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6 feet from the ground, and on this the hogs can be 

 hung-, and slipped along toward either end. out of the 

 way. after they have been thoroughly scraped and rinsed 

 down. 



The butchering convenience shown on the left of the 

 illustration herewith, was described to the Ohio Farmer 

 by one of that journal's correspondents, who says: "Its 

 main feature is the swinging derrick, such as is used by 



A NUMBER OF BUTCHERING CONVENIENCES 



stone quarries, bridge companies, etc.. for hoisting heavy 

 loads. \\> have the hog pen on one side ; swing the der- 

 rick around to that side, after killing; hoist the hog up, 

 swing him around to the scalding barrel ; after scalding, 

 swing to scraping table ; after scraping, swing him on 

 around to the hanging pole. We have the pen, barrel, 

 table and hanging pole on a half circle, so the derrick 

 will swing around just right for each of them. The 



