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���Put the harness away in

the harness room with a

conveyor like this

��A Harness Carrier


 * ARMERS generally have

��difliculty M. in keeping their harness in repair and in the proper place. Hanging it up on an old hook about the stable is not in accordance with present day efficiency methods. On a certain Iowa farm a noteworthy system of caring for the har- nesses is practiced. The harness carrier runs over the litter carrier track of the barn and into the harness room near the stable. The carrier is made of three planks cleated together with boards. There are four hooks on each side of the carrier for hanging the heavy work harnesses. The litter carrier track runs behind all the horses, so the only addi- tional track that is needed, is that which runs into the harness room.

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��An Ear-Corn Feeder for Hogs

SELF-FEEDER for hogs, which

��will hold approximately 20 bushels of ear-corn, is easily made. The crib has a base 3' by 4' and is 4' high. It is built on a solid frame of 2" lumber and cov- ered with 6" crib siding for the walls,

and ship-lap for the roof. The siding should be spaced V apart for ven- tilation. Sur- rounding the base is a trough 1' wide with a fender on its outer edge made of lumber 2" by 4".

The corn is deflected into the trough by a pyramidal arrangement in the crib.

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as shown in the cut. Its flow is fur- ther regulated by an adjustable slide held in place by bolts with winged nuts. The trough is sheltered somew^hat by the overhanging roof, made from boards 3' long. One section of the roof should be hinged for filling. The feeder should be built on skids or runners so that it may be hauled about the lots to any desired location. It may be painted and set in a high, well-drained spot or on a concrete platform. The lumber list follows:

��6 4

5(y 5(y m 3(r

2 10

��pes. A" pes. 2" pes. 2"

sides pes. 2''

ends pes. 2^' pes. 2''

��4//

10"

4//

��7'

��runners floors trough- fender,

��X 4" X 5' trough-fender,

��4' 6'

��ship-lap for cover, 3 (lin.) F'x 4'' cleats 1" X 6" crib siding 1" X 12 slide 12 strap-hinges bolts, with winged nuts

��studding plates

��lengths

�� ���The hogs can get at the trough but not into the interior of this ear-corn feeder

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��A Hint for Draftsmen

O remove ink from ruling pens and lettering pens dip them in a solu- tion of ammonium hydroxide, or, as it is more popularly called, ammonia water. A strong solution will cause old ink as well as any kinds of waterproof ink to be easily wiped off with a cloth. I have used ammonia for a long time for this purpose and it docs not seem to have any injurious effects on the pens. Am- monia also cleans ordinary steel pens equally well. — L. G. Haskell.

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