THE PRACTICAL COUNTRY GExNTLEMAN 



The hay tedder and rake need no introduc- 

 tion, as they are old and tried friends. 



The fodder shredder will prove most useful 

 where corn is grown for grain and also for those 

 not using silage. In fact, it works well where 

 corn is grown for both purposes ; for thin shred- 

 ded cornstalks may be fed to horses or may be 

 used as bedding, and excellent bedding it makes. 

 The machine is run by power, and very great 

 care should be taken when working around it 

 when it is in use, as with the keen blades revolv- 

 ing at a high speed a finger may be as easily 

 clipped off as a cornstalk. 



The silage cutter cuts green corn Into short 

 lengths for silage; it is much like the shredder, 

 as both have blowers or conveyors attached, 

 which blow or convey the stalks to the mow or 

 silo. 



Gasolene engines have become very reliable 

 and are simple to run. If they are to be used 

 in a barn or building near the house, the gaso- 

 lene should always be kept in a galvanized Iron 

 vessel outside and away from the buildings on 

 account of fire, and should be piped in to the 



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