Show I Rat Trap and Dry Mash Feeder in Combination A combination rat trap and dry- dry mash feeder Is a rather novel addition to the poultry house The feeder Is Isa Isa isa a long box bor 1 foot toot high and 1 foot wide with a sloped and antl slatted top through which the hens put their heads to eat during the da day To convert con this Into a rat trap a n Inch 1 hole was bored in the end of ot the hopper a short length of Inch 4 stovepipe fastened in the hole and a hag bag tied over the other end of the pipe and spread out on the ground A heavy board cover was hinged to the feed box this was kept op open n by means of ot a hook during the day but the hook was released and 1 I. f I I 1 1 I 11 II sty p c i f a t y Poultry Feeder and Rat Trap a small prop with a string attached to it used at night The string tring led away I to a distant window so that the poul- poul tryman could pull it without entering the poultry house and nd disturbing the rats A yank at the string let let the cover er drop and trapped the rats rata in in- side Then by beating on the cover with a stick the rats rots were made to torun torun torun run through the hole down the pipe and into the bag where a few blows killed them As long as the hens ate from the feeder the rats ruts never seemed suspicious L. L. L Harris HIscock Skaneateles Skaneateles Skaneateles N N. N Y in Popular Mechanics Monthly |