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" ... when it is closed. The latch acts quickly enough to catch the door before it rebounds. It was feared that the noise arising from the closing of the door might startle the hens, so instead of wooden stops, pieces of old rubber belting were nailed at... "
Western Poultry Book - Page 88
by Mrs. A. Basley - 1910 - 198 pages
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Farmers' Bulletin, Issues 101-125

United States. Department of Agriculture - Agriculture - 1899 - 904 pages
...stops, pieces of old rubber belting were nailed at the outside entrances for the door to strike against. The double box with nest in the rear end is necessary,...upon it. The boxes, which have no tops, are arranged iu cases in groups of four and slide in and out like drawers (see fig. 4). They may, of course, be...
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Agriculture of Maine: ... Annual Report of the Commissioner of ..., Volume 3

Maine. Department of Agriculture - Agriculture - 1904 - 674 pages
...nest, she steps out into the front space and remains there, generally trying to escape, until she is released. With one section only she would be very likely to crush her egg by stepping upon it and learn the pernicious habit of egg-eating. The boxes are placed four in a block,...
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Annual Report of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station, Volume 20, Part 1904

Maine Agricultural Experiment Station - Agriculture - 1905 - 288 pages
...nest, she steps out into the front space and remains there, generally trying to escape, until she is released. With one section only she would be very likely to crush her egg by stepping upon it and learn the pernicious habit of egg-eating. The boxes are placed four in a block,...
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Annual Report ... of the State College of Agriculture and ..., Volume 36

1905 - 530 pages
...nest, she steps out into the front space and remains there, generally trying to escape, until she is released. With one section only she would be very likely to crush her egg by stepping upon it and learn the pernicious habit of egg-eating. The boxes are placed four in a block,...
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Eggs and Egg Farms: Trustworthy Information Regarding the Successful ...

Reliable Poultry Journal Publishing Company - Eggs - 1907 - 108 pages
...* Strips of old rubber belting were nailed at the outside entrances for the door to strike against. "The double box, with nest in the rear end, is necessary,...very likely to crush her egg by standing upon it." NO FIXED TYPE FOR LAYERS A study of the monthly record sheets shows the great differences in the capacities...
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Annual Report of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station

Maine Agricultural Experiment Station - Agriculture - 1897 - 764 pages
...stops, pieces of old rubber belting were nailed at the outside entrances for the door to strike against. The double box with nest in the rear end is necessary,...very likely to crush her egg by standing upon it. One experiment which has been undertaken and which requires a long period of time in preparation is...
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Annual Report of the Maine Agricultural ..., Volume 13, Parts 1897-1901

Maine Agricultural Experiment Station - Agriculture - 1898 - 1150 pages
...stops, pieces of old rubber belting were nailed at the outside entrances for the door to strike against. The double box with nest in the rear end is necessary,...very likely to crush her egg by standing upon it. One experiment which has been undertaken and which requires a long period of time in preparation is...
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Bulletin, Issues 79-131

Maine Agricultural Experiment Station - Agricultural experiment stations - 1902 - 1392 pages
...nest, she steps out into the front space and remains there, generally trying to escape, until she is released. With one section only she would be very likely to crush her egg by stepping upon it and learn the pernicious habit of egg-eating. The boxes are placed four in a block,...
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Bulletin, Issues 138-150

Agriculture - 1907 - 406 pages
...nest, she steps out into the front space and there remains, generally trying to escape, until she is released. With one section only she would be very likely to crush her egg by stepping upon it, and learn the pernicious habit of egg-eating. The door is made of seven-eighths inch...
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