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FARM MACHINERY 



(2) gearing to distribute the power from the driver to 

 the various parts ; (3) the cutting mechanism of the ser- 

 rated reciprocating knife, driven by a pitman from a 



FIG. IIO A MODERN SELF-BINDING HARVESTER OR BINDER 



crank, and guards or fingers to hold the grain while being 

 cut ; (4) a reel to gather the grain and cause it to fall in 

 form on the platform ; (5) an elevating system of endless 



FIG. Ill ANOTHER MODERN HARVESTER 



webs or canvases to carry the loose grain to the binder; 

 and (6) a binder to form the Ipose grain into bundles and 

 tie with twine. 



