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FARM APPLIANCES. 



pine boards, six feet long, and two feet wide, rounded at 

 the ends. A heavy plate of sheet iron is nailed with rod 

 nails on the bottom and ends. Let the iron project 



Fig. 224. HEATING THE WATER. 



about one inch on each side. The ends, being rounded, 

 will prevent the fire from burning the wood-work. They 

 also make it handier for dipping sheep, scalding hogs, or 



Fig. 225. HEATING AND SCALDING VAT. 



for taking out the boiled food. The box is set on two 

 walls eighteen inches high, and the hind end of the 

 brick-work is built into a short chimney. 



SCALDING TUBS AND VATS. 



Various devices are employed for scalding hogs, with- 

 out lifting them by main force. For heavy hogs one 



