Year: 1859

had al tie elements of strength sod durability. and
yet II is not heavy. One of the advantages OF
suoh a machine we pil sta,e: grnt!emau
bought small place, which mostly in what
The owner called grass; II ras however, more tbas
bslf weeds, upon rough surface, AMI last year a.
forded mesger crop Of poor bay. cut at one tine
with scythe. This Spring he procured one of tbese
little machines, ana a. toon the weeds were large
enough he huneised his csrriag to il, ard
mounted ths sea. and shaved the lot. When again
large enough he repeated the operation and viii
repest gain feeding the crop to the bor-e and COW
The consequence is that the weeds vii be killed and
the grass is already much improved.


The swa.h Gu. by Of these machines is about n
feet vide, and the work done s at the rs,e Of SIX or
eight acres day ofhsavy grass and it will stop and
start any where without clogging.


1t has another advantage: il costs something like
fay dollars less than twc-horse machine.


1t wosks 70 easily that We have seen one man pun
it through grass stout enough to make fair swathi
and horse work il without fatigue, aud in very
email itcosures in fact in almost any situation where
moving can be doIe with the hsnd-scythe TO any I'D
vantage.


The advantage Of such machine in such region
e. westohester County, is very apparent and let



Of its qualities in high terms and says the farmers OF
that country well pleased whenever they see the
machine.


No farmer car afford to do without moving ms
chine ar some can afford to have two. Every one
who has one of heavy draft, or with any serious
mperfection, can afford to buy new one TIE great
hay crop hereafter mnst be cut by horsepower.


There is another great advantage besides substitut-
ing brute for man.power. With the scythe, the man
must cut the grass While the dew is on, aud that re-
ouires extra labor 10 cure snd extra labor in saving
it. With the machine, the grass is more easily cut
Dry and time lie afforded to do it; and the man, while
riding and guiding his mower has fear Of the burn
ing sun. II is the horse that sweats not the mao.
He rides at as much ease as he would in his wagon
on the road to mill.


or horse.rakes there several patterns, all good,
and some of them operate with as much ease to the
man a. the mower; for he sits in chair, mounted
upon pair of wheels TO which the rake is attached.
To rake hay by hand, when it can be 80 much more
speedily done by horsepower, shows great
want Of sense.


Unloading hay at the barn by horse power is such
simple operation that it seems wonderful how sensible
farmer can continue the excessively hard labor ofting
it, a forkful at time in the sitting heat Of the barn
Of a July afternoon.


To unload by horse power block and tackle is at
tacbed to the ridge the fall being brought down to
snatch block at the door to which the horse is hched,
and as he walks of the ground up goes the horse
fork 9th almost fourth Of the wagon load at oncei
is pulled to its place by guy rope and let loose
by unloosDg a catch when it is upset all in heap.


Stacking is done by the operation; a set Of
shears-three poles in a triange-set up over the
wagon, TO sustain The tackle.


There is one other labor-saving implement in hay
making Of such great advantage that we never heard
Of ary who bad once learned its value, who wac
wiling to forego its use. 1t s the of saving
Thousands Of tuns of hay after it is well cured every
year ia Massachusetts, where il appears TO be best
known, and most used. Wealude to hay caps. Sim
ply cotton cloth caps pinned with little sticks over
the hay cocks that in danger from an approaching
storm. Larger caps too, should always be kept on
hand to secure loads and stacks in Of q sudden
shower.


We have now indicated some of the most important
labor. saving implements Of the bayfield,, to which
should always, on a large farm, be added tool
wagon, made COW. nent to carry all the hand tools,
always including grindstone, and the spare clothing
Of the men, and large refrigerator of ice water as
substitute for that accursed old black jug that has
beer the ruin Of SO many men in hayirg.


With this we close our homily upon haying,
and repeat the question to every farmer Are
you ready Have you got any, or all of these
appliances? If not, there is no time to lose
the hayiDg season s upon you. To-morroT-yes, TO-
day-it has already commenced.


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