A three-page encyclopedia entry on machine presses for baling hay and cotton, from Appletons' Cyclopaedia of Applied Mechanics. It describes the Dederick hay press and other steam- and horse-powered hay balers, bale ties including the Griswold wire band, and the Dederick cotton press, which makes compact 'quarter' bales for plantation use. Ten line illustrations show the presses, bales, and ties.