Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-11


WIRE SUSPENSION BRIDGE
s+rpam less than one hundred feet in
width. Posts aIe set firmly in the
,,rornd from four to ten feet back
from the margin OF the stream, as
shown in the illustration, from
&s;etch by l.. ID. >nook. Against
4tbcsc posts is placed strong piece
= cf timber Of some durable wood,
snand which are firmly secured the
4 eods of the wire intended for the
n bridge support. a iifty-foot bridge
p9uires eight No. or gauge an
s realed fence wire placed from six to
! orght inches apart, always remem-
4 ering that the shorter and narrower
E The bridge the less weight in foot
boards it Will be obliged to support,
Consequently the more durable it
4 vii! prove. The wires should not be
4 drawn to tightly, but should have a
urye of about ten inches in a fifty
! foot bridge. Make the floor of some
\ LIGHT, durable wood one inch thick
4 and four inches in width. Commence
LAYING at one end, fastening each end
4 Of the board to the outside wire with
staple driven underneath. Place
the tOards one inch apart.
The posts should be about four feet
height, over which are strung hand
wires firmly secured to anchor posts
is Shown. Short guy wires are placed
|eycrY few feet and connected with
the outside foundation wires; these
not only add to the supporting
strength of the structure. but pre-
vent the bridge sWayjng in heavy
gales If heaiy stones are placed
near the posts for the cross timber to
rest against the structure will prove
more dur4 bic. Rapidly-growing trees
planted near the LOStS may, in few
years. be used to replace them.
.Nh9.e the embankments are low,
raise the end tim Lers so that the foot
wires Will be in no danger of injury
By lockwood during freshets. II
short sections OF two-incA gaS-pipe
c used for ali the posts and for the
end cr0Sspiece, and once in five years
he wires are painted where they are
warped around the end support. the
Ridge will prove good and serviceable
for fifty years American Agricul-
lriSt.
Doing Away with Pastures.
A. b. Barrett thinks that good
larmerS will soon adopt soiling al
most exclusively in place of pastur-
Aye That steadier supply Of food
yan thus e provided is unquestioned.
tHturing is wasteful. whether there
Is abGdnance OF feed or not. Mr..
lartett bel ewes that with good soil
i0g one and q half or two acres OF
good rich land can be made to furnish
'eed for cow whole year, but in
y&Sturlng five acres are required for
summer aId one for hay for winter
.ee1 The saving in this is quite evil
'eht especially where the tax on
very acre amounts to considerable.
Now in the fall is the time to be-
IN Soiling, and to do it properly
separations should be mace SO that
lie ilrst feeding can be made in April
ma steadily thereafter Winter rye is
ne first crop that should be planted.
Inns should be put in in October or
II The Attest November, With good
Neparatons OF the soil and good seed
~ the rye should take steady
"oWth as soon as the first signs Of
pFihg appear The clover or grass
eSoS must be sown, too, and the rye
VIII 'ast until the grass is ready to
~" up Tor eating, Glover Or orchard
lass seeds must Ce sown, too, for
Icy give an abundance Of good, rich,
Oo"' tarly corn must be planted as
w as possible in the spring, and by
Ut, ~; tlme the Clover or orchard grass
'Nes out ;he green corr should be
s"uy Tor eating to take up the sue
-S'S'on. Meanwhile the second plant
uS o. rye ras been attended to, and
w. y" eli Ihc corn gives out the rye will
" ready for fall food.
ihuS, all through the summer. Il
, ,ueces ION OF green crops has been
TO the cows, and with a lit
S" preparation in another line, the
y w;l 'ap be continued through the
s; InteE Either beets or mangels, or
image should be grown for winter
vs ~u'nS' and this viii complete the
.h hoSIow all of these crops consider
TDoe planning is required, but after
nnt succession is once p acticed it Is
inn ol'ncuit matter to follow and
snn p,o'e upon it. Every available
fprd Ge ~ VI land must be utilized. Hart.
Neep Trees from Breaking.