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CONSTRUCTIOX. 



There are, therefore, tliree different forms of corn binder, namely, 

 the vertical, the horizontal, and the inclined, the latter being rather 

 a })lending of the two preceding types. These machines differ only 

 in the relative position of their elements, being composed of the same 

 essential parts. Binders consist essentially of the dividers, of which 

 ])revious mention has been made, and of cutting and binding devices. 

 (See figs. 12, 13, and 14.) A bundle carrier is usually also attached, 

 but this is not essential to the smooth operation of the machine. 



DIVIDERS. 



The dividers consist of two diverging jaws opening at the front of 

 the machine. The jaws begin in two points at the front, but grad- 

 ually v.iden vertically to where thev join the frame of the machine, 



Fij. 12.— Skeleton frame of corn lindor, showing chains. 



when they have a width, or rather a height, of 4 feet or more. By 

 an arrangement of levers the points may be raised or lowered. 

 Attached to each jaw are two or three traveling chains, whose purpose 

 it is to bring the stalks to a vertical position and carry them back to 

 the binding deck. The chains are placed one above the other (fig. 12). 

 The lower one is known as the short-corn chain, the middle one is 

 the conveyor chain, and the upper one is the tall-corn chain. The 

 middle chain passes around a sprocket wheel close to the point of the 

 jaws, and extends back almost to the binding deck. The upper 

 chain begins farther back and extends some distance over the binding 

 deck. This chain is meant to carry the tops of tall corn. The lower 

 chain is of about the same length as the upper one, begins nearer the 

 point of the jaw, and does not extend so far back. These chains are 



