catches and latch, operated by the driver's foot, so that while the person is raisino- fT.. 

 lever w,th h.s hand with his foot he.loosens or confines it where he' desirel ' '''" 



rZTir' 7A\ ? '"'''' '^•^''''■' ^'^''"« ^y '' '^'^ '''^' «f ^l^e machine directly in 

 rear of Mmself the strap or chain is drawn over the shieves, and the end of t^e wrJnch 



^"' " ^®^?^ '^ ^^^^ed sufficiently to turn the crank shaft 



which extends through the cutter beam, and by this 

 bemg turned, the wheel at the outer end becoming a 

 fulcrum on. the gfound, the beam itself must be raised 

 at Its outer end so as to maintain a uniform elevation 

 of Its whole cutting front from the ground. 



The apron itself is shown with its fixtures in Her. 2 

 detached. It is made of a strong frame work Ind 

 hght covering of wood and tin. The T standard at 

 Its back IS a breast-work to protect and support the 

 raker, who stands erect, face forward, directly behind 

 It. The delivery is at one side, and has a slight ele- 

 ,•„ T. J ■ . elevation above the cutters, about one and a Inlf 



nches and is over four feet .wide. A reel may be used at pleasure, and s a^vls slid 

 ^vlth the machme. The reel is driven by a pulley on the main wh el shaft-the band 

 passing below the apron to the front side, where it passes upward to and over a pulley 

 on the reel shaft. The band and pulley have been omitted by the eno-rave7althoulh 

 in his sketch made from the machine. ^»i,r^vei, aimough 



BuRRALL's Convertible Reaper. -The accompanying engraving represents Bur 

 \:lt'fZZr tr'^^' thefirst pi.eof 850 Jt^TL of ImpLen'rat GenevI, 

 judges, in their re- / '"'' ^'^'^ 



't' .... .;# 



port, say : " T. D. 

 Burrall's Machine 

 performed its work in 

 the most admirable 

 manner; the gavels 

 were well laid ; the 

 workmanship and 

 materials were excel- 

 lent. The circular 

 apron for side deliv- 

 ery, the balance 

 wheel, and an ar- 

 rangement to elevate 

 the exterior edge of the apron, are valuable features " 



by HoTardI r^^''!??"' nl' i • ^'""' ' ^'''^^P'^^- ^'^ ^^-'^^^-"^'^' ^^owin, Machine, 

 of .ndw^n .1 ■' 1 °- ^.^ '^''' ^""^-'''"^ ''' ^-^^ '■'^y >^ '« the best Mower we kno^ 

 on and well worthy the attention of those who have a larr>e quantity of grass to cul 

 We have recommended this machine both in our journal and in answers to^ muil by 

 etter, and have received several communications from farmers who purchased on our 

 recommendation warmly thanking us for the service we had thus rendered thl 



ihe subject ot mowing and reaping machines is now creating considerable attention 

 and we desire to give our readers the best information we can get on the subject Many 

 who have written us expecting to receive answers by letter, will find their inn rS answ^ 

 ed m this and other articles treating of the subjects on which they desire Mo m2n 



