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four to five dollars, as any carpenter or wheelwright can make 

 them." 



A practical farmer of Worcester county says : " I have used 

 what is called the independent horserake, Delano's patent, I 

 believe, and with great advantage. I have also used the revolv- 

 ing and the spring-tooth rake. I prefer the independent. In 

 short, it is my opinion, that no modern invention of agricultu- 

 ral imj)lemcnts has made so great a saving over the old method 

 of performing farm work, as the independent horserake." 



Fig. 105. Revolving Horserake. 



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Fig. 106. Spriug-tootli Horserake. 



A farmer of Norfolk county says : " I have used Delano's 

 independent rake for several years. I regard it as a valuable 

 implement, saving thirty per cent, at least, of labor and time. 

 This rake ought to be made of better materials and with more 

 care, or it will be given up for some other." This rake is seen 

 in Fig. 107. The complaint that it is very badly made and 

 constantly liable to get out of order in consequence, is very 

 general. 



A practical ftirmer of Franklin county says : " I have used a 

 revolver ever since I commenced workhig on a farm, and would 



