. Modern mechanism, exhibiting the latest progress in machines, motors, and the transmission of power, being a supplementary volume to Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics . ; 312,647, Feb. 24, 1885; 331,514, Dec. 1, 1885;337,007. March 2, 1S86; 345,246, July 6, 1886; and 345,312, July 13. 1886. HARVESTING-MACHINES, ORAIN. The construction of binding-harvesters hasbeen changed to some extent as regards the harvester part, and radically in the binder part,since the year 1880, and the use of this compound implement has been largely increased bythe very preferable employment of twines inst
. Modern mechanism, exhibiting the latest progress in machines, motors, and the transmission of power, being a supplementary volume to Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics . ; 312,647, Feb. 24, 1885; 331,514, Dec. 1, 1885;337,007. March 2, 1S86; 345,246, July 6, 1886; and 345,312, July 13. 1886. HARVESTING-MACHINES, ORAIN. The construction of binding-harvesters hasbeen changed to some extent as regards the harvester part, and radically in the binder part,since the year 1880, and the use of this compound implement has been largely increased bythe very preferable employment of twines instead of wire to bind the sheaves of twine was early chosen by Holmes, Gorham, Appleby, and other early workers in theinvention of the grain-binder, and manila hemj) still holds favor for this purpose. Sisal hempcomes very near it as a suitable fiber. Without a proper twine the machine would have beenfar from the remarkable success it has become. Grain-binders now consume in the UnitedStates more than 60,000 tons of twine annually. There is no consequential objection to thetwine; but the wire, from which small fragments broke away in the operation of thrashing by. Fig. 7. Figs. 1-7.—Operation of Appleby knotter. Fig. 5. machinery, injured the expensive bolting-cloths of the fiouring-mills to an appreciable extent,owing to the sharp cutting edges of the~fragments becoming flattened by the mill was claimed, also, that farin animals were sometimes choked or injured internally by bitsof the wire, as these were found in the stomach and bowels after death. A grave prejudicewas aroused against grain-binders, employing wire as the binding material, which the substi-tution of twine has quite allaved. The introduction of the binding-harvester has been a tremendous stimulus to grain-grow-ing not only in this, its native country, but throughout South America, Europe, Australasia,and parts of Africa. Some 3 ft. of twine will bind a convenient sheaf. It must be stro
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