SWEET CLOVER: HARVESTING AND THRASHING SEED CROP. 



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the most part it need not be heavier than one-eighth inch in thickness 

 and seven-eighths inch in width. The supports for the pan under the 

 binder deck preferably should be one-quarter inch thick, as this pan 

 will have much more strain on it than the pans under the elevators. 

 Where bolts are to be used, ordinary stove bolts will suffice. 



The plans for making the pan which should be placed under the 

 opening between the platform and the lower elevator are illustrated 

 in figure 4. The material to be used for this pan should be cut to 

 conform to the size and shape shown in figure 4, A; the sides should 

 then be bent upright along the dotted lines, so that the pan will be 



YIG. 5. Rear view of a grain binder, showing a cross section of the pans and supports and the parts of 

 the machine to which they are attached. A , Pan under the opening between the platform and lower 

 elevator; B, support of the pan; C, stirrup which fits over the inside sill and to which the support is 

 bolted; D, angle iron under the end of the platform and over which one end of the support is hooked; E, 

 cross section of pan under the binder deck; F, support of the pan; G, stirrup which hooks over the outside 

 sill and to which the support is bolted; H, angle iron which supports the guard at the end of the deck; 

 7, guard which directs the seed that falls on the binder deck into the pan below; J, binder pipe over which 

 one end of the support is hooked. 



18 inches wide at the top. One end, which should be solid, may be 

 made so by bending the center portion upright and then bending the 

 sides against it. The side and center pieces should be riveted to- 

 gether. (Fig. 4, 0.) Any suitable door which will prevent seed from 

 falling out of the pan will suffice for the other end. A door is highly 

 desirable, so that the seed may be removed more easily when the pan 

 is full. A convenient type is shown in figure 4, E. A top view of the 

 pan when completed is given in figure 4, B. It will be necessary to 

 brace the pan, and this may be done by riveting strips of strap iron, 

 preferably one-eighth inch thick and one-half inch wide, on the outer 

 edges of the sides. 



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