HANDY THINGS ABOUT THE FARM. 



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so arranged as to strike the sides of a bottle from which the 

 bottom has been removed, or an old tin can 

 may be substituted for the bottle. The 

 noise added to the motion makes this more 

 terrifying to the birds. 



It is often desirable to 



protect valuable plants, either 



from the sun or frost, and 



Fig. 54 shows a convenient 



and simple plan. The left 



hand figure shows twigs bent 



and stuck in the ground to 



form an arch, while at the 



right hand these twigs are 



covered with a newspaper, which is kept in place 



by clods or small stones laid on the edges. 



Fig. 55 shows a hogshead sheep rack. Mr. 



J. M. Jameson writes me that he has used this 



for some years and is much pleased with it. 



FIG. 64. PLANT PROTECTOR. 



He cuts nine holes in a hogshead three feet 

 in diameter. The holes should be ten inches 

 in diameter in the widest part. When fed from 



such a " rack " as this the 



sheep do not waste the hay 



or interfere with each other. 



It will be best to have the 



hogsheads hooped with old 



buggy tires, as the cost will 



be small and it will make 



them more durable. 



It is often advisable to 



Kia. 55. HousiiKAD HHEKH RACK. 



