380 THE WHEAT CULTUKIST. 



SCOTT'S PATENT GRINDER. 



This invention consists of a grindstone turned off true 

 on the side, as well as on the periphery, and supported on 



a frame, as repre- 

 sented in the figure. 

 The grindstone 

 is adjustable to any 

 required angle, and 

 the cutter bar, or 

 knife, is securely 

 held in the swing- 

 ing frame, and 

 placed at the pro- 

 per bevel. The 

 stone slides the 



Grinding Machine Knives. whole length of the 



frame, and grinds each section to its proper bevel with 

 great accuracy and facility. 



Every person who has had experience in grinding the 

 sections of mowing machines, will appreciate the value 

 of such a device. The grinder is manufactured by 

 Richardson & Co., Auburn, N. Y. ; and has met with 

 excellent favor wherever it has been introduced. 



How TO PITCH SHEAVES. 



There are numerous little considerations which a 

 pitcher must understand perfectly if he would pitch 

 sheaves easily and expeditiously. In the first place, he 

 should have a fork and tines much straighter than for 

 pitching hay or straw. A fork with crooked tines, and 

 spread wide apart, is a disagreeable tool to pitch with, 



