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POTATO CULTURE. 



and the brace is a round rod one-half inch in diameter. This 

 is amply strong enough to hold all the wood one can pile on, 

 a big load of hay, or all the potatoes that can be headed on. 



FIG. 1. HOW TO MAKE THE TOP BOX. 



These irons are bolted to the side-board, and simply slip on 

 to the side of the wagon-box, one on each side. If the top box 

 is to be used very much, it is best to put some thin plates of 



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FIG. 2. FIG. 3. 



THE END-BOARD OF THE TOP BOX. 



band iron on the wagon-box, to prevent the side-board irons 

 from wearing into it, and to prevent splitting. For a 12-foot 

 box I use four sets of irons on a side. Never fear but that 

 they will hold all you can pile on. I drew from sixty to 

 seventy bushels at a load six days in a week one fall. Fig. 

 3 shows the back end-board, which has two wooden cleats on 



FIG. 4. ADVANTAGE OF A FLARING-TOP BOX OVER ONE 

 WITH STRAIGHT SIDES. 



it to prevent splitting, and w r hich fits in between two wooden 

 cleats on the inside of each side-board, and is held in place 

 by hooks which hook into eyes on the side-boards. 



