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does not need to be brushed in, and, 

 as there is no absorption, a little goes 

 a long way. 



From the standpoint of economy, 

 sheet metal roofing should appeal 

 strongly to the thoughtful buyer. Its 

 first cost is very moderate, and figur- 

 ed by "year-cost," it is decidedly 

 economical. True economy consists 

 not in buying the cheapest product, 

 but in buying that which is best value 

 in the end. 



THE SLED CORN HARVESTER. 



The platform is made by nailing to- 

 gether three 10-tach boards 6 feet 

 long. Two 2 by 2 runners 2 feet long 

 are nailed to the front of the plat- 

 form on each side of it. The rear end 

 of the platform can rest on the 

 ground; this gives the harvester an 

 upward slope. 



- A 4 by 4 two feet and ten inches 

 long is bolted oa the rear end of the 

 platform with two six-inch bolts. 

 Next, a second piece of 4 by 4, three 

 feet and four inches long, is bolted 

 on the platform two feet from the 

 rear end of the platform, with two 

 six-inch bolts. This piece should ex- 

 tend ten inches over the right side of 

 sled to which the guard is fastened. 

 The under side of it should be sloped 

 to almost a point so that it will pass 

 over the stubble. A 2 by 4 guard five 

 feet long is then fastened to the right 

 hand corner of the 4 by 4 on rear end 

 of sled with a seven-inch bolt. This 



guard is then bolted to the end of the 



second 4 by 4 with a five-inch bolt 



A heavy blade from a conunon 

 brush or brier scythe can be used for 

 the blade. The blade is fastened to 

 the second 4 by 4 and to the guard. 

 The back of the blade is fastened to 

 the 4 by 4 with a hook bolt. This bolt 

 can be made by taking a half -inch 

 rod seven inches long and make a 

 hook to fit the back of the blade, and 

 cutting threads on the other end. The 

 point of the blade is made fast to the 

 under side of the guard by bolting it 

 between the guard and a short piece 

 of 2 by 4 with two foiir-inch bolts. 

 The blade should have a slight ui>- 

 ward slope. 



The com is cut by drawing the sled 

 between rows of corn. A man should 

 stand on the sled and catch the com 

 in his right arm as it is cut; when he 

 gets his arm full of com he can put it 

 in a shock or lay it ia piles on the 

 groimd. 



The following material will be nec- 

 essary to make a sled harvester: 



3 10-inch boards, 6 feet long for the 

 platform. 



1 piece 2x2 inches by 4 feet long for 

 the runners. 



1 piece 2x4 inches by 5 feet long for 

 the guard. 



1 brier scythe blade. 



4 4-inch bolts. 

 1 o-inch bolt. 



4 6-inch bolts. 



1 7-lnch hook bolt. 



Sled corn harvesters. (See information ab^ve.) 



