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FIG. 22. FKAME FOK NECK TO PREVENT 

 SEI,F-SUCKING. 



Fig. 22 shows another device for the prevention of self-suck- 

 ing, which is easily made and applied. The spikes shown in 

 the cut should not be used 

 unless it is found absolutely 

 necessary, as they will pre- 

 vent the cow from using her 

 head to fight flies in warm 

 weather. The frames are 

 fastened together at the top 

 with leather or strong cloth, 

 and by straps and buckles 

 below. 



The nose jewel illustrated 

 in Fig. 23 may be used on a 

 cow to prevent self-sucking, 

 or on a calf which you wish 

 to wean. In order that they may fit so as to not be easily 

 removed by the animal, it is best to have 

 one side movable and put on with screws, as 

 shown in the cut. It should be made of hard 

 wood, half or three-fourths inch thick, and 



FIG. 23. NOSK JEWEL. well polished. 



A snow-plow will save a good deal of labor in shoveling out 

 paths in winter, in localities 

 where deep snows fall, and 

 the one shown in Fig. 24 

 is cheap and effective. 

 With such a snow-plow 

 it will be quick work to 



make all the paths needed FIG. 24. SNOW- PLOW. 



on the farm, to the nearest neighbors, or to the school. 



Fig. 25 shows a form of flood-gate which will be found 

 cheap and durable in many localities. It could be used in con- 

 nection with the hogshead abutments illustrated in our fence 

 chapter, in which case staples should be driven through the 

 staves of the hogsheads and clinched before they are filled with 

 stone. A stream twenty feet wide or more can be fenced in 



