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Show STOCK-LOADING CHUTE. Can Be Permanently Located Near the Scale House Where Animals Are Weighed. In addltlcn to having n set of wagon scales nugly housed, overy farm ought to havo u loading chute, so that wheu live stock Is ready for market and has been weighed, the animals, especially hogs and sheep, can readily bo driven Into tho wagon and drawn to market. In tho accompanying Illustration Is shown n plan that has been adopted with considerable succuss by u reader A HANDY BTATlONAUY I.OADINd CIIUTK. of Tho Pralrlo Farmer In Llvlngstoc county, Michigan. His loading chute Is built at tho sldo of tho scalo houso, so that when tho hogs or sheep have beon weighed tho door can bo readily opened and tho animals urged out lute tho chuto and then driven Into ttu wagon. In building a chuto In this wny tht mattor of measurements must be governed gov-erned lnrgoly by condition. The height must bo according to tho wagon. It will bo well to havo considerable longth, so that the slant will not bo too great. Strong posts must bo set In the ground so as to support tho frame; Tho bottom should bo ot plnuk wltn cleats across so as to provldo footing. The sides may bo mado ot Inch lumber, lum-ber, but should be high enough so that whatever Is being loaded cannot Jump nut. |
