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appearance of the whole meadow, after it had been raked 

 over, was vastly better than the average hand mowing of 

 the best farmers in the State." Since that trial, a con- 

 tinued improvement in manufacture has been taking place, 

 and the machines are becoming more perfect. 



The price of a good, two-horse mowing-machine is 

 about 8120 ; and of a combined mower and reaper, about 

 $170. 



IIAY TEDDIXG MACHTNES. 



Machines for stirring up and turning the drying hay 

 have long since been known and used in England, and a 

 few were introduced into use in this country. But as 

 they were heavy and cumbersome, they never came into 

 common use. A Fi'^. iss. 



few years since, ^__ -^ - - "^ -^-. 



to scatter the hay -^i-^^ -^^^.^^s^^-- 



,1 r. , , Buttarcfs Hay Tedder. 



m the rear of the 



machine. The close resemblance of the movement of 



these forks to the energetic scratching of a hen presents 



a ludicrous appearance to one who sees it for the first 



time. The use of the tedder is found greatly to hasten 



the drying process, especially on heavy meadows, and to 



enable the farmer to secure his hay in so short a time as 



frequently to avoid damaging storms. 



