. Cavy culture; a book of practical instructions on the raising and marketing of guinea pigs. Guinea pigs. being so cumbersome and unwieldy that they could not be moved without being taken apart. While the bulkiness of these pens is a disadvantage in case they are to be moved, nevertheless their advantages lie in the cheapness and readi- ness wnth which they may be built. Since this style of enclosure is so widely used, w^e are c'escribing beloW' in detail the construction of a set of eight pens. Additional sections may be built by repeating the same ccHistruction on the sides or by cutting th
. Cavy culture; a book of practical instructions on the raising and marketing of guinea pigs. Guinea pigs. being so cumbersome and unwieldy that they could not be moved without being taken apart. While the bulkiness of these pens is a disadvantage in case they are to be moved, nevertheless their advantages lie in the cheapness and readi- ness wnth which they may be built. Since this style of enclosure is so widely used, w^e are c'escribing beloW' in detail the construction of a set of eight pens. Additional sections may be built by repeating the same ccHistruction on the sides or by cutting the lengths of lumber so as to build all of the sections at one time. If hutches are to l)e built instead of pens, there must be double uprights be- tween each section, so as to allow for the separating of each section, and the boards must all be cut to fit a single FJo i:?- -0|>en Run Pens iptatl dauatrurttnu of Strr Pnta Material re(iuired to construct a two-sectional pen with fotu" apartments in each: Three boards, 14 feet long, 12 inches wide, 1 inch thick. Seven boards, 18 feet long, 12 inches wide, 1 inch thick. One board, 9 feet long, 12 inches wide, 1 inch thick. Eight strips, 12 feet long, 2 inches wide, 1 inch thick, l)l;ined. 25. 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 Michaels, Edwin D. Philadelphia, Pa. , E. Michaels
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