Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-08-05

HAVING IMPLEMENTS.
Modern Improvements which ssys Tim .
Labor and Money.


Modern Improvements which gave Time.
Labor and Money.
The mower, at one time considexed
perfect with it's cutter bar feet in
length, has besn supplanted by ma
chimes of greater capacity, and now Tho
cutter bars are largely made 5, c, Z and
even feet in length, thus almost deu-
bling the efficiency of the SschiAs With
the introduction Of the long cutter bar
il was doubted if single team could
furnish the power 10 propel the ma
chine, but it was found that the add
tioH Of even three feet to the length Of
the bar did not increase tie draft in
proICIi ION TO tic added wiiih q the
cut and that the draft ctIClGS;t IN
great measure ON the ceE0luaoR Of the
cutting knife and guards And with tho
finger bar end knife kept IN good con6i
tiCn for effective wCls the draft vas
less than the narrow cut riaesine, nith
this most important part neglected and
iuGiEerenDy cared fer IN heavy rrass
ii often becomes necessary for The sve5h
to be moved. and the hay teddey pcl-
tory manner than II can be done by
hand, and after 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 "A swath hay loader, the width Of
the loader and the size Of the cut Of the
mower sho1ld correspond, for one Of
the chief causes Of dissatisfaction with
the swath hay loader has arisen from
trying to part a 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 svsth.
y recent addition to haying tools is
the sido delivery hay rake, which.
while raking the hay, leaves ccntinu-
ous windrow that can be followed at
once by the loader. In loading, m 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 busineS, load can
be elevated and built on the wagon in
few minutes. A side delivery hay
loader is among tire recent additions to
haying implements. With the side de-
livery hay loader the team is attached
directly 70 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 eff on the
rear.
The great improvements made in re-
cent years il both hay carriers and
tracks give so much added strength 10
these appliances that slings can now be
used for unloading, and even four slings
to load are giving way to three, and
even two, which makes unloading a
work of brief duration. The pulling
back Of the carrier promises soon TO be
a 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
iNNhALth tiit AOAh VI hNOhr III NAiC
sling has been placed within reach of
the person unloading, without sny ef-
fort on his part whatever. For stacking
hay the wire cable, mounted with
carrier and supported at height Of 20
or 80 feet by poles or square timbers,
say by 4 if of pine. and spliced togeth-
er tOr the necessary length, 80 to 86
feet, standing like an inverted letter a,
proves in its adaptation for the work
required the nearest foI the hay barn
equipment Of anything yet devised. 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 well and showed as
littlo loss.as If ia the best barn ever
built. The foregoing is from letter
written to Prairie Farmer