614 State Boakd of Agriculture, &c. 



the horse eake. 



Any man wlio ever held the old Kimball Rake, nsually 

 called tlie " man killer," or " scratch rake," will admit the 

 truth of the foregoing remark. The perfect modern sulky 

 rake has long teeth, that slide along through the stubble 

 without scratching the ground. Its head or rocker-shaft is 

 so hung that its weight balances the weight of the teeth. 

 A combination of nicely adjusted levers, (with a draft rod 

 to the whiffletree,) enables a boy, by a slight pressure of 

 the foot, to dump the hay. Others have gearing on the 

 wheels, friction bars, and hand or foot levers. 



A relative of the writer, whose little son, seven and one- 

 half years old, raked all the hay, and raked after the cart 

 over eighty acres of meadow, entertained the opinion that 

 sulky rakes are an improvement. 



Inventors have not been idle in producing labor saving 



DAIRY IMPLEMENTS. 



The system of associated dairying, with its numerous 

 modern implements, has lifted a cruel burden of toil from 

 the shoulders of overworked farmers' wives and daughters. 



In the butter dairy, as managed at home, the habit of 

 setting milk in large pans effects a great saving of labor in 

 lifting milk and washing pans. The questions of deep or 

 shallow setting, and cooling, are in such a chaotic state that 

 we do not know as yet what to accept. 



It may not be out of place to say a word in defence of 

 manufacturers' prices. While it is true that many machines 

 retail at a large advance from first cost, it must be remcm- 



