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this rake is worked is quite wonderful. The driver baa only 

 to touch a lever with his foot, with a slight pressure, which any 

 boy can apply, when the rake is lifted by the horse, and, by 

 means of the cleaning rods, frees itself at once of its load. It is 

 set so high that a large windrow can be gathered, and, if de- 

 sired, the windrow can be cocked ready for loading. 



This rake is independent in its action, that is, each tooth 

 operates independently of the others in passing an obstruction, 

 while the draught is light, and the material and workmanship 

 are unsurpassed. It is made by the Buckeye Mowing Machine 

 Company, at West Fitchburg, Massachusetts. {Fig. 56.) 



A simple and effective machine has been introduced into 

 New England, known as the Whittemore Self-Locking Eake. 

 This may be worked either by the foot or the hand, and is easy 

 of operation. The lock lever is arranged to hold the teeth to 

 the ground in doing heavy work, when, in many machines, 

 they are inclined to rise and scatter the hay. An easy spring 

 seat is secured to the axle, so that the weight of the driver does 

 not press upon the horse. It can be set with the teeth a little 

 above the surface of the ground, when it becomes a very effec- 

 tive gleaner in grain stubbles. The teeth of this rake act inde- 

 pendently also, and it is furnished with cleaners, which secure 

 the instant unloading of the rake when it is lifted. It is manu- 

 factured by the Messrs. Whittemore, Belcher & Co., of Chico- 

 pee Falls, Massachusetts. {Fig. 53.) 



No farmer can afford to be without a good horse rake. It 

 saves labor and time at the most critical season of the year, 

 and often when, without one, it would be impossible to avoid 

 the injury from rain or exposure to foul weather. In the 

 economy of labor, the horse rake must be regarded as second 

 only in importance to the mower, and it is almost as essential 

 on the farm as the plow itself. 



