DIRECTIONS AS TO TOOLS 



denly ill during harvesting time, and was 

 obliged to put another man in his place. The 

 latter assured him he was perfectly conversant 

 with the running of a reaper and binder, and 

 started to mow a ten-acre crop. After an 

 hour's work, he was seen to stop and fuss over 

 the machine as though trying to discover the 

 cause of some trouble. He continued to search 

 for a time and finally returned to the barn to 

 report a mishap. The owner, on examining 

 the machine, saw at once that the dog-spring 

 (which pulls the dog into gear) had become 

 loose and so prevented the machine from work- 

 ing. By the time everything was in running 

 order several hours of valuable time had been 

 wasted. 



The corn harvester cuts and binds corn into 

 small bundles and throws it to one side. No 

 one can afford to dispense with this implement; 

 the writer has found it most useful even where 

 only a few acres of corn are grown. 



The hand hill and drill seeder, with its many 

 attachments, is intended for the garden, but 

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