. The American farmer's instructor, or, Practical agriculturist [microform] : comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm, together with a variety of information which will be found important to the farmer. Agriculture; Pennsylvania imprints; Pennsylvania imprints; Pennsylvania imprints. 452 IMPLEMENTS, &c. OF THE FARM. IMPLEMENTS, &c. OF THE FARM. scantling, three inches square and ten feet long, through which eighteen holP«j one inch square, are made to receive the teeth, which are pieces of tL' strongest white ash, one
. The American farmer's instructor, or, Practical agriculturist [microform] : comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm, together with a variety of information which will be found important to the farmer. Agriculture; Pennsylvania imprints; Pennsylvania imprints; Pennsylvania imprints. 452 IMPLEMENTS, &c. OF THE FARM. IMPLEMENTS, &c. OF THE FARM. scantling, three inches square and ten feet long, through which eighteen holP«j one inch square, are made to receive the teeth, which are pieces of tL' strongest white ash, one inch square and thi ee feet long, projecting equally on both sides of the head when inserted, and forming a double row of teeth each about eighteen inches long. The draught chains or ropes D D, are att'ached to the forward ends of two curved arms E E, which are connected at their other ends to the head of the rake by iron straps passing round the head so as to allow It to revolve freely. G, fig. 62, represents a portion of one of the curved arms, showing the hole formed by the iron strap, and H represents a part of the head which furns in this hole. These arms are held firmly to gether by the cross piece I. An improvement in the curved arms is made hv constructing them of two pieces at right angles, in a form similar to a ca7 penter s square, the first or shortest piece rising perpendicular from the head and the other projecting forward, and to which the draught chains are attach ed. By this construction, more space is allowed beneath these arms for thV" collection of the hay. "^^ The cross rod K connecting the handles C C, serves for guiding and managing the rake. These handles are connected to the head by a contrivance precisely similar to that of the curved arms. At the middle of the handles is a cross rod P P upon which turns the small frame M, which is connected rby turning joints) by means of the rod N, to the cross piece I. This rod must be of just such length
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