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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    Jul 09, 2021 3 minutes

    Anyone know the manufacturer of this alfalfa cutter?

    I have a cone-shaped alfalfa cutter supposedly manufactured in Texas in the early 1950s. I’d like to identify the manufacturer. The cone-shaped part of the tree is the cutter. Thanks for any information.

    Christine Akey, Burleson, Texas; phone, (816) 920-1288; email: akeychris@yahoo.com

    Letters spur memories of outhouse misadventures

    I had to chuckle when I read letters to the editor about outhouses. I grew up on a farm in Harris, Minnesota, north of St. Paul, Minnesota. My older brother would put the latch down on the

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