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may be readily replaced when worn, and will grind about 100 bushels per day in. 

 good shape. The sheller is placed on a platform on the sweep, close to the mill, 

 and is driven by a wheel, like a mowing machine driver that rolls on the ground 

 and supports the end of the lever, and has an internal gear-wheel cast on its arms; 

 a pinion gears into this wheel, that is on the end of a shaft that reaches into the 

 sheller and drives it by means of sprocket wheels and chain. It will shell from 20O 

 to 300 bushels per day, and may be used independently of the grinding mill, or 

 grinding may be done independently of sheller. One heavy or two ordinary horses 

 are required to work it. 



Buckeye Feed-Mill and Corn-Sheller, by Canton. Car Company, Canton, Ohio ; How- 

 land & Johnson, Agents, Indianapolis. This is a geared mill, running about 30O 

 revolutions per minute, intended to be operated by two horses. It is very com- 

 pactly arranged, with the master-wheel, to which the sweep is attached, around the 

 mill. There is also an arrangement for connecting a tumbling-sJiaft for driving a 

 corn-sheller, feed- cutter, wood-saw, or anything else, either while grinding or inde- 

 pendently. The grinding-buhrs are easily and cheaply replaced when worn out, as 

 they only cost $1.00 per set. It is an excellent mill, and is independently a good 

 horse-power for any purpose. 



Geared Corn and Cob Sweep Grinder, by Stover Manufacturing Company, Freeport, 

 III. This maybe used as corn and cob crusher, or as a grinder alone; and has 

 some peculiarities worthy of note, the main one being, that while the sweep is at- 

 tached to the ouler shell and revolves as the team goes around, the inner plate is 

 made to revolve in the opposite direction at much higher speed. The frame or 

 foundation of this mill is a three-armed casting, with a post in the center, on which 

 a spur wheel revolves that carries the inner bnhr. At the proper distance from 

 the center on each arm is a chilled stud that carries a pinion or intermediate 

 wheel that transmits motion from the master wheel to the center wheel. These in- 

 termediate wheels serve a useful purpose in dividing the wear and strain on the 

 wheels and frame. Different grinding surfaces are used for grinding very fine. 



The All Right Self-Feed Cutter, Newark Machine Compaiiy, E. L. Williams, Agent,. 

 Indianapolis. This is a good hand feed cutter that wil; cut corn tops or any kind 

 of straw. The knife is attached to a lever, and the length to which the material is 

 cut is regulated by the height the lever is raised, being connected to feed roller by 

 ratchet. The iron against which the knife cuts is curved, instead of having square 

 corners into which the straw can bunch. 



Feed and Fodder Cutting Boxes, Eagle Machine Company, Lancaster, 0. This is a 

 rotary cutter machine intended only for hand power. It has good self-feeding ar- 

 rangements, and will probably give good satisfaction to those using it. It is well 

 made, of three sizes, and sold at popular prices. 



Stalk Cutter, by Deer & Man^ur Comjxmy, Moline, III. This is a machine for cut- 

 ting corn stalks into such lengths in the field, preparatory to plowing, that they 

 will not materially interfere with the after cultivation of the crop. This is an im- 



