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making; of an implenu'nt that does its work satisfactorily in the hands 

 of the inventor. The second stage covers the pioneer efforts to manu- 

 facture it and to introduce it into general use. The period from the 

 first invention of the corn-harvesting machine by ''Father Quincy" 

 in 1850, until 1895, may be considered as covering the fu-st stage of 

 the development of corn-harvesting machinery, in which many 

 machines were made that would W' ork well in the hands of inventors ; 

 but almost half a century was required for the designing and perfect- 

 ing of these machines so that they might be manufactured for general 

 use. During this time much capital was lost in fruitless efforts; 



Since 1895 the self -binding corn harvester has had a considerable 

 sale. In practically all of the corn binders now built the features 

 of the Peck type predominate. Even the most divergent forms still 

 retain the general organization of parts used in the Peck machine. 



Fig. 11.— Vertical corn harvester in the field. 



Among the practical and successful corn binders in the market the 

 widest divergence from the Peck type is probably to be found in the 

 machine invented by John A. Stone, of Chicago. In this machine the 

 binder is in an almost horizontal position, instead of vertical. When 

 the corn is cut the stalks move a little rearward in an upright position, 

 and then they are tripped so that the tops fall rearward onto an 

 inclined deck, being guided in their fall toward the binder by curved 

 guide arms. The butts are pushed out of the way of the incoming 

 cornstalks, and are evened for a bundle bj' means of a butt adjuster. 

 A type of corn binder, which comes about halfway between those 

 already described, was invented by Tarrall and Alaul, of Batavia, 

 N. Y. It is designed to occupy an inclined position over the deck 

 for tb.e purpose of binding the stalks in a t.emiprostrate position. 



