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Show GIVE ATTENTION TO THRASHING MACHINE Skill and Judgment of Operator Are of Big Importance. Follow Suggestions Given In Instruction Instruc-tion Book Furnished by Manufacturer Manufac-turer Unskilled Feeder Will Cause Trouble. Any standard make of thrashing machine ma-chine is capable of doing satisfactory work if kept in good repair and operated op-erated intelligently, according to specialists spe-cialists of the United States department depart-ment of agriculture. Clean grain and small losses depend more than anything any-thing else upon the skill and judgment judg-ment of the operator. Here are a few rules the wheat thrasher should observe carefully : Study the instruction hook sent out by the manufacturer and follow the suggestions closely. See that the separator Is set level crosswise and lengthwise. The speed of the cylinder teeth Is approximately 6,000 feet a minute. This may be modified slighlly up or down in different machines and with different grains. In general the rule is correct. Greater part of the separation Is done in the cylinder and immediately after the grain passes through it. Use as few concave teeth as necessary neces-sary to thrash all the grain from the head. Two rows of teeth set high are better than four rows set low. Grates give the best separation when set as high as possible. The makeup of the tailings del ermines er-mines the character of ' (he work done by the sieves. An unskilled hand feeder or a reckless reck-less pitcher with a self-feeder will cause any machine to do poor work. The bundles should be fed heads first and straight. It Is Important that the feed be steady and In continuous stream. Do not crowd one moment and let run empty the next. Damp, tough straw cannot be f'--' as fast as dry straw. On a mechanical feeder see that the governor is set and working properly. |