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FARM MACHINERY 



United States. Their use in the Middle West, however, 

 is very rare. The general use of teams and the advan- 

 tages of the wagon for larger loads are responsible for 

 this. 



WAGONS 



The essential features of a farm wagon are durability, 

 convenience, lightness of weight and draft. These feat- 



FIG. 179 A MEXICAN CART OF 1865. IMPORTED IN 1883 BY MESSRS. 



SCHUTTLER AND HUTZ OF CHICAGO, AND DONATED LATER TO THE 



SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, WASHINGTON, D. C. 



ures depend upon the material, workmanship, and con- 

 struction used in building the wagon. 



343. Material. Perhaps there is no service to which 

 material may be placed which is as exacting and as severe 



FIG. ISO A MODERN FARM WAGON WITH BOX BRAKE 



