Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-10-27

Msssrs Edors:-From the great interest which vo,
take IN Agricultural pursuits, am disposed to avail myself
OF your paper, 10 give of Mr. McCormlck's
wheaireapng machine. From accounts which had seen
OF hai machine, particularly written BY my valued
friend, Doctor Braxt5n, OF King William was induced 10
purchase one, and having tested its use in my late
harvest viii canddy the manner Of Its performance
Wy hfsi effort with the machine, was on small field Of
wheat OF ten acres, belonging neghbor General Rc
hardson The most Of the wheat rank some Of
II very much tangled 10y portion of II wing fiat on the
ground 1t had also upencd egulary so that whilst some
was quite ripe, requiring immediate eating another por.
ton was green, and, consequently very heavy In add
to this the rders the skers proprietor 0, the machine
and oil concerned in the operation were perfect noyices in
the business Nh. Mccormick, delivering the machine
had promised my house. and instruct me in its
parts aud use But before his comng called on to
do the Job mentioned above And gives me pleasure TO
state That Notwithstanding ignorance of the ma
chine. and total OF experience in its use il p,ror
med not only TO the satisfaction but the admiration OF
some twenty more gentlemen who drawn there on
that occasion. In all instances except where the wheat
flat the ground, it did remarkably clean work eay
ing scarcely straw behind. did not know till was
done, but was then Informed that had been working a.
gainsi time and that had finished my job hours
and half. which Is just forty five minutes 20 the acre
The next effort OF the machine, on field belonging
10 another neghbor, Mr.. Ambrose Hutchinson Here al
SO considerable portion Of the wheat rank and atho'
rtch tangled, hut little Of 1t flat the ground Mr.
McNomcS was himself present this OCCASION and took
the direction OF the machine. And here IN candor
state, that the machine did well NJ Gen Richardson's II
did much better Mr. Huchison Ca This OCCASION there
men, who attracted there by contest with Mr. Hus
s,y'S machine, all Of whom far heard. expressed
ih selves ~ terms Of decided APPRECIATION in favor of
Mr. McCorwicks machine. On this day, having good
team and expert managers the machine cut with great cass
Il acres, and returned my house some time before
sunset Here the work done with great neaness
as evidence ct which, viii state that 10 was the con.
current opinion Of the farmers present Of least 30 bush
els Of wheat had been saved which would have been lost
had been cut by the cradle. think also but Just 10
lc that such the favorable impression made that ON
1s d7y was offered by gentlemen $40 aday for the
use OF the machine, m cutting their crops Of wheag hut
having got the machine for my use and not being able
10 accompany myself constrained decline these
tempting offers.
My machine called into rcquiaton to compcte
with MI lusseys machine atTrce Hl-thc splendid frr,
belonging To- WIN. H. Rosnc. Esq Here too il was under
personal direction OF Mr. Mccormick was present but
short time and only say that whilst there ID did it,
work with s usual ncstness and expedition Much time
lost n starting IN the morning and again Al oipnsr
20 that cut, ,as was told only 10 acres ON this dnv
Thus far ms machine had mostly been engaged in com,
petition with machine invented by Mr. Hussev Of Rain
more. As to the merits these two machines or which
in fact b hc best mach does not become me 10 saw
word But must, n j1sacs 20 Mr. Mccormick say that
ono occasion where lss prcfentviz. az Mr. Hutebi
sons there appointed Committee consisting OF nj
our most respectable and perfectly dsinercscd citizens
who after carefully inspecting the operations Of the two
machines tho FIELD did give the preference 20 Mr.
McComck's.
This contest being over and my oats ripe next an
Piled the machine to the purpose for which had bought n
va IN cutting my own crop. And here will remark that