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may be broken occasionally by corn- 

 meal, barley, or other grain. Hay is 

 necessary to the rabbit's health. During 

 the winter, green foods are required 

 together with grain. Two meals a day, 

 except for suckling stock, when three 

 should be given, is the best schedule. 



The Belgian hare is ready for the 

 market at the age of four months, 

 although some breeders sell at the age 

 of ten to twelve weeks, aiming to have 

 their stock weigh about five and one- 

 half pounds at that age. 



The pan on the top shelf keeps the duck 



curtain wet and the evaporation of the 



water cools the whole box 



How to Make an Iceless Cooler 



OX farms where ice is scarce, the 

 device illustrated is of great utility. 

 It consists of a box of convenient size, 

 with shelves at various distances apart. 

 In the drawing, the upper shelf is about 

 3 ins. from the top of the box, which is 

 about 12 ins. by i8 ins. square. The 

 bottom shelf is 13 ins. above the floor, 

 the second shelf 12 ins. above that, the 

 third 1 1 ins. higher, and so on. A pan of 

 water is placed on the top shelf. 



The box should be placed where there 

 is more or less movement of air, to 

 encourage an evaporation of the water 

 which keeps a heavy duck curtain wet 

 all the time. This curtain completely 

 envelops the box. It is tacked on two 

 sides and on the back, but left loose in 



the front. Only two lengths need be 

 used, one starting near the floor on 

 one side, extending loosely over the box 

 and down on the other side; the other 

 extending from the floor behind to the 

 top and fastening at the sides, but left 

 loose above and down at the front. 

 The front should have buttonholes to 

 go over pegs at the side. 



When the pan is filled with water, 

 the duck should rest in it, so that the 

 water will flow by capillary attraction 

 to the floor. Very little of it should 

 actually reach the floor, because most 

 of it should be evaporated by the air. 

 This method will actually keep the 

 temperature inside the box considerably 

 cooler than that outside. This cooler is 

 easily made and the cost is reduced to a 

 minimum. — Dr. L. K. Hirshberg. 



A Vegetable Peeler Made from a 

 Razor Blade 



AN old safety-razor blade can be used 

 . for peeling vegetables by attaching 

 it to a wooden handle, as shown in the 

 illustration. The handle should be 7 ins. 



by ^8 in, 



by y2 



in., and should be sand- 



papered to a smooth finish. Attach the 

 blade by means of two bolts ^, 3^ in. by 

 >2 in., having flat heads. Place a washer 

 B on each bolt, between the blade and 

 handle. 



If a drill is at hand, a strip of iron or 

 brass may be substituted for the wooden 

 handle. Many uses can be found for 

 this handy knife. — J. E. Noble. 



B B 



If the razor blade is 

 properly adjusted the 

 fruit may be peeled 

 quickly and without 

 useless waste 



Soldering German Silver 



GERMAN silver cannot be soldered 

 with lead without showing a diff'er- 

 ence in color. The following formula 

 obviates this difficulty: Silver, i part; 

 brass, i part; zinc, i part. Melt in the 

 ladle, stir, pour into the mold and cool. 

 The flux for the foregoing is borax 

 powder. — T. F. BuscH. 



