot above the floor. Attached to each
end of the platform is an iron guard
which projects one foot beyond. AS
the car passes through the building
this guard strikes the doors and
pushes them open easily. All food and
water can be carried through the
house on this car, and 1t will prove a
great labor saver in a long laying
house. The droppings from the roost-
ing boards may also be removed on
1t, being gathered in pals or boxes,
loaded on the car and pushed to the
manure shed.