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wheel and one shaft in a stout frame. The odd shaft 

 extends from the end of the frame some distance, and 

 carries the band- wheel at its further end, above which a 

 feed-cutter stands on a loft, and is run by a belt. From 

 a pulley on the same shaft, power is conveyed to a grind- 

 stone and corn-sheller, which require a much lower rate 

 of speed than the cutter. The crown wheel has fifty- 

 four cogs, its pinion, eighteen; the spur-wheel has sev- 

 enty-two cogs, its pinion, fifteen; the band- wheel is thir- 

 ty-six inches in diameter, and the pulleys on the cutting 

 box, six inches. The number of revolutions of the cut- 

 ter-shaft to one of the horse are, therefore, eighty-six and 

 two-fifths. A six-inch leather belt will seldom or never 

 slip; a four-inch belt is quite too light. Two horses, at- 

 tached to this power, cut cornstalks very rapidly. The 

 crown-wheel has a tendency to rise and allow the cogs 

 to slip. It must be kept down by friction wheels placed 

 above the rim, or by a collar on the axle, working against 

 the underside of the upper cross-piece, which, in turn, 

 must be kept in place by a bolt or rod at each end, run- 

 ning up through the bed-piece, and secured at the top 

 by means of a broad washer and stout nut. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



PREPARING AND HANDLING FERTILIZERS. 



HAULING BARNYARD MANURE. 



When hauling manure it is usual to drop it in heaps, 

 and leave it to be spread by a man who follows soon after. 

 There are several methods of dumping the manure, but 

 the most satisfactory is to use a manure hook, as shown 



