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Another cloth, sufficiently large to cover the bottom and 

 sides of a wagon, is necessary in carrying seeds from the 

 field to the barn to be thrashed, and may also be used for 

 covering vegetables when being transported by wagon. 

 This and the preceding one should be made of light cot- 

 ton-duck ; sometimes old sails can be had sufficiently 

 sound to answer the purpose. "Hand-cloths" nine feet 

 square are useful for carrying seeds. These should be 

 made of an article called "burlaps," except such as are 

 only used to dry seeds on, which may be of strong 

 muslin. 



WagOHSt Market-gardeners who convey their produce 

 directly to market, use spring wagons, made very strong, 

 to carry a heavy load of vegetables, and bring back a 

 load of manure. Such a wagon will be very useful to the 

 farm-gardener, in conveying produce to the point of ship- 

 ment, and also to the seed-grower in carrying seeds, etc., 

 from the field to the barn, and for sundry other purposes ; 

 but in these cases, the latter especially, it need not be so 

 heavy. A convenient size is one large enough to carry 

 ten barrels, with high body and flaring side-boards. For 

 carting manure, farm wagons are certainly the best, when 

 conveying it any considerable distance, but for this pur- 

 pose, at home, dumping carts are far preferable. 



Buildings. Good comfortable stables and barn room, 

 as well as sheds for wagons, plows, sashes, mats, etc., are 

 indispensable, and in addition, those who grow vegetables 

 for market will need a place wherein to prepare stuff for 

 market, and water convenient is necessary, for such 

 things as require washing. This building, generally 

 called the " market-house," should be of good size, and 

 may be used for storing those of the smaller tools which 

 are frequently needed. 



The upper part will be very convenient for storage pur- 

 poses. A good cellar beneath will not be amiss. 



