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which the wire winds, by simply nailing on six half- 

 moon pieces of inch board, d, Figs. 92, 93, 94 and 95, 

 the square end of the shaft being simply toed with nails 

 to the 'end of the roller before the half-moon pieces are 

 nailed on. Figure 121 shows 

 one of these half-moon pieces 

 by itself. Figures 92 to 95 in- 

 clusive represent the same shaft 

 and its belongings in different 

 positions. In addition to a 

 spool, these four cuts show both 

 a pouch and a cylinder, and 

 the reader can judge which is 

 easiest to make. By studying 

 these cuts, the different posi- 

 tions of both pouch and cylin- 

 der may be also noted, and it 

 will be understood how the 

 grain drops, little by little, 

 through the meshes of various 

 sizes, the cracked corn consist- 

 ing of particles which are also 

 of various sizes, whole wheat 

 and broken wheat, or wheat 

 screenings, oats, buckwheat or 

 millet may also be employed to 

 furnish different sizes. In these 

 four cuts, a shows a bearing for 

 shaft to rest on and turn on ; 

 I is a feed pouch ; c, shaft ; d, 

 one of the six half-moon pieces, 

 attached in pairs, and e is -a 



feed cylinder. Figure 97 illustrates a still simpler home- 

 made wooden shaft and cylinder, the roller or spool, and 

 attachments, being made entirely of inch boards. Each 

 end of the feed cylinder consists of two pieces of boards, 

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FIG. 80. FEED POUCH. 



