. Bird lore . HOUSE NO. i IN POSITION i6 Bird-Lore into the end of the pipe. All expensive Martin houses should be erectedon a pole provided with a pair of barn-door hinges and a clasp for lockingsecurely in position, and for lovv^ering the same and placing in the dry dur-ing the winter. This is done by casing 2 feet of the lower end of thepipe in a box made of 2-inch joists, and hinging it to the top end of asolid piece of oak or locust, 8 or lO inches square and 3 feet long, placed inthe ground to a depth of 2J/2 Photographed by M. S. Crosby, at Rhinebeek, N. Y. Photographed by R. W.
. Bird lore . HOUSE NO. i IN POSITION i6 Bird-Lore into the end of the pipe. All expensive Martin houses should be erectedon a pole provided with a pair of barn-door hinges and a clasp for lockingsecurely in position, and for lovv^ering the same and placing in the dry dur-ing the winter. This is done by casing 2 feet of the lower end of thepipe in a box made of 2-inch joists, and hinging it to the top end of asolid piece of oak or locust, 8 or lO inches square and 3 feet long, placed inthe ground to a depth of 2J/2 Photographed by M. S. Crosby, at Rhinebeek, N. Y. Photographed by R. W. Hegner, at Decorah, la.
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