. Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide ... A ready reference and reservoir of useful information. More than two hundred illustrations. CROTCH OR DRAY FOR LOG HAULING. pinned across the center and hollowed a little in the middle, as shown in theengraving. By securing a crotch with heavier branches, the dray may beworked out and finished up in a mechanical manner, and receive a coat of paintif one chooses. The Mitered Crotcli Dray.—Where a crotch cannot be secured, thedray may be made by obtaining two sticks, about seven feet long and miteringthe ends together, so that ther
. Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide ... A ready reference and reservoir of useful information. More than two hundred illustrations. CROTCH OR DRAY FOR LOG HAULING. pinned across the center and hollowed a little in the middle, as shown in theengraving. By securing a crotch with heavier branches, the dray may beworked out and finished up in a mechanical manner, and receive a coat of paintif one chooses. The Mitered Crotcli Dray.—Where a crotch cannot be secured, thedray may be made by obtaining two sticks, about seven feet long and miteringthe ends together, so that there will be a proper spread. It is better in thiscase to find sticks with a little natural crook, but not absolutely mitering, dress up the front sled runner fashion, and then put throughtwo stout pins and v/edge them up firmly. Rods of iron with heads and nutswould be still better. Put on the saddle same as directed for the commoncrotch CROTCH DRAY FOR BARREL USE. Crotch I>ray for Barrel.—The crotch dray with double saddles wallbe found one of the most convenient implements for hauling barrels, especiallyin the sugar bush, that can be invented. Its advantages are. the barrel is low 382 HAY AND GRAIN IMPLEMENTS. down and convenient to fill ; it cannot be upset, and with a single horse todraw it, it may always be taken close up to the sap bucket, as the crotch willpass over knolls, tree roots and logs without any danger of damage if the barrelis well strapped or chained on. The dray requires double saddles, as shown inthe engraving. HAY AND GRAIN IMPLEMENTS. Cheap Hay Rack.—For the bed pieces, take two three by four inchscantling—of white oak, heavier if of softer wood—as long as the wagon re-quires, and frame together by four cross pieces, each an inch below the top sur-face of the bed pieces. The scantling should sit the broad way up. Have thetwo outside cross pieces ten inches from the ends, and the other
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