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fingers take it about six inches above the ground and 

 hand it to the elevating carrier. This allows the ma- 

 chine to rake only the hay and leaves all trash in the ( 

 stubble undisturbed. 



All other gathering or raking devises, must reach 

 down into the stubble in order to rak eclean and, con- 

 sequently, they are not free from trash gathering. With 

 this floated cylinder, studded as it is with flexible fin- 

 gers, new meadows can be raked clean without the 

 least trash from the stubble. 



We employ a spread hitch, the intention being for 

 one horse to walked on the raked ground, the other 

 in the path of the grassboard of the mower. This con- 

 struction is employed to avoid the horses tramping the 

 hay, breaking and thrashing it. This has been con- 

 stantly kept in view soft handling. 



All of our rake mechanisms are yielding and self- 

 adjusting. Alfalfa, clover and all delicate grasses can 

 be thoroughly and quicky cured with this machine 

 without damaging the small stems and leaves, which 

 are the valuable parts of the plant. 



This machine is more than a reversing side rake. 

 It is also a tedder. The ordinary common tedder has 

 been used, because the farmer has not known of any- 

 thing better. It has served the purpose, even with its 

 limitations and faults. Its severe action, however, 

 breaks and damages the hay badly. If the forks are 

 set so as to ted the bottom hay, then trash is gathered 

 and cocked up also. If it was set so as to avoid trash 

 gathering, the the very had that needs disturbing and 

 tedding the most, is left undisturbed and untouched. 

 Then, too, why does a farmer want to ted his hay and 

 leave it in the swath? He either has to do a; lot of 

 unnecessary driving with ihs loader or Buck rake, or 

 else he must windrow later with another operation. 

 Why is it not a sensible thing to ted and windrow at 

 one time, and in so doing do a better job of both with 

 one-half of the expense? 



It must be borne in mind also that the tedder 

 gives the swath no opportunity to dry and the hay 

 falling back on the undisturbed ground absorbs mois- 

 ture from the damp stubble, instead of getting the ben- 

 efit from a raked and dry stubble. And swath load- 

 ing, how foolish it is. Think of the long drives with 

 the loader, the extra work for the horses, the waste 

 time of the farmer and his help, the poor sun bleached, 

 half worthless and light weight hay after you do get 

 it. It costs you more to harvest it and then brings 

 you less in the market. It is rather parallel to burn- 

 ing a candle at both ends. Then in addition there is 

 danger from rain and from dew. In consequence where 

 the dew fall is heavy great damage is annually done 

 to the hay. Every dew drop leaves a black spot and 

 the hay is badly discolored. One day hay making by 

 our stir curing process is the farmer's only safeguard 

 against damaged hay. 



City buyers grade hay. Jobbers are often times 

 disappointed in price returns. It is because good hay 

 sells for a good price and poor hay for a poor price, 

 and the poor predominates. The average American 

 farmer has made no study of hay making and is mak- 

 ing his hay as his father before him. He is often times 

 disappointed and dissatisfied with the returns from his 

 shipping hay and he blames the commission man or 

 the jobber or the market, failing to conceive thai pos- 

 sibly the grade of his hay was responsible 



THE NEW 

 DEERE 



A New Type of 



Hay Loader 



THE ONLY LOADER WITH FLOATED 

 GATHERING CYLINDER HAVING 

 FLEXIBLE FINGERS ^ ^ ^! ^ 



It's worth any farmer's time to investigate a hay loader that 

 gathers up all the hay, but leaves the bottom trash- 

 That will load anything from lightest swath to the heavi- 

 est windrow 



That will pick up large leparate bunches of hay, or 

 separate sheaves of any crop, whether bound or unbound 



That works just as well on rough as on level ground, 

 and that handles hay in a soft persuasive way under all con- 

 dition! 



That is at home in any field and can follow the mowing 

 machine in every kind of crop which can reasonably be called 



If there is any comparison between the "rake bar" type of 

 hay loader, and the New Deere Loader, it is all In favor of 

 the new Deere. 



Mechanically considered our two cylinder loader is ab- 

 solutely right in principle. 



Its gathering fingers are not "hook formed," consequently 

 they pick up hay and nothing but ha.y. 



Once started up the elevator, the strongest wind cannot dis- 

 lodge it, and as it nears the operator, it is gradually compressed 

 into a narrow stream, making it easy to Handle. 



The New Deere Loader is of durable construction, light of 

 weight, and draft altogether the best loader on the market. 



Catalogue and full information sent on request. 



Our goods are handled by reputable dealers throughout the 

 country. 



Your dealer will be glad to show you the new Deere Loader 

 and you can see for yourself that it has all the advantages we 

 claim for it. 



Mention this paper when writing. 



DEERE & MANSUR CO. 



Dept. i MOLINE, ILL. 



