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true, with smooth and slightly rounded face, the stone 

 appears as at a, in figure 75. It is then beyond the 

 power of the owner to repair the damage, unless he is an 

 expert mechanic, when he takes a piece of old stove- 

 plate and grinds the stone down to a slightly rounded or 

 beveled face, like that shown at . The best way to do 

 this is to take a spade or a shovel, and turning it back 

 upwards, to grind it sharp against the turning of the 

 stone. This will bring the stone into the right shape, 

 and in sharpening the spade, do a useful job at the same 

 time. 



A WOODEN MANGER FORK. 



The common method of pitching fodder into mangers 

 with a steel-tined fork, is often accompanied with harm 



Fig. 76. A MANGER FORK. 



to animals. They will crowd around the rack or man- 

 ger, and frequently receive an accidental thrust in the 

 head or body with the sharp fork. Not infrequently an 

 eye is lost, and with a horse this is a serious matter. 

 The wooden manger fork shown in figure 76 avoids 

 this danger. It is made of a piece of hickory or oak six 

 feet long, an inch and a half wide, and an inch thick. 

 Four feet of its length is shaped round for a handle. 

 The other end is sawed or split into three equal parts, to 

 within a few inches of the rounded portion, where an 

 iron band is placed. The " tines" are spread apart, and 

 held in position by a wooden brace placed between them. 



