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 RACK FOR OAT-SPROUTING TRAYS

The importance of giving poultry green feed throughout the year cannot be over-emphasized. This sprouting tray is very convenient in order that this food be furnished the chickens. It is a simple construction, made of yellow pine, and a device that can be made by any farmer at a minimum cost. It is advisable to lay off all the material before beginning to build the rack, to avoid confusion in the measurements.



23-1/2 feet of yellow pine. 28 lbs. of 28-gage galvanized metal to make sprouting trays. 1 lb. 8-penny nails for building rack.



Top: 2 pieces 1" thick × 2" wide × 2'6" long.

Bottom: 2 pieces 1" thick × 2" wide × 2'6" long.

Corners: 4 pieces 2" thick × 4" wide × 6" long for upright corners.

Brace: 1 piece 1" thick × 2" wide × 6'6" long.

Cleats: 14 pieces 1" thick × 2" wide × 2'6" long, to hold trays of same proportions.



Take 2 upright pieces (2" × 4" × 6") and nail to bottom (1" × 2" × 2'6"). Measure a distance of two inches from the top and nail on first cleat (1" × 2" × 2'6"). Cleats are nailed on the back of the frame even with the ends of the upright pieces (2" × 4" × 6"). Nail brace (1" × 2" × 6'6") diagonally from one corner to the other. Nail the first cleat 9 inches from the bottom edge of the upright piece. All the other cleats must be nailed 8 inches apart. In each of the sprouting trays a hole 1/4 of an inch in diameter is bored to allow the water to drain out from the tray.