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THE YOUNG FAKMER'S MANUAL. 



place the ends of the frame a a on two benches, and put the 

 heads b in their places, and nail four small braces, d d, from the 

 shaft to the head, to hold it true as it revolves. Now, saw off 



A. LAND ROLLER FRAME. 



the staves, c c, which are two inches thick, four inches wide, and 

 three feet eleven and a quarter inches long, and with a carpenter's 

 adz, dress the inside of each stave hollowing so as to fit the heads, 

 and nail them with forty-penny nails. If the staves are very 

 hard, bore holes for the nails. It is not important to have the 

 edges of staves bevelled very neatly. Some men never bevel 

 them at all. The shaft will wear three times as long if the 

 holes in the heads are bushed with thin band or hoop-iron, as 

 iron and wood will wear much longer than wood running in 

 wood. It is not necessary to have hoops to hold the staves. 

 Nail a piece of leather over the end bearings to keep the dirt 



