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FIG. 79. RACK FOR TOMATOES. 



each end. The upper one will pass through a hole in a board nailed 

 to the joists above, and the lower pin in a block on the cellar floor. 

 Even if this is made stationary, it will be found very con- 

 venient, as it occupies but little 

 room, and can be put up in a short 

 time and at a very small expense. 

 It can easily be made inaccessible 

 to rats by putting the first slats 

 two and half feet from the floor 

 and covering the post with tin. The shelves may be any dis- 

 tance apart desired. 



In growing early tomatoes for the family, it will pay to 

 furnish some kind of support, as the fruit will be nicer, earlier, 

 and more abundant than if the vines are allowed to trail on the 

 ground. Fig. 79 shows a cheap rack, which can be made of re- 

 fuse lumber, which will give good satisfaction for the purpose. 

 A similar rack made of lath might be used for the tall varie- 

 ties of peas. 



Fig. 80 illustrates a cheap, portable shelter, which may be 



used for a sow and her litter when 

 turned to pasture in spring, or it 

 can be made high enough for calves, 

 or one of them placed on a dry spot 

 in the poultry yard and supplied 

 with ashes would make a good wal- 

 lowing place for the 

 chickens and turkeys in bad weather. 



Fig. 81 shows a cheap and convenient gar- 

 den reel. The side pieces A A are slightly 

 curved to the center. The cross pieces B B 

 are two inches wide and three-quarters of an 

 inch thick. The center stake C should be two 

 and a half feet long and with a shoulder below 

 the lower cross-piece. A pin through it above 

 the upper cross-piece holds it in place. The 

 cord is wound up by the handle D, and the 

 other end is fastened to the stake E. All parts REU ' 



Fio. 80 PORTABLE SIIELTEB. 



