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rake comfortably seated, and by means of a lever, wliich he can 

 move at will, and without changing his position, frees the hay 

 gathered in the teeth of the rake. 



It is a double rake, made for both smooth and rough ground. 

 On smooth ground the wheels may be used, while on rough 



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ground the driver may walk behind and manage it with ease, 

 and adapt it without difficulty to inequalities of surface. It is 

 simply constructed, and is manufactured by Nourse, Mason 

 & Co., of Boston. As it is a new implement, and has never 

 been used, to my knowledge, in this State, I cannot speak of it 

 from personal observation or experience. 



