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the spikes, while the corrugated cylinder works the long 

 straw through the machine with the expenditure of 

 little power. 



THE NATIONAL FODDER-CUTTER. 



The accompanying illustration of a fodder-cutter re- 

 presents a machine of great superiority, made by J. 



FIG. 79. Fodder-cutter. 



D. Burdick & Co., New Haven, Connecticut. These 

 machines are made of several different sizes/ to suit the 

 requirements of small as well as large farmers. The 

 small ones are worked by hand, and the large sizes can 

 be driven by horse, or steam power. 



I consider a good fodder-cutter to be an implement- 

 that every successful wheat-grower needs. In order to 

 raise wheat successfully from year to year, a farmer 

 must keep neat cattle or sheep ; and if he makes such 



