12 FARMERS* BULLETIN 836. 



to the outside of a cross section of it and hook over the binder 

 pipe under the deck and bolt to stirrups placed on the outer sill of 

 the frame. Each support may be made from one strip of strap iron. 

 It may be necessary to bend the ends of the supports which hook over 

 the binder pipe in opposite directions. Both ends of the supports 

 which hook over the binder pipe may hook outward, as shown in fig- 

 ure 7, C, or the rear support may hook inward, as illustrated in fig- 

 ure 5. It is not absolutely necessary that these supports of the pan 

 hook in opposite directions on the binder pipe, yet when this is done 

 it will make the pan more rigid. The pan may be attached by first 

 hooking the supports over the binder pipe underneath the deck and 

 then bolting the other end of the supports to the stirrups on the outer 

 sill. The pan should be fastened to the supports. A cross section 

 of this pan, the supports for it, and the stirrups which hook over the 

 sill are shown in figure 7, C. 



If this pan extends beyond the deck so that the seed which is shat- 

 tered on the deck will drop directly into it, the bundles when released 

 from the packers will strike the pan. For this reason it is necessary 

 to place a guard at the end of the deck, so that the seed which falls 

 on the deck will be directed into the pan. This guard, as shown in 

 figures 5 and 7, consists of a piece of galvanized metal, to the upper 

 side of which has been riveted a strip of iron. The upper side of this 

 guard should be bent slightly inward at the lower edge of the strip of 

 iron and placed in such a position that it will be approximately 1J 

 inches beyond the lower end of the binder deck and extend from 1 to 

 1^ inches above the deck. If it is placed at right angles to the deck 

 and no higher than 1J inches above it, it will not interfere with the 

 bundles as they are released from the packers. This guard should 

 be supported by two angles of strap iron, as shown in figure 7, D. 

 These braces are bolted to the supports of the pan, and the guard is 

 bolted to the braces. As this guard should extend a little below the 

 supports of the pan, so as to prevent the wind from blowing the seed 

 over it, it is necessary to cut slots in the guard so it will fit over the 

 supports. The ends of this guard should be rolled slightly inward, 

 so that the seed falling close to them will be directed into the pan. 

 When the extension to the binder deck is placed in the proper posi- 

 tion, the seed collected by it will be directed against the guard and 

 then into the pan below. 



The extension to the elevator should be bolted to the rear elevator 

 plate. This extension should be so wide that the tops of the plants 

 will not reach beyond it. The details for this extension are shown 

 in figure 8. The outer edge and lower end of this extension should 

 be bent upward and slightly inward, so that the seed which falls upon 

 it will be directed to the opening between the platform and lower 

 elevator, where it will fall into the pan beneath . The curved edge of 



