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HAY AND STRAW CUTTERS, 
FOR HAND POWER. 
Plate XII. 
§ 98. There are as many kinds of Cutting Machines as material to be cut, and while a few are 
equally well adapted for all kinds of material, the greater proportion are adapted to cutting 
one or two varieties only. 
The Hand Machines generally approved and most extensively in use, are made with a 
strong iron cylinder, with radial knives cutting by pressure against another cylinder formed 
of dry raw hide, the material to be cut being fed in between these cylinders by their com- 
bined action in the process of cutting. The knife cylinder having a crank and balance wheel 
attached to it for hand use. 
§ 99. For cutting one inch long, eight or ten knives, and for longer or shorter cut, more or 
less knives are used ; each machine, however, is tnade for its set of knives and not changeable. 
Some of them have the knives straight, but set a little diagonally with their axis, while 
others have their knives twisted, so as to stand spirally upon the shaft, and all points of each 
knife radiating from the center of the axis — this is probably the strongest form of the two 
for a knife of equal size, and smoothest in its operation. 
§ 100. There is a great variety of them with from four to twelve blades, and from six to 
thirteen inches long ; also for hand or with a pulley for horse power, and capable of cutting 
from two hundred to two thousand pounds of hay and straw per hour. 
For hand use, those with eight blades, cutting one to one and one half-inches long are 
generally preferred for horse feed, which is deemed as short as should be fed to them, in 
order to cause them to properly masticate their food, for they do not "chew their cud." 
§ 101. For cutting corn stalks and very coarse fodder, this kind of machine is not as well 
adapted, and for the cutting of such material, hand labor is not sufficient or profitable. 
These machines would not cut stalks as short as desirable even with twelve 
knives — while the space between them would be insufficient to admit the cut stalks to pass, 
and as their radiating angle would be but thirty degrees, they would retain what they could 
admit without discharging it, thus choking and stopping its action, and on this account are 
only adapted to hay, straw and fine material, which will freely discharge from the knives. 
They are however the most rapid, simple and durable as well as cheapest kind of machines 
for the use to which they are adapted. 
NEW SERIES. 
Adjustable Spiral Knife Hay Cutter. 
OLD SERIES. 
Spiral and Straight Knife Hat Cutter. 
Sizes. 
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" 10,— 
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« 25,— 
" 30,— 
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" 45,— 
" 50,— 
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Nos. 50, 55, 60 and 65 fitted for horse power. 
Nos. 12, 13 and 14 are fitted for horse power. 
IRON GrARDEN AND LAWN ROLLERS. 
Plate IX. 
§ 102. These are constructed the same as the Field Rollers, with the difference that they 
have a tongue and handles for being drawn by hand, and without a box to carry weight. 
The tongue is forked, and connected with each end of the shaft by means of square fittings, 
and weights or counter balances are fixed upon the shaft within each section ; these are 
keyed to the shaft so their heavy part is opposite the tongue and counterbalance it, and 
always causing the handles to incline upward without any effort of the operators. 
SIZES AND PRICES,. 
§ 103. Garden Roller (7| in. section), 15 in. diameter, 2 sections, |6 50 
50 extra for each additional section. 
Garden Eoller (12 in. section) 20 in. diamet r, 1 section, „. „ 9 00 
$4 extra for each additional section. 
Garden Roller (2o in section), 20 in diameier, 1 section, 14 00 
Garden Roller (12 in section), 24 in. diameter 2 sections, is 00 
Garden Roller (12 in. section), 23 in. diameter, 2 sections, 20 00 
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