. Our domestic birds; elementary lessons in aviculture . Fig. 71. Coop and shade for flock of Bantams It is a good plan to keep a supply of dry earth in a convenientplace, and strew a little of this over the droppings board aftereach cleaning. Sifted coal ashes, land plaster, and dry sawdustare sometimes used instead of earth on the droppings droppings of fowls, when not mixed with other matter,are often salable for use in tanning leather, but in most casesthe difference in their value for this purpose and for use as 1 The coop is an old dry-goods box: the shade is a burlap bag. Mak
. Our domestic birds; elementary lessons in aviculture . Fig. 71. Coop and shade for flock of Bantams It is a good plan to keep a supply of dry earth in a convenientplace, and strew a little of this over the droppings board aftereach cleaning. Sifted coal ashes, land plaster, and dry sawdustare sometimes used instead of earth on the droppings droppings of fowls, when not mixed with other matter,are often salable for use in tanning leather, but in most casesthe difference in their value for this purpose and for use as 1 The coop is an old dry-goods box: the shade is a burlap bag. Makeshift arrange-ments are not always nice looking, but some of the finest chickens are kept in verypoor quarters. 76 OUR DOMESTIC BIRDS. Fig. 72. Neat house for six hens plant fertilizer is not great enough to pay for the extra troublewhich is made by saving them for the tanners. Poultry manure I : „ is one of the most valuable fertilizers and can always beused to good advantage onlawns and gardens. If the floor is of wood orof cement, a thin layer ofearth or sand spread upon itmakes it more comfortablefor the fowls. On all kindsof floors the modern practiceis to use a few inches of litterof some kind. There is agreat variety of materials that will serve this purpose. Lawnclippings raked up after they are dry, dried weeds and grassfrom the garden, leaves collected when dry and stored to be usedas wanted, straw, hay, cornstalks cut into short lengths, andshavings, such as are soldbaled for bedding horses andcattle, are all good. Freshlitter should be added in smallquantities about once a once a month thecoarse litter on top should beraked aside, and the fine littermixed with droppings under-neath removed. O
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