Drinking-Troughs.
Figs. 41 and 42 are drinking-troughs, arranged so that the birds will not soil the water.
Figs. 35 to 42.—Interior and Furniture of Loft and Coop.
The jug-trough was made by a farm hand, friend of the writer. He made a hole near the bottom of the jug by first nicking off a piece of the hard glazed surface with the corner of a hatchet, and then drilling the hole with a sharpened nail. When the jug was filled with water, a stopper was put in and it was set in an old dish; the water remained above the hole in the jug, but rose no higher.
Fig. 42 is an