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Show LOADING CHUTEJS CONVENIENT EEs? S22S5. 'SSf'' rase you want to make a rush up tht chute. The Idea of a narrow chute Is to keep the pig from turning around, as it U Hit? pig (hut turns around that causes the trouble. 1 he oojeet of the round loel U to aid In manipulation. A loading chute Is a great convenience. conve-nience. If not a necessity, on every farm where bogs are grown, says tho Michigan Farmer. A hog chute requires re-quires to be Just wide rtioueh to nt low one big bog to pass through It at a time and not turn around, syy from 20 to 24 Inches. Make U.e chute 8 feet long, Ufilng good hardwood Ixt's for sides (oak is best), round the bottom bot-tom corner or hed and taper bottom orner at toe back IS luches (see diagram). dia-gram). On the top or flat sides nail floor of Inch boards putting on occa-ionally occa-ionally a cleat to prevent animals from slipping. Take two pieces of Iron I'lx'i Inch, sh.trien me end and hend over, forming books inches lot g (old wagon tire is good). !!u!t I hose to shaped toe wiih hooks bent .lown on tail of wagon. The sides are bet made of elm strips three or four inches wide, the same length as the bot'om and three strips to the side, rvenly spaced. Cut tbrcugh uprights so that they will make the sides 2'i feet b'gh when put together. Fasten With bolls, one bolt to the slat and one to sill. This allows tie sides to rloae drawn or shove forward, thus closing up space at rear of wagon which cannot be done with the stiff tides or chute with legs, and the rbute will be the right height for sny wagon. These sides are kept In place by long, heavy books bolted to hot-torn hot-torn alat and fastened to body or sill Sy sUp1 at close Intervals to allow for shutting up space at rear of wsfn. Do not put anything across the tup as slats are fat the way lo |