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let stand one hour, and open faucet. Whenf'the , solution has aL 

 run off, with one hand the barrel can be turned in the opposite 

 direction and the potatoes run into crates. Without any lifting, 

 lugging, or getting wet, a person who can lift a half-bushel of 

 potatoes can do all the work. I am using the same barrels and 





tubs I commenced with four or five years ago, and I see no reason 

 why they are not good for several years yet. A pl.itform will not 

 do, as the barrel is hard to tip, rolls around, and when it passes the 

 centre, comes down too hard, and all the potatoes want to get 

 out at the same time. I am using the box for the first time this 

 season, and think now that I want nothing better." 



If it is desired to pickle mai/e, peas, beans, or other large, hard 

 grains, the coal tar pickle is really the best. The tar is poured 

 upon the mai/e slowly and the grain stirred until every grain is 

 lightly but completely coated. It is then dusted with dry lime. 

 Seed so pickled will retain its vitality for any number of years, and 

 will not only be free from attacks by, but prove objectionable to, 

 the voracious crow and ground vermin. The all-devouring crow 

 may sample a few of the grains so treated, but he will not be found 

 making a practice of dining off them to any great extent afterwards, 

 unless all creation has dried up and left him absolutely starving. 

 The same remarks, founded on observation, apply to rats, 

 opossums, and other vermin. 



