REPORT OF THE FARMERS* CLUB. 45 



Eeport on Beardsley's Hay Elevator and Horse Power Fork, 



The special committee, to whom was referred Beardsley's Hay 

 Elevator and Horse Power Fork, respectfully report : 



That they have examined this invention, and find it everyway 

 worthy of the notice of the Institute. The fork is so constructed 

 that it may be pressed into the load of hay, and elevated by 

 means of a pulley fastened to the string piece of the barn. To 

 the other end of the rope the team is attached, after being dis- 

 engaged from the wagon. As they move outward, this forkful 

 of hay being equal to one-sixth, of a ton, may be raised to any 

 required position in the barn. On the pulling of a cord the fork 

 drops, emptying itself, and may be immediately again lowered 

 80 as to take up a new quantity. In this way, in six forkfuls, 

 which may be raised in six consecutive minutes, a ton of hay 

 may be unloaded and stowed away in its place. 



This is a labor-saving machine w^ell worthy the attention of 

 farmers. We w^ould recommend that a diploma be awarded for 

 this machine. 



Signed, SOLON ROBINSON, 



N. H. GALE, 



Committee. 



Report on Whittemore, Belcher & Co.'s new Hay and Corn- 

 stalk Cutter. 



The special committee, to whom was referred the examination 

 of Messrs. Whittemore, Belcher & Co.'s new Hay and Cornstalk 

 Cutter, respectfully report : 



That they have examined this machine. The state of the art, 

 as found by Mr. Whittemore, of making hide roller machines, was 

 such that when they were applied to the cutting of cornstalks, 

 the knife cylinder from the Y form of the places between the 

 knives would become stufied with the pieces of cornstalk, and 

 would be rendered thus inefiicient. This machine, however, 

 remedies this evil perfectly. 



The hide roller forms the upper cylinder, as is usual in such 

 machines, but the knife cylinder below it is so arranged that the 

 knives are made to approach the hide roller in such direction aa 

 to leave no space between them to be stuffed by the cut stalk. 

 They, therefore, are not subject to derangement, and constitute 

 a substantial improvement on those before in use. 



