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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



As it appears on the road. 



on tlie road. This feature belongs exclusively to this machine ; and, 

 besides its compactness, the convenience of having a machine al- 

 ways ready, or that may be made ready in less than a minute, for 

 driving oft" one mile or more, is worthy the consideration of every 

 farmer. 



It is light draft, — a team weighing nine hundred pounds each, 

 being sufficient to cut and spread an acre an hour, and work ten 

 hours a day. It has no side di-aft, no weight on the horses' necks, 

 and backs with the ease of a cart ; the knives ceasing to vibrate 

 while the machine is backing. It is almost noiseless in its opera- 

 tion ; works well on any ground, side hills or salt meadows, and in 

 any grass, whether lodged or standing. It will cut well, at a slow 

 speed of either horses or oxen, and can be operated by a farmer's 

 boy who can drive a span of horses. Among its numerous points 

 of excellence are the following : 



1. It is a two-wheeled machine — the wheels supporting the frame 

 are both driving wheels, and operate together or independently, as 

 required in driving the knives. 



2. By the use of two driving wheels, you can make short turns 

 to the right or left, without clogging or stopping the knives, which 

 cannot be done with machines having but one driving wheel. 



3. Instead of cogs, each driving wheel has two palls which work 

 into rachets and drive the gearing. 



4. The palls arc so constructed as to be held in or out of gear by 

 the spring. 



5. The knives never work when the machine is backed, and it 

 takes no more power than to back an empty cart ; this is an excel- 



