50 FAKM APPLIANCES. 



clod crusher. If additional weight is desired, large stones 

 may be placed between the runners. 



To fit it for use as a sled, it is inverted, a box of inch 

 boards made five feet ten inches long, three feet broad, 

 and nine inches deep. The lower edges of the side- 

 boards are notched to fit the projections of the cross- 

 pieces. Inch boards are nailed across the bottom to close 

 the spaces between the latter. Staples are driven into 



Fig. 53. CLOD CRUSHER AND SLED. 



the sides of the runners to receive hickory stakes, which 

 hold the box in place. For use in winter the thills 

 are attached by iron straps bolted on, as shown in figure 

 53. When the runners become worn, the bottoms are 

 planed off and strips of oak pinned on. The box may be 

 replaced by a rack for drawing hay or other bulky stuff. 



A BRUSH HARROW. 



For the cultivation of various kinds of crops, one of 

 the most useful implements made on the farm, and one 

 which properly constructed, lasts a lifetime, is a smoothing 

 and brush harrow, figure 54. It should be made of 

 rather heavy stuff, so that the weight, as it is dragged 

 along, will be sufficient to break the lumps and level the 

 soil. This harrow can be used with good effect in cover- 



