Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 148, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 June 1914 — Pattern for Milking Bench. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Pattern for Milking Bench.

The following illustrations taken from Prairie Farmer shows a plan for making a “milking stool’' which is very much handier than the “onelegged stool of old.” The pieces for the sides are cut as In A, then one for the top like B and the remaining boards made after the manner shown in Fig. 1. When the bench is put together take the piece C and place at F between the side board AA at about five Inches from

the bottom. The small end of Cls about 2 % Inches from the ground when the stool stands level. Nall the sides on G and then place the top B. At the front nail on the

Fig. 2.—Milk Bench Complete, end piece D and on top of this the curved guard E, and you will have the milk stool shown In Fig. 2.

Fig. 1—Sections of Milk Bench.