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Manny's combined machine for the two past seasons, having cut 

 all my hay and grain with two horses. The first great advan- 

 tage is that I cut my hay on the day it is^^ for cutting ; second, 

 I get more hay, as it is all cut up alike — no pointing out to be 

 seen when the snow is a foot deep — and third, it don't make a 



public house of my home during haying and liarvesting, for 

 day laborers. The common farm hands with a Manny machine 

 will do the haying with all ease, and at half the expense." An- 

 other in Franklin county says : " I have used Ketchum's patent 

 with two horses, for three seasons. Think I save from the 

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