. Rudimentary treatise on agricultural engineering . llyaccomplishing this object that they are formed of a shape liketo a spear-head, which causes the straws or stalks to slideinto the spaces between them when in that position, and asthe inclined edges at the roots of the fingers (that is, imme-diately over the cutting blade) form an acute angle with theedge of the knife, the cutting through of the straws or stalksis sure to be effected by the reciprocating movement of theknife-blade. Two separate views of parts of the fingers andcutting blade are given in figs. 4 and o, the blade in fig. 4 i
. Rudimentary treatise on agricultural engineering . llyaccomplishing this object that they are formed of a shape liketo a spear-head, which causes the straws or stalks to slideinto the spaces between them when in that position, and asthe inclined edges at the roots of the fingers (that is, imme-diately over the cutting blade) form an acute angle with theedge of the knife, the cutting through of the straws or stalksis sure to be effected by the reciprocating movement of theknife-blade. Two separate views of parts of the fingers andcutting blade are given in figs. 4 and o, the blade in fig. 4 isstraight in the cutting edge, while that in fig. 5 is zig-zag,or of an indented form. hussets heaping machine. As Manufactured hy Garrett. This is the implement before alluded to, as having beencopied by Messrs. Garrett more than a year before. Thecutting action in this is quite different from that of MCor-micks, and may be considered a modification of corn is cut by a series of triangular knives, placed on a husseys heaping machine. Ill. 112 HUSSEY S REAPING MACHINE. horizontal sliding bar, intersecting or working between alike series of iron tines, wbich are fixed to a woodenplatform, provided to receive the corn as it falls. Motion iscommunicated to the knives by means of a crank and shaftworked by the revolution of the travelling wheel of themachine; as the implement proceeds in its work, the corn isreceived and cut between the knives and tines and falls onthe stage, from which it is raked off at intervals by the maiin attendance for that purpose. Fig. 30.
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