IMPLEMENTS, &c. OF THE FARM. 



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the hay is stacked in the field, for drawing the hay to the stack. A man with 

 a rake and horse, not only raked the hay, but drew it at the same time to the 

 stack, a distance of from ten to twenty rods, as fast as an active man could 

 pitch with a fork. A hand rake need scarcely ever be used on the meadow, 

 as all the scattered hay may be raked up in a short time, after the rest of the 

 hay has been drawn off. 



The horse rake is very useful in raking stubble of wheat, and eminently so 

 in pulling and gathering peas. 



Shafts, instead of ropes have been attached to the head of the rake, and 

 have been strongly recommended; but they diminish the simplicity of the rake, 

 and appear to possess no advantage on the whole, and forgathering and draw- 

 ing hay, are positively detrimental. 



THE REVOLVING RAKE- 

 Fig. 61. 



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This is much more complex in its construction than the common horse rake, 

 but possesses advantages over it in ease and expedition in raking. Its pecu- 

 liar advantage is the facility with which it may be unloaded, requiring for 

 this purpose but a slight elevation of the handles, and without stopping once 

 in crossing the whole breadth of the meadow. 



Its construction is as follows: The head A B, fig. 61, is a piece of strong 



