. The complete farmer and rural economist : containing a compendious epitome of the most important branches of agricultural and rural economy. Agriculture. AND RURAL ECONOMIST. 347 more finely broken, and the surface left much smoother. For garden rollers or gravel walks the stone or iron rollers are prepared, of different sizes. Grass and Edging Shears. These shears are for the purpose of edging banks and slopes, for trimming and keeping the banks" in good order, and the oftener theyare used the more thrifty and thick the grass will Corn Shelter, A corn sheller is one of the most
. The complete farmer and rural economist : containing a compendious epitome of the most important branches of agricultural and rural economy. Agriculture. AND RURAL ECONOMIST. 347 more finely broken, and the surface left much smoother. For garden rollers or gravel walks the stone or iron rollers are prepared, of different sizes. Grass and Edging Shears. These shears are for the purpose of edging banks and slopes, for trimming and keeping the banks" in good order, and the oftener theyare used the more thrifty and thick the grass will Corn Shelter, A corn sheller is one of the most convenient and labor-saving implements that the practical farmer has in use. Various machines for this purpose have been invented. The most improved and best adapted for common use are those of Harrison, with the patent vertical wheel. It can be employed in all cases for large or small sized ears. It is very simple in its construction and durable in its operation, and no way liable to get out of order ; one man can work it to good advantage, though a man to turn and a boy to feed it works it much better than one alone. In this way it will shell ten to twelve bushels per hour. They are so light and portable as to be easily re- moved from place to place, and one machine will serve for several families, or even the inhabitants of a small Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Fessenden, Thomas Green, 1771-1837. Boston : Russell, Ordiorne
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