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No. 74. 



ami a counterpoised reel adjustable in all directions are prominent fea- 

 tures. It is extensively manufactured ami sold by the Deering Harvester 

 Company, of Chicago. 



No. 74. 



MACHINE A RECOLTER, A LIA(;E AUTOMATIQUE, MODERNE. 



L'illustration ci-dessus est prise d'une photo-i^ravure d'une 

 machine a recolter a Viage automatique qui peut etre consideree comme 

 etant la machine a recolter Marsh et la lieusc Appleb}' dans une de 

 ses formes les plus perfectionnees. La machine est munie, depuis 

 plusieurs annees de coussinets a g-alets; un porte g-erbes et un rabat- 

 teur contre-balance, ajustable dans toutes les directions sont ses 

 caracteres eminents. Elle est considerablement fabriquee et vendue 

 par la Deerintj^ Harvester Company de Chicao-o. 



No. 75. 

 WIDE-CU'l' AUTOMATIC SELF-BINDING HARVESTER. 



The Marsh harvester with the Appleby self-binding attachment hav- 

 ing become a success, many efforts have been made to increase the 

 width of cut of harvesting machines. The practical accomplishment of 

 this has been reached in two ways: First, in a measure, by placing a 

 binding attachment upon the header form of machine, such as introduced 

 by Haines in 1849; and second, by merely extending the width of cut of 

 ordinary draft machines. This was, however, unsuccessful until means 

 were provided for resisting the side draft incident to a machine of so 

 great width. 



In the machine here shown a truck, using disks instead of ordinary 

 wheels, is placed under the tongue. These disks cut into the soil to 

 such an extent that the lateral pressure upon the tongue, due to side 

 draft, is resisted, in consequence of which machines of twelve feet width 

 of cut are as easily operated and controlled as those of six and seven 

 feet width of cut heretofore have been. These disk-like wheels are pro- 



