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can be made longer or shorter as desired, but when more 

 than nine or ten feet long, it is not easily drawn through 

 ordinary farm gates. The teeth are made of some kind 

 of tough wood, well seasoned, two inches square, and the 



Fig. 148. BODY OP BAKE. 



pieces cut about four feet long. They are then tapered 

 slightly toward the ends, and trimmed in the middle to 

 fit in holes bored with a two-inch auger ; thus prepared, 

 they are inserted one foot apart, and secured in place 

 with light bolts. At b, b, the beam is rounded to form 

 journals, and around these the ends of the shafts can be 



Fig. 149. BAKE WITH SHAFTS. 



bent, as seen in figure 149, or pieces of old iron, as the 

 tire of an old wheel, may be curved round and secured to 

 the shafts. Two stout pieces of the same length as the 

 teeth, and at right angle to those, are inserted between 

 the shafts. These rest on the lever, d, when the rake is 



