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cheaper grades are just as useful, but there are expen- 

 sive outfits that are very much more ornamental. 



FARM SEPTIC TANK 



Supplying water under pressure in the farmhouse 

 demands a septic tank to get rid of the waste. A septic 

 tank is a scientific receptacle to take the poison out of 



Figure 236. Frame for Holding Record Sheets in a Dairy Stable. 



Figure 237. Loading Shute for Hogs. This loading shute is made 

 portable and may be moved like a wheelbarrow. 



sewerage. It is a simple affair consisting of two under- 

 ground compartments, made water-tight, with a sewer 

 pipe to lead the waste water from the house into the 

 first compartment and a drain to carry the denatured 

 sewerage away from the second compartment. The 

 first compartment is open to the atmosphere, through a 

 ventilator, but the second compartment is made as 



