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of being built almost wholly of wood, and can be made 

 by any ingenious farmer. It can also be adjusted to vari- 

 ous heights by moving it up or down a notch. The back 

 is of inch board, about one foot wide and of any desired 

 length, from fifteen to thirty inches. The arms are an 

 inch thick and an inch and a half wide, fastened by 

 screws into the notches in the back and supported by 

 wire rods which may be held by screws through the flat- 

 tened ends, or may pass through the back and arms and 

 clinch. The cross-piece is of tough wood, three-fourths 



Fig. 66. PORTABLE SACK HOLDER. 



of an inch square. For holding the bag there is one 

 hook on the back piece, two on each arm, and one under 

 the cross-piece. The whole is supported on two strong 

 spikes driven into the wall of the barn or other building, 

 and projecting far enough to fit the notches on the side. 

 The bag holder shown at figure 66, is portable and may 

 be taken wherever it is to be used. The sack to be filled 

 is brought up inside of the frame and turned over and 

 hooked on the underside of it. The hooks are put here 

 because they are not in the way and the sack is not torn 

 by the weight of the grain, as would be the case if the 



