. Effective farming; a text-book for American schools . Fig. 26. — Home-made tank wagon-box for hauling fresh manure to the fields. cypress, 3 inches thick, tapered to If inches to fit the side pieces. The ends are of 2-inch plank and rabbeted. The box planks are beveled together to conform to this shape and are plowed for a slip tongue-and-lead joint. They are also plowed at each end to receive the rabbet of the end pieces. When put together the box is drawn tight by the band-iron and clip. Use of a concrete pit. — Many farmers make use of a concrete pit as a place in which to store manure. S
. Effective farming; a text-book for American schools . Fig. 26. — Home-made tank wagon-box for hauling fresh manure to the fields. cypress, 3 inches thick, tapered to If inches to fit the side pieces. The ends are of 2-inch plank and rabbeted. The box planks are beveled together to conform to this shape and are plowed for a slip tongue-and-lead joint. They are also plowed at each end to receive the rabbet of the end pieces. When put together the box is drawn tight by the band-iron and clip. Use of a concrete pit. — Many farmers make use of a concrete pit as a place in which to store manure. Such a pit should have a concrete bottom and sides in order to prevent excessive leaching of the plant-food from the pile. The manure should be spread out over the surface of the pit and be kept moist; this
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