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If the binder suddenly sticks, never whip up 

 the horses to start it. Get off and find the trouble. 

 Probably a stick or root has got into the knife 

 or a nut has dropped off somewhere and got be- 

 tween two cog wheels. When these things are 

 cleared away, you may get on the machine and 

 start away again. 



Run the reel as high as possible without letting 

 any grain fall forward, and always tie the sheaf 

 as near the center as possible. 



After the first half day a person should exper- 

 ience very Itttle trouble in running a binder. In 

 fact, if a binder is well cared for each year, it 

 will start off without any trouble. 



Fig. 39. A field of Marquis wheat. 



