152 FARM APPLIANCES. 



ceive the lever of the same thickness, four inches wide, 

 and with the short arm, three feet long, and the long 

 arm, six feet long. To the long arm is fastened a piece 

 of chain ; and to the short arm another piece, provided 

 with a hook at the free end. Having the long arm of the 

 lever twice as long as the short arm, one can easily lift a 

 weight twice his own. It is surprising how often there 

 is use for this. It can be used to lift sacks of grain into 

 the wagon ; logs on the sled or saw-horse ; the bed off 

 the wagon ; the mower over an obstruction when putting 



Fig. 185. IMPBOVED LIFTING APPAEATTJS. 



it in the barn ; and for some other things nearly every 

 other day. By making the chain on the short lever long 

 enough, it can be passed around a log or sack, and hooked 

 very quickly. 



The improvement shown in figure 185 consists in having 

 the long arm of the lever longer and the short arm a 

 very little shorter, giving- a greater advantage. As the 

 short arm of the lever is brought up, the free end of the 

 chain is shortened; hence, it will lift the weight a greater 

 height. With the first device one can lift a weight only 

 three feet conveniently. 



A HOME-MADE HORSE-POWEE. 



The worst disposition which can be made of a worn-out 

 farm machine of, any kind, is to lay it up by the fence in 



