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Aultman, MUkr & Co., Akron, 0., exhibit tlieir Buckeye Down Binder. This 

 binder is low, narrow and light, and easily passed through an ordinary farm gate. 

 The raising and lowering of the machine is effected by means of a hand wheel 

 directly in front of the driver, and can be accomplished without stopping the team. 

 The driver has within easy reach the gear lever, for throwing the entire mechanism 

 in and out of gear; the tilting lever, for dropping the points of the guards; the 

 reel lever, for moving the reel to any desired position ; the trip adjuster, for regu- 

 lating the size of bundles, and the foot lever, enabling the driver to bind the sheaf 

 at any moment. The driver can perform any or all of the above operations with- 

 out leaving his seat or stopping his team. The binder is automatic and has an ad- 

 justable butter. The Buckeye Down Binder, it is claimed, is more especially 

 adapted to small farms and hilly land. It is well suited for cutting short wheat. 



By the same: One Buckeye Cord Binder. A.8 the cut grain is discharged from 

 the elevator of the harvester it is taken by two arms (driven by cranks) called 

 packers. These packers gather the straw into a bundle, which, when it reaches 

 the desired size, presses against a trigger with sufficient force to release a catch and 

 throw the tying apparatus into gear. The arms from both sides at once close in 

 upon the bundle of straw, compressing it tightly, so that at the moment of tying 

 there is little tension on the string. By adjusting a set screw the binder can be set 

 to bind a bundle of any desired size. The tension can be so altered as to bind as 

 tightly as may be wished. When the binder has been set to any desired tension, 

 the bundles will be uniform in size and bound alike tightly. 



The Johnson Harvester Co., Batavia, N. Y., exhibit one of their .Johnson harvest- 

 ers. This machine can be easily run by two horses. Has improved knotter for 

 1885 ; is dispensing with plunger bolt, which disposes with 21 pieces formerly used, 

 and doing the same work with 3 pieces. 



Wm. Anson Wood, of Youngsfomn, 0., exhibits one self-rake reaper. The rake is 

 run by worm gear. The pitman is counter-balanced ; is run by eccentric, with 4 

 pieces of gearing. One lever throws all out of gear by one motion. 



By the same, is exhibited one S. D. Locker's binder. This is a light machine, 

 with a very simple binder. Can cut from 2 inches to 14 inches in height, and 5§ 

 feet in width, with a 6-foot cutter bar. The elevator is open in the rear, thus pre- 

 venting obstructions. 



The Russell Harvesting Jfachine Co., Polo, 111., and Indianapolis, Ind., exhibit one 

 of their Russell self-binders. This machine uses a double steel cutter bar, and 

 in the binder uses an under compressor, thereby dispensing with ten parts formerly 

 used. The weight is 1,140 pounds. 



The St. Paul Harvester Co., St. Paul, Minn., exhibit one of their St. Paul binders. 

 The reel is supported at both ends. Has sloping elevator, steep deck ; discharges 

 the bundles easily, which it is claimed absolutely prevents the binder from choking 

 or clogging. Has short hitch, shifting binder, and does good work in all kinds of 

 grain. 



