Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-28

MR. M'CORMICK'S REAPING MACHINE.
m~rsvsd pse HE RE MAcIN
the farm OF M Joseph smith take pleasure IN
and the attention of all large farmers TO
SUCH persuaded it VII prove most valuable ACQUISITION
intelligent farmers AT hty per cent? taxes OIL Inc gram WIN
than the ordinary modes The grain III Tins latter
PARTICULAR according TO inc estimate OF sos ~ u.s. m"u'9 r e
equal the Of the aclnt IN taking oil single crop Inc
could ran except The ground must be clear OF uns bushes
rork The ground on winch we saw 1t at work was
tangled yet we discovered difference in lis operation 1t
swept every Thing lis within reach Of the knife Two
hands employed with the machine riding and directing
and rIkng thu The bundles Were coecttd
five hands followed tying up Og, several more would nave Dsm
quantity the machine might cut in day. bur moved along ns
briskly The horses which drew 1t could walk taking
swartlIt Of about sA feet.
The machine complicated or Liable 10 get ot OF order we
stnld JUDGE being little friction strain OF IL
and the whole operation appears h" rather .t The
Of The machine, understand from Mr. Mccormick, viii
There considerable number Of aentrmrnarmers and
othc,-prscnt the cNI bton and believe that all
perfectly with the operation Of The machine, and that all
would cordially unite in this statement We're the oppo
nifty afforded them The ingenious inventor certainly deserves
much OF agricultural community for his improve
msn and do no, doubt that he viii be leray rewarded
GEORGE ESHRIDGE,
JOSEPH SMITH,
wM. w. DoNAGHE,
slLAS II. SMITH,
NICHOLAS c. KINNEY,
EDWARD VALENTINE,
KENToN HARPER,
BENJAMIN CRAWFORD,
SOLOMON ID. COiNER.
The undersigned having different times during the late har
vest Witnessed operation Of Mr.. Cyrus H. MC0rmck' Patent
Roaming Machine cutting by horse poweran regarding as
dcsidcratum the important business OF cutting and
wing the crops grain, take pleasure in saying that
rough cnrIsak lands rs well as SMOOTH
on irhi grain straight tangled without differ
operation, cutting thing in its perfectly
clean.
The quantity cut machine during the harvest, be-
ground, well MIR. M'Cor-
mck estimate about Of wheat and oats: and
think easily ID daytwo hands attending,
riding and driving the other raking the grain from the machine,
collected quantities binding The work done,
grain with comparatively little wasle-grea
less By the ordinary mode OF Grading.
JOHN s. BLACK,
r. M'CORKLE,
THOS VI. DONOnO,
r. II. BURNS,
y. VI. HIT
August %, 1880
The subscriber expects have several Of his Patent Rcapnc
Machines operation during the next harvest and probably IN
simpicd and perfected be ready for general Use.
prepared offer the public his improved
"Seslarpcnng Horizontal Pough' and he intends Ia
upOn merits they will be manufactured at
Furnace Augusta County, Va and drrand perform
well whcn smoothody on level, rs well rs billy land
This Plough Is simple, strong and Notwithstanding heen
thoroughly teed has Wrought cast sartsant sharp
!
Bedford County, giving the following extract of letter adj
gentleman of Rockbdge, requesting that
Pourhs should hm hc kind of Pouphs that have
SEEM Cormck's patent. know thing, they
light plough wide fuow and level ground
rior my thing have seem" lSigned b. Nichols
CYRUS II. MCCORMICK.
stcclc's Tavern T. O., Augusta Co., Va, Nov. %, 1872
Jan % SGT