HANDY THINGS ABOUT THE FARM. 



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Fio. 16. CRAB FOR SHOCKING CORN. 



ened also, as shown in the cut. Plunge this into the stack as 

 far as you can and pull out. It will be found very useful. 

 Fig. 16 shows another form of corn horse, called a crab. 

 One of the legs is fast- 

 ened firmly to the 

 block; the others are 

 fitted in loosely, so 

 that they can be easily 

 removed. In shock- 

 ing corn with a horse 

 of any kind, the center 

 of the shock should be 

 set quite straight, and 

 when twenty or thirty 

 hills are set up, tie 

 firmly, and when the shock is finished tie it tightly again. 



Fig. 17 shows a broom-corn scraper. It is a cheap way to get 

 the year's stock of brooms to grow your own brush, and the 

 above simple device, which can be made in a few minutes, will 



answer to scrape the seed from a few 

 hundred pounds. It is made by sawing 

 into the end of a tough half-inch board, 

 so as to make a comb. The teeth should 

 be tapered a little both ways, and pointed 

 at the top. It should be a foot wide, and 

 the cuts six inches 

 Nail firmly 



to a heavy piece of timber so that it will 

 lean a little from the operator. To re- 

 move the seed, strike the brush onto the 

 comb and pull towards you. 



A cheap and convenient bag-holder 

 will be found a great convenience, and 

 this is shown in Fig. 18. The arm 

 which holds the bag is hung on a bolt, 

 which fits loosely, so as to raise or lower it to suit different 

 lengths of bugs. When not in use it can be let down, as it will 



Fio. 17. CHKAC BKOOM-CORN , 



SCKATKK. deep. 



FIQ. 18. BAG-HOLDEK. 



