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on one side of the stack, and the load of hay on the 

 other. The derrick stands at almost forty-five degrees, 

 and is held in place by guy ropes two opposite to the 

 load, and one on the same side as the load. A solid 

 piece of plank is used for the foot of the mast, which is 

 mortised into it. It is best to put it together with bolts. 



HAY CARRIER FOR HORSE FORK. 



Figure 154 shows an ingenious device for returning a 

 horse hay-fork from the hay-mow to the loaded wagon. 

 It consists of a wire rope, C, stretched from the end 

 of the track, A, to a wooden cylinder, B y four inches in 



Fig. 154. IMPROVED HAT-CABBIEB. 



diameter and sixteen inches long, around which a few 

 turns are given. Two short stakes, Z), D, cut from a 

 four-by-four-inch scantling and driven slantingly into 

 the ground, hold the roller in position. A groovel pul- 

 ley, E, runs freely on the wire, and from its axis is sus- 

 pended a fifty pound weight, F. The rope, G. runs over 

 the pulley, H, which is firmly attached to the lower side 



