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fence, and the outer side is hinged at the bottom. Strips 

 of leather answer for hinges. A bolt, or strap, passing 

 through the trough at each end allows the outer side to 

 come back just enough to receive the end -pieces, which 

 are held in place by a pin passed through a hole bored 

 vertically through the outer corner of each, and down 

 into the slanting side. To fold the trough up, remove 



Fig. 23. A LOW TROUGH. 



these pins, and fold the end-pieces inward, bring the 

 outer side up against these, and secure it in place with a 

 strap. This trough is very convenient along the side of 

 a shed, as it can be folded up out of the way, Another 

 closing trough is shown in figure 23. The triangular 

 end-pieces are held in place by cleats on each side. It is 



Fig. 24. CONVENIENT GRAIN BIN. 



not necessary to fasten the sides together, but they may 

 be hinged at the bottom. To close the trough, the end- 



