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Show MAKE PERCHES MITE-PROOF Made of 2x4 Stuff, There I No Plaea for Little Insects to Hide Kerosene Does Work. The simplest constructed perch we can get, if it gives satisfaction should be the one to build. There is no place for the mites to hide, even, should they get on these perches. The perches are made of 2x4 stuff with one edge rounded, the pieces that form the support for the perches arj of the same material as the perches, also that of the legs, which are one foot long, which makes the perches 18 Inches from the floor. Sufficiently high for convenience and not so high that when fowls jump from them, ' Wf 4 c : Mite-Proof Perches. they will bruise their feet, causing "Bumble-foot," broken legs or breast bones. The legs should fit the can loosely so that In removing them to facilitate cleaning out the droppings, the cans will not be overturned. The cans should contain an Inch or two of kerosene or coal oil at all times, and there is no possible chance of any mites, big or little, getting by. |