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THE PEOPLE'S FARM AND STOCK CYCLOPEDIA. 



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to keep his tools, awls, gimlet, hammer, etc. It would, if not 

 wanted for this purpose, make an excellent place to keep the 

 blacking brush and blacking, or the shoes for a small family 

 could be kept in it. One could be used by the mother for 

 stockings and darning material. If neatly made and cushioned, 



it would look well and make a comfortable 

 chair, and if on castors, could be easily 

 moved. It should be made just the height 

 of an ordinary chair. 



Fig. 76 shows a set of stationary slat 

 shelves. They have many advantages 

 over boards. They are much cheaper and 

 more easily kept clean, and when used for 

 milk, the bottom of the pan being exposed 

 to the air, the milk cools sooner than 

 when on a board shelf. These shelves can 

 easily be made inaccessible to rats, as sug- 

 gested for the revolving shelves. 



There is no simpler device to prevent 

 a cow from sucking herself thnn that 

 shown in Fig. 77. The stick should be of hard wood, and the 

 ends sharpened and firmly bound to the 

 horns. It can be re- 

 moved when the cow 

 loses the inclination 

 to suck, which will 

 usually be in a short 

 time. 



We have for many 

 years used in the cel- 

 lar a set of shelves 



FIG. 76. SLAT SHELVES. 



FIG. 77. To PREVENT 

 SELF-SUCKING. 



made to revolve, as 



shown in Fig. 78. It is very easily and 

 quickly made. The upright should be four 

 ^__ inches square, and the strips half inch thick 

 and two inches wide. They should project 

 far enough to receive a milk pan or plate. 

 The post or upright should have a strong pin of hard wood in 



