. Barn plans and outbuildings . Fig. 29-1—SLIDING SPOUT The strain of body and rush of blood to the head thatare very often experienced, in getting grain or mealfrom a deep bin when the supply runs low, are avoided Haxdy grain Boxes 297 by tlie bin shown in Figure 295. Bins are made in whielithe two top boards in front are hinged, being fastened upby hooks at the ends, and let down as desired. The frontedge of the bin is about four feet Fig. 295—GRAIN BIN CHAPTER XV SMOKE BOUSES A good smoke house should be found upon every farm,large or small, and there are many other families besidest
. Barn plans and outbuildings . Fig. 29-1—SLIDING SPOUT The strain of body and rush of blood to the head thatare very often experienced, in getting grain or mealfrom a deep bin when the supply runs low, are avoided Haxdy grain Boxes 297 by tlie bin shown in Figure 295. Bins are made in whielithe two top boards in front are hinged, being fastened upby hooks at the ends, and let down as desired. The frontedge of the bin is about four feet Fig. 295—GRAIN BIN CHAPTER XV SMOKE BOUSES A good smoke house should be found upon every farm,large or small, and there are many other families besidesthose of farmers which would be vastly benefited by object is to be able to expose meats to the action ofcreosote and the empyreumatic vapors resulting fromthe imperfect combustion of wood, etc. The peculiartaste of smoked meat is given by the creosote, which isalso the preservative principle, but sundry flavors, agree-able to those who like fhem, are also imparted by othersubstances in the smoke. All that is necessary for asmoke house is a room, from size of a barrel to that ofa barn, which can be filled with smoke and shut up tight,with conveniences for suspending the articles to be common smoke houses the fire is made on a stoneslab in the middle of the floor. In others, a pit is dug,say a foot deep, in the ground, and here the fire is placed;sometimes a stone slab covers the fire at the hight of acommon table. A C
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