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No. 655. The Columbian Combined Mower and Reaper., with Self- 

 Rahe. — American Agricultural Works, corner Twenty -fourth street 

 and Tenth avenue. New York. 



This machine promises well ; we see no reason why it should not 

 rate A, 1 ; hardly a choice between this and the Buckeye; worthy 

 of second premium. 



No. 30. The American Hay Tedder. — Ames Plow Company, 53 

 Beekman street, New York. 



For tedding hay; every practical farmer can appreciate the import- 

 ance of this machine; there are but few so blind as to beunwillingto 

 concede the superiority of hay cut and properly cured early in the 

 season ; upon their ability to accomplish this, not only depends the 

 condition of their live stock, but to a certain extent their financial 

 success. In many sections of country it has proved impracticable 

 to pursue the old system of cultivation by rotation of crops, and 

 in such cases it has been found expedient for farmers to turn their 

 attention, more and more, to the production of the hay crop, the 

 successful harvesting, of which has become of the most vital import- 

 ance, through the northern and eastern States. Next to the mowing 

 machine the tedder is the most useful implement of tlie farm, it will 

 do the labor of ten or twelve men at least, and will cure the hay in half 

 the time. The American tedder has the advantage of being nearer 

 to the ground, and its work, than any other, consequently is not affected 

 so much by the wind ; its motion is less violent and more uniform, 

 the nuts and bolts are not as easily lost, thereby causing delay and 

 loss in the most busy season, and it works to perfection on uneven 

 as well as on even ground. It is worthy of the first premium. 



No. 96. Corn Husker and Shelter and Model of Corn Bin. — D. 

 A. Dickinson, 125 Fulton street, New York. 



Owing to the high price and worthlessness of common field labor, 

 as well as to extensive cultivation, it has been found expedient by 

 the producer to resort, in every instance possible, to the use of labor- 

 saving machinery. By the great corn growers of the west there has 

 long been felt the urgent want of a machine to separate the husk 

 from the grain, as well as a power corn shcller. The inventive 

 genius of the country has at last supplied us with the long-desired 

 article. In No. 96 we have both combined. It is claimed for this 

 machine that it will save five cents per busliel on iiusking and shell- 

 ing, an important item in a field of two or three tliousand bushels. 

 AVe can see no reason why it should not do all that is claimed fur it, 



