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THE PEOPLE'S FARM AND STOCK CYCLOPEDIA. 



FIG. 2. WAGON-JACK. 



satisfaction for many years. It is light, easily handled, and 

 does not shove in lifting. It should be made of tough, hard 

 wood, and is best planed and painted. The base, a, should be 



of two-inch plank, 8x14 

 inches, the upright, b, 3x4 

 inches and two and one-half 

 feet high. The lever, c 9 

 should be of one and one-half 

 inch stuff, five feet long and 

 three inches wide at the short 

 end, but may taper to two 

 inches at the handle. There 

 should be several holes for 

 the bolt, to accommodate different heights of axle, and it should 

 fit loosely. The bolt should have a hole or slot in the end op- 

 posite the head, so that a leather key can be drawn in to pre- 

 vent it from falling out when carrying the jack. The ratchet, 

 d, should be so shaped and hung as to work readily in the 

 notches on the lever. 



Fig. 3 shows one of the simplest and best wagon-jacks I 

 have ever seen. The base should be of 4x4 scantling, eighteen 

 inches long ; the upright 3x4 inches and twenty-six inches high ; 

 the lever one and a half inches 

 thick. The ratchet, which is 

 of wrought iron, is hung by 

 a single bolt to the lever, and 

 a handle is bent back over 

 the lever, so that when you 

 wish to lower the wheel you 

 grasp both the lever and 

 ratchet handles. When you 

 wish to raise it, however, 



you grasp only the lever, i i (i . ^.-WAGON-JACK. 



and the ratchet plays in the staple and catches of itself. 



This jack (Fig 4) will be found convenient in handling heavy 

 hogs, as it can be swung round in any direction, combining the 

 properties of a crane and a hoisting machine. The upright 



