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Kansas State Board of Agriculture. 



arrangement of ropes and wooden bars used to lift a bundle of hay. 

 Formerly it was the custom of many to use slings exclusively in unload- 

 ing a wagon, making three or four slingloads of each wagonload; but it 

 is now the custom to use both the fork and the sling in unloading. With 

 the present method only one sling is used, and that for the bottom of the 

 load, the upper portion being removed with a fork. Both forks and slings 

 are dumped by means of a tripping arrangement, which is released with 

 a trip rope. 



FIG. 91. When the power is applied the 

 load is gathered into a compact bundle. 

 [Courtesy F. E. Myers & Bro.] 



FIG. 92. When released by the trip rope the sling- 

 load drop.s ijat on the rest of the hay in the mow. 

 [Courtesy F. E. Myers & Bro.] 



Generally, hay is taken in at the ends of sheds or barns. When it is 

 hoisted from the wagon, the forks or slings become attached to what 

 is known as a carrier. A carrier supports the load and transports it to 

 the dumping point. It has small wheels that run on overhead tracks. 

 These tracks may be arranged with switches, so that the hay can be 

 dumped in different parts of the building. Tracks are of steel, of wood, 

 and sometimes of wire cable. A weight attached to the end of a rope, 



