342 THE HORSE-KAKE. 



It is, therefore, quite important to work quickly, when 

 the time for doing it comes. With a good rake, a man 

 and horse will gather more hay in half an hour than a 

 laborer with a hand-rake usually gathers in a long after- 

 noon, that is, one acre; this is considered a half-day's 

 raking by hand-rake." 



Fig. 165. Revolving Rake. 



The independent rake operates very well. The old 

 revolving rake, Fig. 165, costs about the same. One 

 objection to the spring-tooth rake is, that tKe wire teeth 

 scratch up too much earth. This is seen in Fig. 166. 



* . Fig. 166. Spring-tooth Rake. 



These are primitive forms of the horse-rake, but they 

 are still used in some parts of the country. 



A practical farmer says : " My opinion is that no mod- 

 ern invention of agricultural implements has made so great 



