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���A rope drawn by horses lifts the load to the desired height. Then a clutch is released, the platform tilts, and the straw slides off

��A Combined Electric Stove and Fireless Cooker

EVERYONE in this electric age knows the value of an electric stove in the kitchen, but unfortunately not everyone can afford to have one. For this reason the new electric fireless cooker will largely fill this want. Not only is the original cost less than that of the stove, but the cost of operation also is decidedly reasonable, consider- ing that the current is on but a few min- utes Avhile the food is being brought to a certain temperature.

The electric fireless cook stove departs from the usual fireless cooker in that it has no soapstone radiators to clean, heat, or handle in any way. One permanent,

���An electric fireless cooker which has no soap- stone radiators to be cleaned, heated or handled in any way

��Stationary radiator is concealed in the liottom, and in this heat is stored and radiated. The kettle and pans are placed on the heavy wire rack, and the current turned on for a short time. A steam- escape valve warns of the danger of explosions. Though this stove has many advantages over the earlier types, the price is within the range of the average pocketbook. Many housewives will wel- come its use, especially on hot summer days.

Straw-Stacker Does Away With Man and Pitchfork

A MACHINE that does away with the laborious process of stacking straw with pitchforks has been put into use on some of the farms in Kansas.

The apparatus performs its task as an elevator, raising the straw from the ground and depositing it on the top of the stack. The elevator works on pul- leys attached to a stiff frame on wheels..

A rope drawn by horses lifts the weight to the desired height, when a catch is released by the operator and the platform tilts and the straw slides off. By way of contrast, the old type of stacker is shown to the right in the ac- companying illustration.

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