Middletown transcript., 1897-07-31
MIDDLEToWN. DEL, JULY 81, 1897
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HAVING IMPLEMENTS.

Modern improvements Which Save Time,
Labor and Money.
The mower, at one time considered
perfect with Its cutter bar 4 feet in
length, has been supplanted by ma
chimes of greater capacity, and now the
cutter bars are largely made 5, 6, and
even feet In length, thus almost dou-
bling the efficiency Of the machine. With
the introduction of the long cutter bar
1t was doubted If single team could
furnish the power to propel the ma
chine, but it was found that the addi
tion of even thr,e feet to the length of
the bar did not increase the draft in
proportion to the added width Of the
cut and that the draft depended in
great measure on the condition Of the
cutting knife and guards. And with the
finger bar and knife kept in good condi-
ton for effective work the draft was
less than the narrow cut machine, with
this most important part neglected and
indifferently cared for. In heavy grass
it often becomes necessary for the swath
to be meved, and the hay tedder per-
forms the work in far more satisfac-
tory manner than it can be done by
hand, and after a rain, when the upper
part Of the swath bleaches, while that
part next the ground holds the water,
the hay tedder becomes almost indis-
pensable.
With swath hay loader, the width OF
the loader and the size of the cut of the
mower should correspond, for one OF
the chief causes of dissatisfaction with
the swath hay loader has arisen from
trying to part swath Of hay in the cen
ter With a mower cutting six or seven
feet, the eight foot loader can be used
successfully, care being taken in driv-
ing that the inside wheel or slide Of
the loader shall follow the open space
between the swaths, thereby avoiding
the parting of the hay in the swath.
A recent addition to haying tools is
the side delivery hay rake, which.
while rakinG the hay, leaves continu-
GUS windrow that can be followed at
once by the loader. In loading, an ex-
ira team should be provided, and when
this is done the hay loaded can be
handled with ease to the horses, and,
with an active man on the rear of the
wagon who is not afraid of work and
who understands his business, load can
be elevated and built on the wagon in
a few minutes & side delivery hay
loader is among the recent additions to
haying implements. With the side de-
livery hay loader TIE team is attached
directly to the loader, and it is driven
alongside of the wagon to be loaded,
the hay being delivered in about the
center Of the wagon instead of on the
rear.
The great improvements made in re-
cent years in both hay carriers and
tracks give so much added strength to
these appliances that slings can now be
used for unloading, ard even four sings
to load are giving way to three, and
even two, which makes unloading a
work CT brief duration. The pulling
back of the carrier promises soon to be
| thing of the past, for the carrier re-
turner, with the dropping of the load,
does its work promptly and effectively,
| and before the driver can bring back
his horse or team the carrier has been
returned and the fork, or,hook, for the
sling has been placed within reach of
the person unloading, without any eff
fort ON his Fart whatever. For stacking
hay the wire cable, mounted with
carrier and supported at height of 25
or 80 feet by poles or square timbers,
say by if of pine, and spliced togeth-
er for the necessary length, 80 to SO
feet, standing like an inverted letter A,
proves in its adaptation for the work
required the nearest fer the hay barn
equipment Of any thing yetdevised. Hay
can be stacked in such manner that
there will be practically no waste what
ever when cable derrick is used, and
the writer can point to hundreds Of tons
of hay that he has stacked in this man.
ner which kept as we'll and showed as
| little loss as If in the best barn ever
built. The foregoing is from letter
written to Prairie Farmer.