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chanic, the inventor of the machine ; and he makes it his 

 sole business to study and experiment for the " Chief," 

 and keep it fully up in all respects with the improvements 

 of the times. I am assured by this com.pany, that they 

 are taking especial pains in the selection of material for 

 their machines, so that farmers have the assurance that 

 the Cayuga-Chief machines will be unsurpassed for 

 strength of juaterial^ workmanship^ perfection of finish^ 

 and durability. They say, that they intend that the 

 " Caj^uga-Chief " shall, hereafter, excel all others in 

 mechanism and excellent material^ as it has heretofore 

 done in its combinations of valuable principles. I can 

 say from personal knowledge of the Cayuga-Chief for 

 several years, that I can confidently recommend it to 

 farmers who desire a good mower and reaper. Mr. 

 Wheeler has expended a fortune in bringing the " Chief" 

 to its present state of perfection ; and the brain-labor 

 expended, from first to last, in originating, changing, 

 and improving the various parts, is truly wonderful to 

 contemplate. 



Stacking Sheaves of Wheat. 



It requires the combined knowledge of an intelligent 

 practical farmer, a natural philosopher, and the con- 

 structive skill of an architect to build a good stack. 

 The chief object to be kept in view is, to place the 

 sheaves so that the~ straws will conduct the water off the 

 stack. Let me illustrate the idea more plainly : Let a 

 shed be covered with rails, or poles, laid horizontally, as 

 a roof; and, ^vhen it rains, all the water will pass down 

 between them ; but elevate one end of the same poles 

 to an angle of forty-five degrees, and they will convey 

 nearly all the rain that falls on them, to the lower end. 



