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may be raised into a vertical position to pass o})striictions, or may be 

 folded back a(>;ainst the seat standard. The wheels can be adjusted 

 to cut corn high or low. 



Fig. 6.— Improved one-row harvester. 



To reduce the labor involved in cuttin^^ corn with the machines 

 described, another form of corn harvester was invented, as shown in 

 fio;ures S and 9. This machine consists of two drivino; wheels, between 

 wdiich is mounted the frame for the driving mechanism and platform. 

 It is drawn l)y one horse, which walks between the two rows that are 

 cut at the same time. The dividers i)ick iij) the lodged corn, except 



Fig. 7.— Corn harvester with automatic knife guards. 



such as lies in the row of corn away from the machine, and guide it 

 to the cutting apparatus, which consists of two stationary side blades, 

 above which is a movable sickle, which cuts the corn and deposits it 



