. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. zontal wood ought to be placed on a level, oue over the other. We should fix a travcrs four- inches wide, and three thick, on the two Iiorizontal pieces in such a manner, that we shall have a squai-e frame turning on one of its sides (the axletree), whilst the other in turning will make the round of the dovehouse, never being more than six or eight iuclies from the nests, if the dovehouse is exactly round, which should be the case. The travers or opposite side of the axletree mu^^t be pierced mth round holes 10 inches apart, in which we should plac
. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. zontal wood ought to be placed on a level, oue over the other. We should fix a travcrs four- inches wide, and three thick, on the two Iiorizontal pieces in such a manner, that we shall have a squai-e frame turning on one of its sides (the axletree), whilst the other in turning will make the round of the dovehouse, never being more than six or eight iuclies from the nests, if the dovehouse is exactly round, which should be the case. The travers or opposite side of the axletree mu^^t be pierced mth round holes 10 inches apart, in which we should place ladder-steps, extending eight inches on each side, and thus fonnuig a ladder, by means of which we may easily visit all the nests -nithout trouble, if, wliilst one is on it, another person turns il so as to jiresent it in front of the nest we desne to reach. â¢-J. Nest Holders (fiij 3) are nests which are only made 2 use of in the aviaiy. They are round, in the fonn of a plate, but never more than an inch, or an inch and half deep. They must be of different dimensions, in order to suit the size of different races of pigeons. The smallest ought to be five inches â n-ide within, and the largest seven. Y\"e shall choose them flat and smooth on the outside, so as to be able to place them level. "We must always have double the number of them to the pairs of pigeons, because every couple should have at their disposal. In those countries where the clay lias not sufficient solidity to make a nest as tliat of Paris, they may be made of baked-eai-th, without varnish, for when they ai'e varnished they do not absorb the damp from the dung of the young pigeon : it would engender a multitude of insects, and even worms, capable of attacking the young ones. Besides, they would suffer materially from always being wet, and the least cold would cause tliem death. These earthen nests would be preferable to those of plaster, if they were not twice as dear, because they can be br
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