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BOARD OP AGRICULTURE. 



Many improvements, also, are noticeable in the celebrated 

 " Buckeye " mower, a machine well known to the farmers of 

 this State. The draught has become easier, while the strength 

 and efficiency are retained. It was built the last year from 

 entirely new patterns, adopting a new style of inside shoe, and 

 doing away with the spring keys for fastening connection with 

 the scythe, new ratchet lever for raising the finger-bar, new 

 gearing throughout, narrower sections, increase of speed, and a 

 new shipper for throwing out of gear. The result is a smoother 

 cut, a lighter draught, and greater ease in raising the finger-bar. 

 The liability of breaking the finger-rods is also lessened, and it 

 is easier to take out and replace any parts when necessary. 

 This machine took the prize at the great trial of mowers and 

 reapers at Auburn, N. Y., in 1866, being awarded the gold 

 medal as the best mower at the trial. 



THE BUCKEYE MOWER 



The knives of the Buckeye are tempered by a process which 

 secures uniformity, all being alike, a result which cannot be 

 secured by the ordinary process of tempering. The advantage 

 of this cannot be overestimated. 



