SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



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Jackson Improved " Eclipse " Stacker. 



The above is our Standard Stacker, and is an improvement on all others, as it is 

 lighter, stronger, and dumps the hay at any desired height, instead of carrying it all 

 up over itself, without regard to height of stack. This latter point is quite important 

 in stacking in windy weather, as with the "Eclipse" the hay is only raised as high as 

 necessary to dump it on the stack, and it is not scattered by the Wind. The uprights 

 of the "Eclipse" are made 28 feet high, as this is as long as they can be shipped, and 

 with them it will stack nearly or quite that height ; but the height it may be made to 

 stack is really unlimited, as these uprights may be spliced out as high as desired, and 

 guyed with ropes. 



This machine is made under the "Acme" and "Oliver" patents. It is mounted on 

 wheels, and will build a stack 25 feet high. 



With the rakes, the hay is taken from the swath, when cured, just as left by the 

 mower, or from the cock or window, if it is desired to rake it before it is cured suffi- 

 ciently to stack ; and when the Rake is loaded, it is driven to the Stacker, the Hake 

 teeth entering between the pitcher teeth ; the hay is pressed forward against the pit- 

 cher head. The horses then back the Rake off, leaving the hay in a compact mass 

 upon the pitcher, and return to the field for another load. As soon as the Rake is out 

 of the way, the horse attached to the pitcher rope is started, elevating the load the de- 

 sired height, when the latch-rope is pulled, and the hay is dropped in the center of the 

 stack, the horse is backed up, the pitcher being brought back to the ground by its own 

 weight, ready for another load. 



The "Eclipse" has special advantages for stacking in windy weather, and for load- 

 ing hay, etc., on wagons. It dumps the load at any desired height, from 5 to 25 feet, 

 while it is easily moved, quickly set, and amply strong. 



The principle of making hay, by which the expenditure of manual labor is reduced 

 to a minimum, is now almost too well known to need much description, as these 

 machines are now in the hands of all the largest farmers, and have proven entirely 

 successful. The words "making hay" are used advisedly, for this Stacker and Rake do 

 all the work, from the time the mower cuts the hay until it is in the stack on the wagon, 

 and no other machines or implements, nor the expenditure of any manual labor, are 

 either required or even desirable. 



"Eclipse" Stacker, weight 1,700 Ibs Price, $125 00 



