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Corn meal 10 pounds 



Wheat bran 10 pounds 



Meat meal 4 pounds 



256. The following is a list of materials for the outdoor mash 

 hopper : 



For ends, partitions, sides, and top, 2 pieces, 1 inch by 12 inches, 16 

 feet long. 



For run board and piece by the side- of the run board, 2 pieces, 1 inch 

 by 4 inches, 12 feet long. 



For base pieces, 1 piece, 2 iriches by 2 inches, 12 feet long. 



Rubberoid, 1 piece. 4 feet long by 34 inches wide. 



Hooks and eyes, 3 inches long, for fastening down top, 1 pair. 



Round 54-inch rods, S inches long, 20. 



Nails, 7d., 2 pounds. 



257. Notes on Construction of the Outdoor Mash Hopper. 



The top is removable and is held down with two hooks and 

 eyes so that the wind cannot blow it off. The top is made of 

 two twelve-inch and two four-inch boards. It is braced with 

 two pieces of two-inch by two-inch pieces at the outer edge of 

 the mash hopper. The top is covered with rubberoid roofing 

 tacked tight over all edges. 



The ends are made of one-inch by twelve-inch boards and are 

 nailed at the bottom to a two-inch by two-inch base, which pre- 

 vents the mash from getting wet. The sides are made of one- 

 inch by twelve-inch board and placed at an angle as indicated 

 by the dotted line in Fig. 34, B. The partitions, three in number, 

 are made of one-inch by twelve-inch board sawed at the same 

 angle as the roof and sides. (See Fig. 34, A and B.) 



The bottom is made of one-inch by twelve-inch board, two 

 feet six inches long, and is nailed to the two-inch by two-inch 

 base supports. 



The run board is made of one-inch by four-inch board and 

 is nailed to the base support. A strip, one inch by four inches, 

 nailed to each end, prevents the mash from being wasted, and 

 the bars are placed four inches apart at the feed opening. 



