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FARM APPLIANCES. 



curb will settle it down as the work progresses ; should it 

 not, drive on the posts. Such a curb, made of sound 

 hemlock, will last for years, and give pleasant water from 

 the first. 



SECURING THE WELL-BUCKET. 



One who has much experience with well- 

 buckets, will find they are often set down 

 outside of the curb, and not always in a 

 clean place. In this manner the water in 

 the well may be fouled with clay, if with 

 nothing worse. Every person should be 

 very careful to avoid anything that may 

 in any degree tend to impair the purity 

 of the water in a well. One way to secure 

 this end is to have the bucket always in a 

 safe place. This may be done by fixing 

 a cord or a chain to the beam over the 

 pulley, or to the stirrup of the pulley, and 

 fastening a hook to its lower end, upon 



which the bucket should always be hung when not in use. 



This arrangement for the well-bucket is made plain by 



figure 124. 



Fig. 134. 



CURB WITH A BUCKET SHELF. 



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Another device for keeping the bucket clean is shown 

 in figure 125. An iron plate of suitable size is held on 

 the end of an arm fastened at right angles to an upright 

 iron rod. The bottom of this rod rests upon an iron pro- 

 jecting from the corner of the curb, and the top is held 

 in place by an eye-rod. The filled bucket is raised high 



