. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 12 BULLETIN 527, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. The material required for this house is one piece of clear white pine £ by 6 inches by 6 feet, S4S, and a small quantity of 1-inch brads or shingle nails. Often a box can be found that will contain enough £-inch pieces to make the house. Take the box apart care- fully to avoid splitting the wood. The bill of stock with finished dimensions and the use of the pieces are as follows: Use. Number of pieces. Finished dimen- sions. 1 2 2 1 1 Inch ps. 1 by 6 by 10. 4 by 4 by 8.
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 12 BULLETIN 527, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. The material required for this house is one piece of clear white pine £ by 6 inches by 6 feet, S4S, and a small quantity of 1-inch brads or shingle nails. Often a box can be found that will contain enough £-inch pieces to make the house. Take the box apart care- fully to avoid splitting the wood. The bill of stock with finished dimensions and the use of the pieces are as follows: Use. Number of pieces. Finished dimen- sions. 1 2 2 1 1 Inch ps. 1 by 6 by 10. 4 by 4 by 8. 4 by 4J by 6. 4 by 4 by 10. 4 by 44 by 10. End Roof Roof Cut and square up the pieces according to the dimensions given above, bevel the sides as shown in the draw- ings, lay out the door and perch pin hole on one end, as shown in the drawing, bore a |-inch hole for the perch pin, bore f-inch holes along the inner side of the line laid out for the door, trim to the lines with a knife, lay out and cut the end boards to the proper slant for the roof. In assembling the parts, nail the sides to the end pieces, using the 1-inch brads or shingle nails, nail bot- tom to frame, nail on roof boards, whittle a perch pin \ inch in di- ameter and 2 inches long and wedge it in the hole below the door. The bird alights on this pin before en- tering the door. Paint the bird house; a dark green or a brown is a good £ r/ECEJ or /roor $. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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