A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



things scattered all over the place. (The 

 summer kitchen was old, and inconveniently 

 far from the house, on my first place, so I 

 used that.) 



Inexpensive bins to keep the different 

 grains in can be made from sugar barrels, 

 costing ten cents at the village store. Square 

 lids to cover the whole top are easily fixed. 

 A coat of tar on the outside will make it so 

 slippery, rats and mice can't run up the sides ; 

 and rodents dislike tar so much, they won't 

 gnaw through it. With a white distinguish- 

 ing number on the front of each barrel, 

 they look quite tidy and businesslike. 

 Wherever they stand, put bricks or blocks 

 of wood underneath so that the air can cir- 

 culate; thus avoiding dampness, which will 

 cause the contents to mildew. When the 

 barrels are ready, buy a bag each of ground 

 feed (oats and corn), white middlings (some- 

 times called screenings), bran, linseed meal, 

 animal meal, whole corn, and a bale of 

 clover hay. 



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