HANDLING HAY AND CORN FODDEK. 



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HOME-MADE HAY PRESS. 



The press shown in figures 159, 160, and 161 may he 

 made wholly of wood, hewn to the right size, and put 

 together with wooden pins. The frame, figure 159, is 

 four feet long inside of the posts, and throe feet wide. The 



Fig. 159. FRAME OF HAT PRESS. 



height is eight feet. The movable bottom is raised by 

 ropes which pass over pulleys or rollers, if no iron is to be 

 used, and are wound upon the rollers at the bottom. 

 This roller is moved by bars to be inserted in mortises cut 

 in the roller, similar to the manner used in moving a 

 windlass, or a capstan on shipboard. A movable door is 

 made to fit the bottom of the press on one side, for the 

 purpose of removing the bale after it is pressed. The 



