f-.> IMPLEMENTS, &c. OF THE FARM. 



scantling three inches squareand ten feet Ion?, through which eighteen holes, 

 one inch' square, are made to receive the teeth, which are pieces of the 

 strongest white ash, one inch square and three feet long, projecting equally on 

 both sides of the head when inserted, and forming a double row of teeth, each 

 about eighteen inches long. The draught chains or ropes D D, are attached 

 to the forward ends of two curved arms E E, which are connected at their 

 other ends to the head of the rake by iron straps passing round the head so as 

 lo allow it to revolve freely. G, fig. 62, represents a portion of one of the 

 curved arms, showing the hole formed by the iron strap, and H represents a 

 part of the head which < urns in this hole. These arms are held firmly to- 

 gether by the cross piece I. An improvement in the curved arms is made by 

 constructing them of two pieces at right angles, in a form similar to a car- 

 penter's square, the first or shortest piece rising perpendicular from the head, 

 and the other projecting forward, and to which the draught chains are attach- 

 ed. By this construction, more space is allowed beneath these arms for the 

 collection of the hay. 



The cross rod K, connecting the handles C C, serves for guiding and 

 managing the rake. These handles are connected to the head by a contrivance 

 precisely similar to that of the curved arms. At the middle of the handles is 

 a cross rod P P, upon which turns the small frame M, which is connected (by 

 turning joints) by means of the rod N, to the cross piece I. This rod must be 

 of just such length as to cause the frame M, when pressed down upon the 

 teeth by the handles, to touch them within about half an inch of their points; 

 by this, the teelh are pressed flat upon the ground while raking. To empty 

 the load this frame is raised by the handles beyond the reach of the teelh, and 

 they pass it freely without touching. The rake is unloaded by means of the 

 following contrivance. Outside of the handles C C, are two pieces of wood 

 F F, turning freely upon the two projecting ends of the rod P P, as pivots, 

 with their lower ends resting upon pieces of iron fastened crosswise on the 

 head of the rake, just outside of the joints connecting the handles to it. The 

 shape of these pieces of iron is shown in a detached view at O, fig. 62. When 

 the handles are raised, the pieces F F, are thrown forward on these pieces of 

 iron, until they strike the projecting part of them, when thev immediately act 

 as braces, and cause the rake lo rise with the handles. The points of the 

 teeth thus strike in the ground, and the horse continuing in motion, causes the 

 rake to make a semi-revolution, emptying the load, and throwing the back row 

 of teeth forward to be filled as before. The handles C C, should he perfectly 

 parallel, that the pieces F F, may play freely. S, is a strong iron brace, fast- 

 ened at each end to the handles, and at the middle to the cross rod P P. The 

 cost of this rake is about six dollars. The revolving rake is better adapted 

 for use on large farms and smooth meadows, and the common horse rake on 

 small farms and rough meadows. 



A very easy mode of cutting turnips, potatoes or other roots 

 into pieces for cattle, is by an instrument with four blades at 

 right angles to one another. The root is struck as it lies on 

 the ground, or in the feeding-trough, and thus at one stroke is 

 divided into four parts. 



MACHINES FOR BRUISING GRAIN. 



A machine is used occasionally for bruising seeds, as of oats, 

 peas, corn, &c., intended for the food of animals, thus rendering 

 the mastication more perfect. There are different forms of these 

 machines. They are sometimes driven by the hand, though 

 this is better done by a power attached to the threshing ma- 

 chine; or, where this is not convenient, by a single horse 

 power. 



