other end. With a slow pull the tree can be drawn onto the drag and then hauled to the new location. It can be placed in the ground again by using the standard in the same way it was used to load it upon the drag. A penny saved is two pence clear, A pin a day's a groat a year.-Benjamin Franklin. The man who builds, and wants wherewith to pay, Provides a home from which to run away.-Young. TRANSPLANTING TREES Here is a way to transplant large trees that is not so difficult as such transplanting is by many supposed to be. The first move to make is to dig all round the tree, leaving a large ball of soil, which is carefully wrapped in sacking or canvas to hold it on the roots and prevent drying. When this is well tied in place a chain is passed round the ball two or three times and hooked, as shown in Figure 1. Then with a pair FIGURE I-BALLED of heavy wheels on a short axle and a strong pole laid across it, with a massive iron hook fastened to the pole, it is easy FIGURE 2-HOOK AND TRUCK to back up to the at the end of the cess in transplanting trees is to injure the roots as little as possible. The manly part is to do with might and main what you can do.-Emerson. Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.-Samuel Johnson. HOMEMADE FRUIT PICKER This is a device that is hard to beat for reaching fruit at the top of tall trees. After a little practice, a man can operate it rapidly, far outstripping hand pickers and at the same time not a WIRE DETAILS injuring the fruit. The construction is shown in the upper drawing. The main frame is of heavy copper wire, to which is attached the strong spring, d. The end, a, is inserted into a wooden handle as long as THE PICKER IN USE needed. When the muslin sack is attached, as shown in the picture of the picker in use, the jaws of the picker are easily closed by pulling slightly on the cloth. The fruit falls through the sack or long cloth tube into the hand of the operator. Many devices have been made for this sort of service, but it will be hard to find one that works better than this one if constructed in the exact shape indicated. A TRUSS LADDER For a 14-foot ladder select four pieces of 1 x 2 hard wood, using two pieces for each side. Place rungs of Ix 2 between the side pieces. Make ladder 12 inches wide at top, 14 inches at center, and 30 inches at the bottom. Put a 4-inch bolt through the side pieces just below the rungs, and a 6d nail through the end of each rung to prevent them from slipping out. Keep all bolts tight. A ladder made as above, of Oregon pine, 14 feet long, supported on trestles at each end, deflected but I inch when 150 pounds were placed on the center. It is light, yet strong, and it is almost impossible to spring it. The special advantage of a truss ladder is lightness, which is a very great advantage, when strength is combined, as in the case of this particular ladder. THE LADDER Let us have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us to the end do our duty as we understand it.-Lincoln. Never spend your money before you've earned ît. Never buy what you do not want; it is not cheap. ORCHARD LADDER ON WHEELS The accompanying sketch shows the manner of construction. Any farmer or orchardist can build it. Secure two old mower wheels and one piece of 2 x 4 scantling for an axle. Place the ladder upon this scantling. To keep it upright use poles, two at the bottom and one near the top of the ladder, extending to the ground. The upper one should be forked at the top so as to hold the ladder firmly. This ladder is 18 feet high, and LADDER FOR FRUIT TREES as the foundation is broad, there is no danger of it falling over. The brace is so made that it can be adjusted, thus enabling one to place the ladder at any angle. CONVENIENT SORTING TABLES Where fruit is packed from the trees a sorting table will always be found convenient. It generally saves time and labor to do the packing right in the orchard. A handy table is one mounted on wheels which may be of any size desired and should be large enough to hold at least four barrels. The |