180 AN EGG FARM. 



plumber to make a crank of a piece of half-inch iron 

 pipe, six inches long, and for the handle another piece, 

 four inches long, and two elbows, one of which he can 

 attach to the shank of the ratchet by cutting four slits 

 one-half inch long in one end of the elbow and hammer- 

 ing it to slip over the shank. Drill through both shank 



FIG. 81. FOWLS AT EXERCISE. 



and elbow and pin together with a common wire nail, 

 Fig. 120. 



In Fig. 63, this crank of half-inch iron pipe is shown 

 attached to the ratchet. The latter, however, is obscure 

 in the cut, being shown on a small scale. The whole is 

 fastened to a post, about breast high, in a position for 



