APPENDIX. 



Reprint from Bulletin No. 4. 



It is difficult for many to weigh hay, corn fodder, straw, etc., 

 for lack of suitable scales, but this is by no means a serious, 

 matter; for less than $1.00 outlay of cash and J4 day's work a 

 balance can be made that will weigh very accurately. The cuts on 

 page 14 represent the parts of one that is now in use in our feed- 

 ing barn. Figure i is the complete balance ; A is the beam ; a, 

 a, a, are the pivots, which consist of " screw eyes ; " b, b, b, are 

 common " halter snaps," which hook into these screw eyes. The 

 cords which suspend the weight platform (W) and the spreader (h) 

 pass through two of these " snaps " while the hook or cord by 

 which the whole is suspended from a beam (d in the cut Fig. i) is- 

 attached to the third " snap." The platform (P) is suspended by 

 its four corners by cords passing through the spreader (h) at the 

 parts marked 2, 3 ; the spreader being suspended by the cord 

 shown passing through holes at i and 4. C is a plumb bob sus- 

 pended from near the top of the beam at n, and when balanced 

 should be in the center of the board x that is fastened to the cen- 

 ter of the beam. 



The material from which to construct such a balance consists of 

 three " screw eyes " and three " halter snaps ;" these may be had at 

 any hardware store, also 40 ft. of window-weight cord and cloth or 

 canvas to cover the hay platform ; this is all that need be bought, 

 and the whole cost is only 35 cents. 



The beam is made of a straight piece of inch board, 4 inches 

 wide and 8 ft. 6 inches long. This is shown in Fig. 5. On the under 

 side of this, at each end, a piece is cut out, 6 inches long and 2 

 inches wide, as shown ; on the top side, in the exact center, one screw 

 eye is inserted ; now measure exactly 4 feet each way from this to 



