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and rods and are removable so that long scantling or 

 lumber may be carried on the cart bottom. The ends 

 of the box may be quickly put in place again when it 

 is necessary to use them. 



To hold a cart box together, four rods are necessary, 

 two across the front and two behind. They are made 

 like tailboard rods in wagon boxes. There is always 

 some kind of tongue or handle bar in front of the farm 

 cart conveniently arranged for either pulling or push- 



Figure 168. Farm Cart. The axle need not be heavier than %". 

 The hind axle of a light buggy works the best. It is bent down and 

 spliced and welded under the box. The cart should be made narrow 

 to prevent overloading. The box should be low enough to rest the 

 back end on the ground at an angle of about 35 for easy loading. 



ing. If a breast bar is used it handles better when sup- 

 ported by two curved projecting shafts or pieces of 

 bent wood, preferably the bent up extended ends of the 

 bedpieces. The handle bar should be about three feet 

 from the ground. 



COLT-BREAKING SULKY 



A pair of shafts that look a good deal too long, an 

 axle, two wheels and a whiffletree are the principal 

 parts of a colt-breaking sulky. The shafts are so long 

 that a colt can kick his best without reaching anything 

 behind. The principal danger is that he may come 

 down with one hind leg over the shaft. It is a question 

 with horsemen whether it is better to first start a colt 



