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then pressed forward to two revolving cylinders, which, while 

 they hold them with firmness, gradually carry them through. 

 They are then acted upon by one or more knives. At each 

 stroke of these knives, a portion of the straw or other sub- 

 stance is cut off, of the length required. 



The desiderata in the construction of the machines, are 

 causing the knife to make the stroke in the most efficient man- 

 ner, which is done by placing them in an oblique position, 

 causing the straw or hay to be brought forward, to be acted 

 upon by the knives with regularity, and so adapting this to the 

 several strokes of the knives, as to vary the length of the cut 

 according to the degree of fineness to which it is wished to re- 

 duce the stems. 



There are a number of straw and chaff cutters in use, of all 

 sizes, varieties, patterns and prices. Owing to the great im- 

 provement and simplicity of these machines, the work is done 

 with great expedition and facility. They are of great value to 

 the farmer. 



MOWING AND REAIMM; MACHINES. 



"Though reaping machines," says the Editor of the Ency- 

 clopaedia of Agriculture, "are as old as the time of the Romans, 

 one of an effective description is yet a desideratum in agricul- 

 ture unless the recent invention" of Mr. OBED HUSSEY, can 

 be considered as supplying that desideratum. 



Wilson's Mowing Machine or Grass and Grain Culler is 

 highly recommended by gentlemen who have tried it. It is 

 principally used along the Hudson river. It is a machine of 

 much promise, and is, we presume, an improvement on the 

 best of the English reaping machines, that invented by SMITH, 

 of Perthshire. 



Hussey's Mowing and Reaping Machine is, perhaps, supe- 

 rior to any other, for its simplicity, durability, and the great 

 facility and regularity with which it performs its work. It 

 does its work clean; and one great quality is, that if the grain 

 is too much lodged to be cradled, it will cut it at the rate of 

 two acres per hour, nearly as clean as if it had been standing. 

 It can be adapted to the inequalities of the surface of a field, 

 and has been so improved by the original inventor, (Mr. OBED 

 HUSSEY,) as to operate with great facility on stony land. 



This machine has received the spontaneous and unqualified re- 

 commendation of all farmers who have tried it,or who have wit- 

 nessed its operations. The Board of Trustees of the Agricultural 

 Society for the Eastern Shore of Maryland, in their Report, 

 made in 1836, say, "We deem it a simple, strong, and effective 

 machine, and take much pleasure in awarding unanimously, 



