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REAPING AND MOWING- MACHINES. 
Plate XIV. 
§ 159. There are so many machines now before the public, for which all their makers claim 
superiority, and so many of them with established and favorable reputations, it is quite 
difficult to decide which is best. When fewer kinds were known, there was less difficulty; 
as they have become more generally used, their necessities for operating most successfully on 
all kinds and conditions of land, have caused numerous improvements to be made, until the 
names and number of them have become legion. The variety now is nearly as great as that 
of plows, and each especially best adapted for its own purpose, while comparatively few are 
as well adapted to all varieties of land and uses. Among those well established as a simple 
mower, are to be found the 
BUCK EYE, HALLENBECK’S, 
ALLEN’S, MANNY’S, 
each of which have peculiarities of their own, and while they are nearly equal in capacity, 
cost and quality of working, few, if any of-them, are as good as a reaper. Manny’s is 
probably the best of those named, when considered as a combined machine. Manny’s 
Mower, with latest improvements, for reaping and mowing combined, is illustrated in upper 
part of Plate XIVc As to reapers, the same variety exists, among which are the following : 
McCormick’s .Side Raker Delivery, with reel, IIallenbeck’s —Back Rake Delivery, without reel. 
Manny’s . Side Fork Delivery, with reel, Allen’s . Back Rake Delivery, without reel. 
Seymour & Morgan’s Side Self Delivery, with reel. Buck Eye. Back Rake Delivery, without reel, 
All the above are claimed to be good mowers as well as reapers by their makers. 
§ 160. When made to answer both purposes as a mower and reaper, most machines become 
more cumbrous and complicated, which has often been a drawback on their merits for either 
purpose. All the above machines are furnished at the manufacturers’ prices, and a constant 
supply of the following kinds are kept on hand for sale and exhibition, others are furnished 
to order at the shortest notice; also repairs and repairing done for same. 
Buck Eye Mower.. $120 Ketchura’s Mower. $115 
Hallenbeck’s Mower,... 116 Manny’s Mower, with castor wheel,. 120 
Allen’s Mower,. 120 Manny’s Mower and Reaper, with castor,. 125 
§ 161. After this season it is the intention to manufacture their own mowing and reaping 
machines, the demand for other articles of their manufacture requiring all the facilities and 
attention thus far, and compelling them to sell those of other makers. All machines sold by 
them are warranted. 
HORSE HAY HAKE. 
Plate XIV. 
§ 162. This implement, although of comparatively recent invention, is now universally 
adopted throughout the hay producing sections of this country. They are made of a multi¬ 
tude of forms and styles, and of as various prices. Those most simple, cheap and efficient, 
and which are in most extensive use, are the so called Pennock’s style, as represented in the 
middle center of Plate XIV. It.is a revolving wood head and teeth rake—so made as 
the thills cannot fall upon the ground, and require very little effort of the attendant, except 
in dumping, which is done by slightly raising the handles at the proper moment. They are 
about nine feet long and from eighteen to twenty teeth, which are usually round, and extend 
about two feet each way from the head. With the travel of three miles per hour, it will 
rake about three acres in that time, and is not hard work for one horse. There are several 
other styles of revolving hay rakes, but the nearer they approach the one described the bet¬ 
ter they are for use. The prices are as follows : 
Ash and Maple Rakes. Oak and Hickory Rakes, 
Extra, 9 fbot head, 18 and 20 round teeth,... $5 50 
No. 1, 9 foot h> ad, 18 round teeth,.. 4 50 
No. 2, 9 foot head, 18 round teeth,.. 4 00 
No. 1, IS round teeth,— .. $7 00 
No. 1, 20 round teeth,. 7 50 
Extra, square teeth,.. 7 50 
WIRE SPRING TOOTH HOUSE HAKE. 
Plate XIV. 
$ 163. In some sections the elastic wire tooth rake is nsed considerably; as shown in 
Plate XIV, it consists of a long axle with a pair of wheels; the teeth are of wire, about 
% of an inch diameter, and coiled at their point of connection with the axle or around an 
attachment of the same; as represented, the thills are attached to the axle with cock eye 
holts, and the axle itself is rolled by the driver, who stands upon it and has hold of a lever 
for the purpose; by pressing on the lever he turns the axle and raises all the teeth high up 
from the ground, dropping the hay when and where desired. 
Price, with wheels, complete, . ... $20 00; without wheels, 
$12 00 
