. Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm. CEREAL GRASSES. 217 down. In the figure, C is one of the teeth, D the handle to which it is fixed, B the common bar to which the handles of the teeth are attached by chains, A the handles held by the workman, and attached by chains to the bar B. Further, the bar B may be divided into two parts, so that one-half only of the teeth shall be raised at the same time. Fig. Corn mown by the scythe is cut closer to the ground than is common in practice
. Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm. CEREAL GRASSES. 217 down. In the figure, C is one of the teeth, D the handle to which it is fixed, B the common bar to which the handles of the teeth are attached by chains, A the handles held by the workman, and attached by chains to the bar B. Further, the bar B may be divided into two parts, so that one-half only of the teeth shall be raised at the same time. Fig. Corn mown by the scythe is cut closer to the ground than is common in practice by the sickle, and the stems being less compressed together, they are sooner ready for being carried home than when reaped by the sickle. The sickle excels the scythe in this, that the corn is laid down more regularly, with the heads in one direction, a point of importance in all cases, but especially when the thrashing machine is to be used. An instrument surpassing the sickle in despatch, and the scythe in the regularity with which it lays down the reaped corn, is the Hainault scythe (Fig. 125). The workman holds in his left hand the bent instrument A, with which he presses upon the corn about the middle, and he then strikes it near the root with the scythe B, which he holds in his right hand, laying the cut against the standing corn. He employs the bent instru- ment and the scythe to collect the corn. This method of reap- ing is practised in Flanders ; and a similar method, though with a different instrument, is followed in some parts of England. Fig. 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 Low, David, 1786-1859. London : Longman, [etc. , etc. ]
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