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bored through the pole about five feet from one end, and 

 through the ends of the uprights, and a bolt passed 

 through the holes and secured by a nut. The holes 

 should be so large that the uprights can be spread a foot 

 apart at the bottom. Midway between the uprights and 

 the end of the pole, another hole is bored, through 

 which a cross-bar is put. In the four angles formed by 



Fig. 170. FODDER CORN STANDARD. 



the intersection of the pole and the cross-bar, the fodder 

 is set. When the shock reaches out to the support, the 

 cross-bar is pulled out, and the pole can be removed. 

 Some prefer to have the supports and cross-bar near to- 

 gether, about four feet from the pole. The shock is 

 built around the supports. When done, the cross-bar is 

 pulled out, and as the pole is removed, the supports are 

 brought close together, and do not hinder. 



VENTILATOR FOR STACKS. 



A large quantity of corn fodder is spoiled for want of 

 proper care in drying and stacking. It is not easy to hit 

 the happy mean, between the sufficient drying of the 

 stalks, and the over-drying of the leaves. But it can be 

 done perfectly in the stack, by the use of the ventilator, 

 figure 171. This consists of three or four poles or bars, 

 fastened together with cross-slats, and made to fit one 

 upon another. Such a ventilator, which may be four or 

 six feet long, is set on the foundation for the stack, and 



