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New Cane Cutting Device

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Parent Issue
Day
2
Month
January
Year
1903
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

Simple Machine For Tropical Use That One Man Can Operate.

A. Leblanc of New Orleans has invented a cane cutting machine which he believes will do fine work in tropical countries where the cane loses its leaves when it is ripe. The machine first cuts the cane at the top and then at the ground, says the New Orleans Times-Democrat. It is simple in construction and has few adjustable parts. It is pulled along the cane rows by means of a capstan fixed on the headland, with which it is connected by means of a rope. There are two capstands used, one for hauling the machine one way and the other for the return trip. One man is all that is necessary for its operation. 

The machine consists of a wooden frame supported on two wheels, on the principle of the two wheeled cart. Two shafts project out in front, but these are for no other purpose than to scoop in the cane for the knife. The knife, which is stationary, projects out between the shafts and terminates at an angle. As the machine moves along the row the cane is gathered in between the shafts and the knife and is cropped off about three feet from the ground. By means of a knife at the back, which Mr. Leblanc has not yet arranged, the stalk will be chopped off at the ground. A rope is attached to an upright in the center of the game, by means of which the machine may be pulled from one end of the field to the other.