Show HOPPERS FOR THE CHICKENS Dat alln and illustrato illustrations 0 n for free do livery of feed in into t trays tray for young and old I 1 make all my dry teed feed hoppers I 1 for chicks from one pound coffee cans and covers from live five pound lard Ilard palls saysa bays baysa a writer in the farm aarm and home they are very satisfactory as well as cheap with a can opener acut a silt alit about two inches long close to the bottom of the can then at each end ot of the cut make a halt half inch incision toward the top ot of the can with a pair of pinchers pin chers il bend back the tin making a hole bole large enough to allow the feed co r fig I 1 4 for baby chicks to sift through but not large enough tor for a chick to get its head through lest they get hung next I 1 drive two holes in bottom of can at the proper distance from each other to admit the points of a wire staple wake make corresponding holes in the pall cover insert the staple through the four holes and bend each point outward fastening cover and can together remove top from can and fill with meal or iran bran and there la Is not a hopper on the market more useful tor for baby chicks up to four and five weeks of ago age the hopper for larger fowls to Is made from a long but narrow wooden box any dimensions which suit the space or wishes ol of the poultry man may he be use remove cover and front side from box bos saw sav a small email strip from end of the removed front and fit carefully upon cleats cleata placed from front corner of top to back corner ot of bottom see line a b abrass front of bottom c nail a narrow strip to prevent feed from being pushed out on floor per for the cover hinge top ot of bofto box to back side and the hopper Is ready to hang bang upon the wall or place on blocks the right distance from floor aj 1 j N dry feed hopper for poultry to allow fowls to eat comfortably in fitting the front upon the cleats allow half an inch space from bottom and one inch from back of 0 hopper this gives free delivery of feed into the tray |