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THE PEOPLE'S FARM AND STOCK CYCLOPEDIA. 



turn, while the single upright at the rear should have a round 



hole, so as turn on the cross-piece. The hooks should be mov- 



able, so as to be adjusted to 

 a large or small beef. 



Fig. 37 shows a neat and at- 

 tractive shipping box for 

 poultry, or it may be used for 

 young pigs or puppies. For 

 poultry, all but the ends may 

 be made of half-inch stuff. A 

 good size for a single pair of 

 fowls is eighteen inches long, 

 twelve inches wide, arid six- 

 teen to eighteen inches high 

 at the highest point. The slats 



may be two inches wide and from two to three inches apart, 



according to the size of fowls to 



be shipped. Cheap handles can 



be made by boring half-inch holes 



and passing a small rope through, 



tying a knot on the inside to pre- 

 vent it from slip- 

 ping through. 

 The bottom 

 should be closed 



for 



BEEF BACK. 



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Ii ' IG- 37- SHIPP1NO " BOX FOK FOWLS. 



inches to prevent the fowls from getting their 

 legs through. 



Fig. 38 shows what is called "a make-shift 

 well curbing." In a new prairie country, where 

 stone can not be had, the new settler often 

 needs a well at once before he is able to pay 

 for brick to wall it. Good oak hogsheads can 



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* often be bought cheaply, and will last in the 



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FIG. 38. BAKKEL WELL- 



ground for many years, or if these can not be 

 had, even cement barrels will answer the purpose. 



It is often necessary to stack hay or corn fodder when a 



