THE DIVERSIFIED FARM. 



fn diversified farming by irrigation lies tlie salvation of agricull tire 



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 this object in view it requests its readers everywhere to send in photographs and pic- 

 tures of fields, orchards and farm homes; prize-taking horses, cattle, sheep or hogs. 

 Also sketches or plans of convenient and commodious barns, hen houses, corn cribs, 

 etc. Sketches of labor-saving devices, such as ditch cleaners and watering troughs. 

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THE UTAH HAY STACKER. 



The people of Utah have many home- 

 made devices for farming, but there is none 

 more simple of construction and valuable 

 than the pole stacker, found on many farms 

 and in and around the corrals and stack- 

 yards. This useful assistant during the 

 hot months of July and August saves the 

 employment of two or three men, if the 



farmer has much hay, and does away with 

 tin- man-killing pitching from the wagon 

 to the stack. There is no patent on the 

 stacker and any man with ordinary intel- 

 ligence can construct oce in a very short 

 time, that will stand for years, ready for 

 use whenever the hay harvest time comes. 

 Two poles, two chains, three pulleys and a 

 rope are the necessary parts, but one pole 

 is all that need remain intact after haying, 

 the others may be taken down and used 

 elsewhere. 



Most of the stackers are made of straight 

 well seasoned balsam poles and built sta- 

 tionary, only the long chain and rope be- 

 ing removed after stacking is completed. 

 One pole, of good dimensions, is sunk in 

 the ground about three or four feet, and 

 stands as a post twenty to thirty feet in 

 height, according to the size of stack de- 

 sired. Before setting the post, holes are 

 bored in one side and oak or maple pins 

 inserted, or slats are nailed on about two 

 feet apart to make a ladder, and the top is 

 cut in a groove to hold a small chain. Af- 

 ter setting if the post is not solid it may 

 be braced by nailing a board to the barn 

 or another post, or poles can be set so as 

 to lean against the stacker and prevent any 

 wriggling about under heavy pressure. 



A smaller pole is fastened near the top 

 of the post by a short chain, and left loose 

 to drop probably two feet. The butt end 

 is then chained to the post in such a man- 

 ner as to swing round as the hay is carried. 

 A pulley at the smaller end, and one in 

 the middle of the light pole conducts the 

 fork rope to another pulley at the bottom 

 of the post, where a horse is hitched. Any 

 hay fork may be used and large or small 

 quantities can be unloaded quickly, the 

 time depending upon the kind of fork. 

 When the fork is inserted into the hay, the 

 pole swings gently into place, dropping 

 the hay just where the stack is wanted. 

 Any one not familiar with the merits of 

 this stacker will be most agreeably sur- 

 prised at its excellent working and conse- 

 quent saving of time, money and labor. 

 JOEL SHOMAKER. 



