. Bird lore . exclude water andpreserve the house. The first floor of all bird-houses weighing fifty pounds orover should be double, one ex-tending above (inside), and onebelow the ?^-inch oak boards for thefirst floor ; clean poplar, Y\ inchthick for the sides and roof, andwhite pine, Y^ inch thick, forpartitions and inside floors (shoeboxes are the best for this). I paint the body of all mybird-houses white, and the corner strips, window-frames and other trim-mings in light or dark green, red or slate ; gable pieces in terra-cotta ;roof dark slate, and chimney and roof o
. Bird lore . exclude water andpreserve the house. The first floor of all bird-houses weighing fifty pounds orover should be double, one ex-tending above (inside), and onebelow the ?^-inch oak boards for thefirst floor ; clean poplar, Y\ inchthick for the sides and roof, andwhite pine, Y^ inch thick, forpartitions and inside floors (shoeboxes are the best for this). I paint the body of all mybird-houses white, and the corner strips, window-frames and other trim-mings in light or dark green, red or slate ; gable pieces in terra-cotta ;roof dark slate, and chimney and roof ornaments white. Upper half ofwindows are painted green, to represent shades. Bottom of box and thepole are painted black. The angle-irons, four in number, for fastening the box to the top endof the pole, are made of old buggy or wagon tire, according to the weightthey have to support, and are screwed to the bottom of the box and to thepole ; or, if an iron pipe is used, to a piece of wood which will slip down. 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 feet.
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