134 FARM MECHANICS 



it is still in use. When a heavy animal was killed for 

 butchering, the small ends of three poles were tied to- 

 gether to form a tripod over the carcass. The feet of 

 the tripod were placed wide apart to raise the apex 

 only a few feet above the animal. After the gambrel 

 was inserted and attached the feet of the tripod were 

 moved gradually closer together as the skinning pro- 

 ceeded, thus elevating the carcass to swing clear of the 

 ground. 



Grain Elevators. As a farm labor-saver, machinery 

 to elevate corn into the two-story concrib and grain 

 into the upper bins is one of the newer and more im- 

 portant farming inventions. With a modern two-story 

 corncrib having a driveway through the center, a con- 

 crete floor and a pit, it is easy to dump a load of grain 

 or ear corn by raising the front end of the wagon box 

 without using a shovel or corn fork. After the load is 

 dumped into the pit a boy can drive a horse around in a 

 circle while the buckets carry the corn or small grain 

 and deliver it by spout into the different corncribs or 

 grain bins. There are several makes of powerful grain 

 elevating machines that will do the work easily and 

 quickly. 



The first requisite is a building with storage over- 

 head, and a convenient place to work the machinery. 

 Some of the elevating machines are made portable and 

 some are stationary. Some of the portable machines 

 will work both ways. Usually stationary elevators are 

 placed in vertical position. Some portable elevators 

 may be operated either vertically or on an incline. 

 Such machines are adaptable to different situations, so 

 the corn may be carried up into the top story of a farm 

 grain warehouse or the apparatus may be hauled to the 

 railway station for chuting the grain or ear corn into 



