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time and expense, and the best of such machines are not only exceedingly useful, but are a 

 necessity in the economy of every well-managed farm. 



DULLARD S IMPROVED HAY TEDDER. 



With respect to the 

 height from the 

 ground at which it is 

 desirable to cut hay 

 there is a diversity of 

 opinions among far 

 mers; some believing 

 it is best to cut it as 

 close as practicable, 

 others varying from 

 one and a half to four 

 inches. Our experi 

 ence and observation 

 convince us that it 

 depends much upon 

 the soil, the season, 

 and the kind of grass. 

 That where the soil is 



dry and liable to be affected by the hot summer weather, as in upland mowing-lands, it 

 should not be cut close, in order that the roots of the grass may have some protection against 

 the scorching rays of the sun, but in low, wet lands close cutting could be practiced with less 

 injury to the roots. As a general rule, the finer and more compact the grass, the closer it 

 may be cut; while the heavier grass, timothy for instance, might be greatly injured by close 

 cutting in hot, dry weather. 



The Horse-rake has become a necessary acquisition to the agricultural implements of almost 

 every farm, however small The Thomas Sulky Rake, manufactured by J. H. Thomas & Sons, 



THE MTJDGETT TEDDER. 



