36d Agricidtural Gazelle of N.S.TF. \ Map 2, 190S. 



;<„s in tlie case of the stripi>er, wiuiiows it and dclivci-s it m l)ii^s at tlie 

 side of tlu" iiiiifiiiiic rcmly (or iimrkct, thus c-(»iisi<l;Tal)ly rcihK'iii<i' the cost 

 of harvest iiiLi aii<l, in aiMilidii, cualjliii^' the fai-)ii;T to (lisju'iisc with a 

 certain ainoinit of outside hdxiui', which is cxlrciiicly ditliciih to ohlain at 

 liarvcvt tiiii". 'Ida- Siri|i]KT Harvester is a \v(.iidei-f nil y cdiniiacl iiricliine, 

 and tliouiih onl\ iiitr(Mhiced a few years ago lias ra|ddly i^'dwn into 

 favour. ddie coinb-^athcriuL!' device in these iinph'Uienl s is ."i to (i feet 

 wide, and in lU'der to ])ri'veiit damage to the iinharvested crop th • niicliiiie 

 is drawn h\ I lie horses wideli ai'e attached- to th<> side. This method of 

 att ai-lmieiit causes a certain amount of si(h'-draft. which in the past has 

 pri'Vented the comhs on these machines heini;' made widei' than that stated. 

 \'\iite recenlh', howev;-r, a new implement has heen patentid. in winch 



Ttirasliing Wheal. 



the horses nw attacheil to the rear of the niachiiie and jmsli insH'ad of 

 di'awiiiL;' it, as is usually dime. This implement is calleil the " I'ush '" 

 harvester, ami hecause of the posit i(Ui of the horses the side draft is 

 practically eliiuiuateil, and in conseipience the comh or gathering device 

 is made twice as Avide as in the ordinar\- harvester or stri])]ier. thus a 

 very much greater area can he harvoted jier day with one of these 

 machines without a cor'resiiomlinL'' increase in the amount of manual 

 labour ri'ipiired. The harvester is worked ii\' two men, one of whom 

 drives the horses ami attends to the machine, the other ailjusts and 

 removes the hags and sews them up. The area dealt with hy the harvester 

 is about the same as tlint (h'alt with by tlie stri])per. 



(To he continued .') 



