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of bwo-story structures, but this is im- 

 practicable for the ordinary farm, and 

 the added expense for the necessary 

 hoist and the trouble of operating it 

 would make it undesirable. However, 

 this idea may be well worked out if 

 the shed is built on the slope of a 

 steep hill, so that natural approaches 

 may be had on two sides, and a hoist 

 will be unnecessary. 



In preparing the design of a machine 

 shed, the iirsit consideration is the 

 number of machines to be housed, au'd 

 whether or not a farm shop is to be 

 included in the building. Then comes 

 the arranging of the machines with 

 the view of getting them into such lo- 

 cations as to enable the user to get 

 them out and dn with the least amount 

 of trouble. For instance, a binder, be- 

 ing used just once a year, may well oc- 

 cupy a farther comer, leaving the 

 space near the door for the mower and 

 the plow, implements which are used 

 oftener and for longer periods than 

 the binder. The wagons, buggies, and 

 imanure spreaders are used so much 

 throughout the year that they should 

 be especially accessible. 



Modern Stable Equipment 



Few jobs on the farm require as 

 much constant attentiion as stable 

 cleaning. It is a job -which cannot be 

 neglected. The barn must ibe cleaned 

 not only thoroughly, but regularly, and 

 this must be done not six day® of the 

 week only, but seven. Lifting wheel- 

 barrow loads of cow manure and 

 wheeling them through the yard to the 

 pile is heavy work, for the yard is 

 usually very muddy or loovered with 

 sluslh or snow. It is very necessary 

 to get the manure a good distance 

 from the bam, so that the ifumes will 

 not rot the wood work, injure the har- 

 ness and implements, affect the health 

 of the cows or taint the milk. These 

 many needs made the introduction of 

 a labor saving device for stalble clean- 

 ing very welcome to Canadian far- 

 mers. The manure carrier has within 

 the past eight years become almost as 

 popular as the binder. In many sec- 

 tions you will not find a farmer wlho has 

 not his manure carrier outfit. As it 

 runs on a level overhead track, there 

 is no heavy weight to be lifted. It 



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