. Hogology. ^ GOLD HILL VA. This self-feeder is made of a saltfish barrel, a tin lard can, and awooden box 2J4 inches square by 6inches deep. To- build, knock both ends from thebarrel and also both ends from thetin can. Crush the tin can into theshape of a funnel. Construct the boxof any suitable material 2J4 feet square, 6 inches deep and nail the fun-nel in the center, point up. Place thebarrel on four strong hardwood poststhe desired height from the floor(mine are iyi inches). There shouldbe a covering on the barrel to keepout trash and the weather. This feeder has proven ideal on
. Hogology. ^ GOLD HILL VA. This self-feeder is made of a saltfish barrel, a tin lard can, and awooden box 2J4 inches square by 6inches deep. To- build, knock both ends from thebarrel and also both ends from thetin can. Crush the tin can into theshape of a funnel. Construct the boxof any suitable material 2J4 feet square, 6 inches deep and nail the fun-nel in the center, point up. Place thebarrel on four strong hardwood poststhe desired height from the floor(mine are iyi inches). There shouldbe a covering on the barrel to keepout trash and the weather. This feeder has proven ideal on myfarm. Sixty-six PART II A Barrel Self-Feeder HU6HMULUK1N—FRANKLIN To make the self-feeder as indicatedby the sketch requires an old barrel withboth ends knocked out, a box three feetsquare, made of ^ inch or 1 inch mate-rial, with the side 6 or 7 inches four right angle iron supportsmade to elevate the barrel four inchesfrom the box bottom. These should bebolted in to avoid coming loose. Thisis a very efficient self-feeder and willaccommodate as many as nine big i* very cheap to construct, as nearlyevery farmer has the desired materialson hand. Here Is Your Barrel Feeder In constructing the feeder indicatedin the accompanying sketch, make aplatform 36 in. square, with four inchsides, setting a good oil or kerosenebarrel in it. Have four strap ironsmade 1J4 in. wide, 18 in. long, bent asshown, bolting one end to the plat-form and the other to the barrel. Byhaving several holes in the iron nextto the barrel, the flow of feed can beregulated to flow as desired. This makes a good feeder forshelled corn and is cheap and can
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