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THE PEOPLE'S FARM AND STOCK CYCLOPEDIA. 



grows a large quantity of beets or other roots to feed will want 



a better and more expen- 

 sive machine, but one such 

 as shown in the cut will 

 answer the purpose where 

 but one or two cows are 

 to be fed. The box should 

 be large enough to hold a 

 bushel or more of roots 

 without their being in the 

 way of the operator. 



Some very valuable 

 horses acquire a nervous 



FIG. 63. HOME-MADE ROOT CUTTER. habit of kicking in the 



stable, and although they are not vicious and only kick in play, 

 the habit is very annoying. One of the best horses I ever 

 owned would kick the har- 

 ness down when it 



was 



hung six feet from the floor, 

 or if put in a stable where 

 he could reach the weather- 

 boarding, he would batter 

 it off before morning. The 

 simple device shown in 

 Fig. 64 is said to be an 

 effective cure. When the 

 horse kicks the log it swings 

 back and strikes him and 

 he soon learns to be quiet. 

 The stick should be smooth, 

 not too heavy, and hung 

 near enough to the horse so that he can not kick it with full 

 force. A hook or rack should be arranged to receive it when 

 it is not needed. 



Fig. 65 shows a hanging milk and fruit shelf which is not 

 only inaccessible to rats and mice, but affords a good circulation 

 of air. It can be made of any size desired. The floor may be 



FIG. 64. To CURE THE KICKING 



