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FOUNDED; 1886, Aiu EALEDGH, N, C. . : .
The; Carolinas
VoL XXX. No. 11.
SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1915.
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The stripper here shown Is designed to be huntf on the axle A between two wheels, which, however, are not
shown in the drawing. The iron hooks G are used for attaching the stripper to the axle. - The hook 0 should be of
such length as to allow the bottom of the stripper to miss the ground by six inches. The handle M permits the teeth
to be raised or lowered to catch the heads at the proper height The limits through which teeth may be raised or
lowered are fixed by means cf the slot F. This prevents either the front or back of the machine tilting enough to .
strike the ground.- vvnen it is aesirea to noia ue suipper n?ia tne
removable bolt G can be taken out and Inserted in one of the boles ..
Bolt D should fit loosely in the bottom of board B ta permit easy action
of the attachment It is neccessary to have the plank N to which the
wbiffletree is attached fastened to the shafts far enough in front of the
teeth to prevent the horse'i hoofs from coming la contact with the
teeth of the stripper. - The teeth are sawed out of oak, boards, which in
turn am nailed in nlfltilrs II and K. ' rf - ' ' u y . .
turn are nailed to planks II and K.
The stripper can be or anyde- -sired
width ranging from one foot ',
to ten feet in width, depending on
the quantity of seed to be gathered. .
The hand-swung, strippers, are
usually about one foot wide with- "
the teeth ttn inches long. ,The ..
Darticular strioner Illustrated is
Zi feet vide. This is a conven
ient size, where seed for three, to
twenty acres is desired -
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CROSS SC770N TH&OUCtf
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. DRATVINa OF CRIMSON CXOVEiR SEED STRIPPER DESIGNER BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
T IS not a minute too early to begin plannifig: to saye a record crop
of clover seed this' spring, for the man who does not save seed will
probably have to go without dr pay a very "dear, price for what he
ws next fall. Particularly is -this
uue 01 CTimsnn r1rwt-
w these seed. planted in the United,
states have hitherto come from the"
European nations n6w; at wan Thar
Inese nations, with aU their able-bodied
men engaged in pursuits quite differ-,
t from planting and harvesting, can
supply us with any considerable quan
ty of seed this summer and fall seems
We improbable.; , ' ':. -:: ; : ,
The South has mirio fr "
' n m towing, winter legumes to let
. work be checked : hut rWK
ed and
seriously et back "the work
surelv xtAU
v "xi4 ue unies3.we begin now
StfTf -ed;for pIantin-our
larms,. In many, cacc3 -there is
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DONT FAIL TO READ-
A Feediaj Problem . ... . . i. 3
; A Garden Flantinj Calendar . . i
Breakfast a Meal Rcquirbj Special Attention .14
Eecscay! Day in Sumter Ccunty, Scut!i Carolina 19
Gccd Timo to Build Better Foundation . . 10
Livcctccli Sugestiona fcr Llarch . . - 40
Our Llcnthly Eccncniy Sermon ... . v "
PnzcAVhninj Sell Preparation Letters . . . . G
Pulrerizmj, ths Soil and lb Influence cn ,Cu!ti- ; fV
vation
Sell Soma Land to Good VIulo rieiLera : . 12
S!:rJJ Vc Uco Hato cf Soda cn t!:o Oat C-cp? 12
Soma Fcrlilber Facta : : -i , i . ;v .
Ycu G-n't Aficrd ta Buy Feed With Sercicent i
jiot only no reason why our own farms should not be amply supplied,
but there is a fine field indeed for supplying seed for the open market.
C In this year when only a live-at-home policy is to win, saving our
own clover seed will mean a very mate-'
rial step in the right direction, and we y
are glad to reproduce herewith a draw 4
ing of a clover seed stripper designed I
by the United States Department of
Agriculture. . We believe the accom-.
panying drawing and description .will
enable the average farmer to make this
stripper without any difficulty, but in
case further information is desired we.
will be glad to supply it, or it may be :
obtained from your county demonstra-
tion agent or the United States Depart- f
ment of Agriculture direct; vm . ; -, : " -
i : Nexf week we shall further discuss
thi,3 subject of saying clover seed, and
we trust that during the next; few weeks
our Progressive Farmer friends willgive
this matter their serious consideration.--'
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