BACKS, MANGERS, STANCHIONS, ETC. 27 



pieces are taken out and laid against one side, while the 

 other side is closed against them. The sides are kept 

 from spreading apart, when the trough is open, by the 

 notches cut in the cross-pieces, upon which the trough 

 rests. These cross-pieces rest upon large blocks. 



IMPROVED GRAIN BIN. 



A very convenient grain -bin is illustrated in figure 24. 

 The lid or top is raised as usual ; then, when desirable, the 

 front top board, which is hinged at the bottom, and 

 hooked inside at the top, is unlocked and let down. 

 This gives convenient access to the bin both in filling and 

 in emptying enabling one to take out the last remnants 

 of grain or meal. 



STRAW BA^ER. 



Good, clean oat straw finds a ready market in cities for 

 filling beds, and other purposes. But its quality and 



Fig. 25. BOX FOB BALING STRAW. 



texture are greatly impaired by baling in powerful hay 

 presses, and it is much better, therefore, put up by the 

 aid of a hand press, which preserves the fibre of the straw 

 unimpaired. Figure 25 shows the box and the method 



