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as soon think of haying witlioiit a pitchfork as without a horse- 

 rake," 



Another experienced, practical farmer of Worcester county 

 says: "I used an iron-toothed rake three seasons, and I 

 thought with profit, but I bought one of Delano's independent 

 rakes, and I think it is worth three times as much as any iron- 

 toothed one, as it does not make the hay so dusty as the others. 

 It is also a great saving in time and labor, as a boy twelve years 



Fig. 107. Independent Horserake. 



old will rake as much with Delano's patent, as a man and boy 

 with any other kind I have ever seen, and do it better. I have 

 used one of this kind for four seasons, and it has not cost me 

 twenty-five cents a year for repairs, although my farm is rough 

 and rocky." 



Another says : " The horserake is a great labor-saving imple- 

 ment. For several successive years I used the revolving horse- 

 rake to good advantage. There was labor in it, but it is a 



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