Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Scribner · leaf 365
the shelter of treesin a storm; they will hover about the houseand barn, under the eaves and piazza-sheds,where they are protected from the rain andthe drippings from wet leaves. A good shelter is made from a flat barrel-hooploosely covered with canvas or muslin tacked allaround the edge. In the… … attached to the hoop at equal distances apart,and the lower ends are caught through screw-eyes driven in the post a foot or two from thetop. Two or three holes can be made throughthe post, in which perciies may be driven. A shelter for the side of a house or barn canbe made from a piece of thin…
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