Agriculture for beginners . am, tow and other wastematerial, all help to induce a pair to build in the Fig. ::S3. Protecting oir Friends It is an interesting study — the preparation of homes forthe birds. Trees mav be pruned to make in\iting tangled, overgro\\Ti comer in the garden will in\-ite somebirds to nest. Wrens, bluebirds, chickadees, martins, and some othervarieties are all glad to set up housekeeping in man-madehouses. The proper size for a bird-room is easily remem-bered. Give each room six square inches of floor space andmake it eight inches high. Old, weathered
Agriculture for beginners . am, tow and other wastematerial, all help to induce a pair to build in the Fig. ::S3. Protecting oir Friends It is an interesting study — the preparation of homes forthe birds. Trees mav be pruned to make in\iting tangled, overgro\\Ti comer in the garden will in\-ite somebirds to nest. Wrens, bluebirds, chickadees, martins, and some othervarieties are all glad to set up housekeeping in man-madehouses. The proper size for a bird-room is easily remem-bered. Give each room six square inches of floor space andmake it eight inches high. Old, weathered boards should beused ; or, if paint is employed, a dull color to resemble an MISCELLANEOUS 323 old tree-trunk will be most inviting. A single opening nearthe top should be made two inches in diameter for the largerbirds ; but if the house is to be headquarters for the wren,a one-inch opening is quite large enough, and the small doorser\es all the better to keep out English sparrows. The barn attic should be turned over to the holes may be cut high up in the gables and left openduring the
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