The Country Gcntleniaiis Magazine 



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Jlgrtcultural inipleincuts diti) ^ttachiues. 



AN IMPROVED BAG-HOLDER. 



THE accompanying engravings illustrate 

 an excellent arrangement for holding 

 bags while undergoing the process of filling, 

 which, we think, will help materially to 

 economize time and labour. Farmers are 



Fig. I. Fig. 2. 



Improved Bag Holder. 



well aware of the trouble and labour involved 

 in this simple operation ; how two, and fre- 

 quently three hands, are seen engaged in 

 replenishing a single bag of corn, where one 

 might suffice without much additional labour. 



Besides, the process, as a general rule, is 

 slow and unprofitable to the farmer, and it 

 would be to his interest to adopt something 

 which will at once economize time and 

 labour. Tlie following, we imagine, would 

 meet a want long felt : — 



A proper size for the one defineated in 

 fig. 2 is the platform k, 24 inches long, 14 

 broad, and 2 in thickness, either pine or 

 oak ; standard B, 36 inches in height ; hopper 

 p, 16 by J 6 inches at the top, bevelled to 

 admit of the hooking thereon of the bag o, 

 as shewn. It is obvious that by having the 

 upper portion of the hopper of larger dimen- 

 sions than the top or mouth of bag, the opera- 

 tion of filling can be performed much quicker, 

 and with less liability to spill the grain. This 

 bag holder also dispenses with one hand. 



Fig. I illustrates a simple arrangement for 

 the purpose. The hopper is of the size of 

 that in fig. i. It is supported by three short 

 straps or chains r, r, r, attached to as many 

 of its several sides, which in turn are attached 

 at the point m. This bag-holder is cheap, 

 simple, portable, and durable. It can be 

 attached to the granary wall or any portion 

 of the barn above the floor. By providing 

 the main chain m with a hook, it can be 

 raised or lowered to accommodate bags of 

 various lengths. 



