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Agricuiturai Gazette of N.S. H\ 



[May 3, 1920.. 



and in re\x)lvi)ii]t pass an adjustable shear plate which is bolted into the- 

 frame. The pear is forked into a chute that feeds it against the face of the 

 wheel, with its revolving knives, and is cut and mashed into small pieces. 

 The chopped material is carried down in the pockets and dropped into a 

 carrier that carries the cho[t into the receptacle provided. The design of the 

 driving gear allows for the operation of the machine In- either horse or steam 

 power. 



As shipped from the factory, the machine can be improved by the attach- 

 ment of certain labour-saving devices ; for instance, a platform of sufficient 

 size to hold one day's feed of uncut pear can be erected on the cutting side 

 (and opposite the horse-power) to reach up and partially surround the wheel.. 

 From the platform the pear is fed into the chute, by which it is directed on 

 to the knives. Under the elevating carrier is constructed a triangular box 

 of about the same capacity as a double waggon box. On the lower end of 

 this is a trap gate which can be sprung so as to allow the chop to slide into 

 the waggon without handling. 



Another type orPear Cutter 

 Fig. 3. — Front View, showing knives Fig. 4. — Rear View, with casing removed, 



showing boxes behind the knives. 



The c(^st of this machine, togethei- with the additional construction, was- 

 125 dollars in 190.^). It is estimated that by its use ten men could, with 

 pear conveniently to hand, cut a full ration for 2,000 head of cattle, the- 

 machine being operated ten hours a day, and four horses furnishing the 

 power. It is calculated that the machine can be run by two horses, but four 

 operate it to better advantage, especially if much hea\y, old pear is being cut. 



The second machine (shown in Fig. 3) differs from Fig. 2 in being con- 

 structed throughout of iron, in being smaller and more compact, in having 

 the Iwxes behind the knives removable, and in utilising the centrifugal force 



