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ends project above the top. Bore a hole through each end and also through the standards, a, and hang the trough on bolts. After the sheep eat and

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SWINGING SHEEP TROUGH

leave the cobs, or if it rains, the trough can be turned bottom side up and quickly cleaned.

The luck that I believe in

Is that which comes with work,
And no one ever finds it

Who's content to wish and shirk.
The men the world calls lucky
Will tell you, every one,

That success comes, not by wishing,
But by hard work, bravely done.

A NOVEL FEED RACK

An overhead manger, as shown in the sketch, is excellent for sheep or calves. It should hang just high enough so that they will pass under with

out rubbing their backs. When filled with hay from above they will eat of it at their pleasure, and at the same time it will not take up floor space.

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Such a manger is not suitable for grains or fine cut fodders, as too much may be wasted.

A WHEELBARROW SHEEP TROUGH It very often happens that one wishes to run the sheep on several different pastures during the

PORTABLE RACK FEEDER

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He's a city chap now, but when he comes home, he proves that his early training has not been forgotten. Teach your boy to use tools and use them right.

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season.

If heavy feed racks are used it is quite a task to move them. The drawing shows a rack that can be easily moved from one field to another by one person. It is simply mounted upon a pair of wheels and has handles on the other end.

If the rack is made very large, it can be easily attached to a wagon, and thus drawn from place to place. The one shown is mounted on old cultivator wheels.

PACKING THE FLEECE

One of the best ways to pack a fleece is to lay it upon a table, turn in the head and tail, then the

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flanks. After this roll it up into a neat roll and tie firmly, using such a device as here illustrated.

The tying box is made from light lumber with slots, as shown, through which the rope is passed. The fleece is placed upon this rope and the roll easily tied. Wool buyers prefer to have the fleece

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