Popular Science Monthly 



Put the harness away in 



the harness room with a 



conveyor like this 



A Harness Carrier 



*ARMERS generally have 



difliculty 

 M. in keeping their harness in repair 

 and in the proper place. Hanging it up 

 on an old hook about the stable is not 

 in accordance with present day efficiency 

 methods. On a certain Iowa farm a 

 noteworthy system of caring for the har- 

 nesses is practiced. The harness carrier 

 runs over the litter carrier track of the 

 barn and into the harness room near the 

 stable. The carrier is made of three 

 planks cleated together with boards. 

 There are four hooks on each side of 

 the carrier for hanging the heavy work 

 harnesses. The litter carrier track runs 

 behind all the horses, so the only addi- 

 tional track that is needed, is that which 

 runs into the harness room. 



A 



An Ear-Corn Feeder for Hogs 



SELF-FEEDER for hogs, which 



will hold approximately 20 bushels 

 of ear-corn, is easily made. The crib has 

 a base 3' by 4' and is 4' high. It is built 

 on a solid frame of 2" lumber and cov- 

 ered with 6" crib siding for the walls, 



and ship-lap 

 for the roof. 

 The siding 

 should be 

 spaced V 

 apart for ven- 

 tilation. Sur- 

 rounding the 

 base is a 

 trough 1' 

 wide with a 

 fender on its 

 outer edge made of lumber 2" by 4". 



The corn is deflected into the trough 

 by a pyramidal arrangement in the crib. 



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as shown in the cut. Its flow is fur- 

 ther regulated by an adjustable slide 

 held in place by bolts with winged nuts. 

 The trough is sheltered somew^hat by the 

 overhanging roof, made from boards 3' 

 long. One section of the roof should be 

 hinged for filling. The feeder should be 

 built on skids or runners so that it may 

 be hauled about the lots to any desired 

 location. It may be painted and set in a 

 high, well-drained spot or on a concrete 

 platform. The lumber list follows: 



6 

 4 



5(y 

 5(y 

 m 

 3(r 



2 

 10 



pes. A" 

 pes. 2" 

 pes. 2" 



sides 

 pes. 2'' 



ends 

 pes. 2^' 

 pes. 2'' 



4// 



10" 



4// 



7' 



runners 

 floors 

 trough- fender, 



X 4" X 5' trough-fender, 



4' 

 6' 



ship-lap for cover, 3 

 (lin.) F'x 4'' cleats 

 1" X 6" crib siding 

 1" X 12'' slide 

 12'' strap-hinges 

 bolts, with winged nuts 



studding 

 plates 



lengths 





The hogs can get at the trough but not 

 into the interior of this ear-corn feeder 



T 



A Hint for Draftsmen 



O remove ink from ruling pens and 

 lettering pens dip them in a solu- 

 tion of ammonium hydroxide, or, as it is 

 more popularly called, ammonia water. 

 A strong solution will cause old ink as 

 well as any kinds of waterproof ink to 

 be easily wiped off with a cloth. I have 

 used ammonia for a long time for this 

 purpose and it docs not seem to have 

 any injurious effects on the pens. Am- 

 monia also cleans ordinary steel pens 

 equally well. — L. G. Haskell. 



