HOG-LOADING CHUTE.
A. Substantial Device fop Loftilinj^ Swine Mny lie Made from the Diagram Here Given, The bottom or foundation' crosspieces, a a, mat' be of cedar or some light wood, about six inches square, with a hole mortised in each end about two by five inches, and ns long between boles as the wagon box is wide.. Lay on these the floor, b, b, of one-inch lumber, pine being best, eight or nine feet long. Across this
A MODEL HOG nail strips one inch square to prevent the animal from slipping. For the sides,, the uprights, d d, are of two by six inches material, tapered at the top and a shoulder formed at bottom end to fit mortise hole in a. The slats, c c c, are nailed to the inside of uprights, d d, If the uprights, d, are. mortised strongly into crosspieces, a, the side pieces can be slipped out of the floor piece and the whole chute hung up in a sheltered, out-of-the-way place, and it will last much longer and be more satisfactory to the owner than if left en cumbering the yard and in all sort's of weather.—W. J. Peal, in Farm and Home.
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Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 695, 29 September 1909, Page 3
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