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as dangerous and uncomfortable for the animals. "We 

 give the illustration and description for what they are 

 worth. 



A SIMPLE TETHER. 



Figure 107 shows a tether for a horse or cow which 

 obviates the danger of an animal becoming entangled as 

 when staked out in the usual way. It is made as follows: 

 Take a stout piece of timber, a, b, three and one-half feet 



Fig. 107. TETHKB FOR HORSE. 



long; fasten a ring at a, and one at c, six inches from the 

 lower end. Take a pole, c, d, making it long enough 

 to extend back of the animal's heels three or four feet, 

 and fasten a ring to each end. An iron spike, /, with a 

 ring, e, in the end, is driven in the ground. The irreg- 

 ular line represents a cord of wire of any desired length. 



