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width of the back-board. Strengthen the seat with stout 

 braces. Cut a narrow opening in the long board, to 

 admit the fingers, by which to carry the stool, or hang 

 it up when not in use. 



The other stool, figure 112, is designed for a man who 

 has a good many cows to milk, and desires to carry his 

 stool around with him, while his hands are left free. The 

 seat consists of the bottom of a peach basket ; the single 

 leg is made of a round piece of wood securely fastened 

 to the center of the seat. The latter may be padded and 

 covered as one chooses. Leather straps to reach up and 

 around the waist of the milker, as shown in the illus- 

 tration, should be firmly attached to the seat. 



VAT FOR DEEP SETTING MILK. 



The advantages of the deep setting of milk at a low 

 temperature can be enjoyed by means of the simple 

 cooler, figure 113. To make the cooler take six pine 

 planks, two inches thick, twelve inches wide, and six 



Fig. 113. A COOLER FOB SETTING MILK. 



feet long, four boards sixteen and a half inches long and 

 twelve inches wide, and construct a box with the ends 

 gained in with a groove a quarter of an inch deep. 

 Place a rubber strip between the boards, and clamp with 

 rods and bolts, to make it as tight as possible. Provide a 



