FEEDING IN THE OPEN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20563, 14 May 1930, Page 18

FEEDING IN THE OPEN.

.WASTEFUL AND TEDIOUS. Feeding hay on Ihc ground to .stock is a. very wasteful process, as so much til' it is always trampled underfoot; and carrying it liom the stack to feeding .racks is not, only heavy work, hut is a verv slow job when any quantity has to In; given out. '1 hercfore, an idea, ol racks liuiH. on the slide principle may he 01 interest says an hlnglish paper. Procure two .substantial saplings 1011, long-and not less than -iiu. at the small cnl. Dress the under sile if necessary to make it level and smooth, and bevel the hig end oil' to a point. Lay them 4ft. apart and holt together with a solid cro'.-piece well let. in at each end, I hen for more trength let in another < rosspicco in the middle. Now mortise a three by two hole at each corner. 3in. deep, and put ju three hy two uprights 3ft. 4iii. in length. A centro pair is also needed. Shoulder a crosspiece of same sized timber oil, to each pair of uprights, lit . above the logs, and again al the top. I'lace a three by two pine flatways on the centre 'of the bottom crosspieces; this is to nail the slats of the racks on. Holt a three by two securely to the tops of the posts on 'each side, bevel the inside ol this, and \ou can begin nailing on pieces of three Vi\' one for slats, bringing the bottom finds against the bottom ends ol those on the opposite side, and in Ihe centre ol the three by two pine. When finished a. strip of pine along the centre gives additional strength to the. slats. The distance between the slats can be left to tlio discretion of the builder; ljin. is not too much, vhilo 2m. in the caso of coarse hay is suitable. At the heavy ends of the logs holes are bored in the"crossbar, and a chain attached to iJm iinnl; -for J-lie swingle b.!U'S.