6% AN EGG FARM. 



needed as when piling earth upon the platforms. Fig. 

 7 shows the manner of loading. Of course, the pile in 

 the wagon must be leveled off occasionally, hue this is 

 easily and quickly done by using a big hoe, such as is 

 sold for mixing mortar. 



The flooring of the wagon, when used for carrying 

 feed and water, consists of movable boards, which are 

 taken out with the hind board when preparing to haul 

 earth, and 1 1-2-inch planks, 5 in. wide, with planed 

 edges, fitting accurately, ave substituted. One end of each 

 plank projects a few inches behind the body, and is so 



FIG. 7. LOADING DRY EARTH. 



narrowed, Fig. 8, that a stout stick, 2 or 3 ft. long, may 

 be inserted between the planks. By prying them up, 

 one at a time, the wagon is readily unloaded. There 

 will not be any appreciable leakage between the planks 

 in hauling 20 or 30 rods, and, to save travel, the earth 

 plat should not be more than that distance from the 

 storeroom at farthest. An under-ground basement in 

 the granary of the establishment is the proper store- 

 room, and, by driving in above, the load may he dis- 

 charged through a trap door in the floor into a capacious, 

 hopper-shaped bin. See Figs. 45 and 46. Underneath 



