Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-11-27
Harvesting Machine.


of Danville, and afterwards Of Pottsvile, who !
moved TO Michigan about twelve years since,
and now cultivates fne farm Of about 800 acres |
on Prairie Round, near sehoolcraft. somc of
our contemporaries at rbe time seemed TO doubt
the accuracy Of our statement We had almost
forgotten the matter until few weeks since, |
when Mr. Moore, who was on q visit to his
ftiends'in this place, informed US that be has had
it ia succ-ssfhl operation ever since The fob :
lowing is stasty y descsipt;oH Of the Msc hne and
its operations, as nearly ~ we 'eas describe it
from his statements "a adj a, .s'tt,.-s7 .faT
The size of the Machine, js lol feet wide by
20 feet in length. and feet in height. The
main body Of the Machine is mounted on two
broad wheels Of IS inch tire, placed in the cen.
tire. and two driving wheels in front. The pow.
er required Is 10 horses, with four drivers. The
knife, or cutter, is 10 feet long with an inch
stroke, and cuts q swath l03 feet wide. The
knife is notrhsd or cut in angles, like saw-treth.
Of about % inche. deep These notches are, on
both sides. sharpened and cut with teeth like
sickel. The machine moves at the rate Of %
miles per hour. and working eight hours per day,
cuts about 30 acres. While in motion, il cuts,
thrs,heS, cleans and puts into the bags so bushels
per hou:, or fills a two bu.hel bag every 90 Sc.
conds or minnie and half 1t takes three men
to conduct the Machine, ,-one in front to ,regu.
late the cutter one in the centre al. . general
superintendent, and one behind TO tie the bags as
they are flied, and drop them Of. Mr. Moore
saws he cut go acres last harvest Price Of cut.
ting. 81 so per acre. The grain is harvested
cleaner and more carefully. than by the old me.
thod, Az soon a. the grain 10 cut it 10 thrown
back on a platform 10 fee, by 6, and then con.
drnset or pressed to space 4 feet square 1t
is then carried up an inclined plane, by revol.
wing Iakrs, running by endless chain gearing,
which conducts it to the threshing cylender near
the top OF the Machine, where it is thrashed
! Then it 10 thrown back on the separator, which
separates the grain from the straw, the straw
| falling behind the Machine, and the grain on the
riddle. where the fans operate and clean it,
Thence the grain is conveyed to set of eleva
tors, which carries it up into spout, TO which a
bag is attached TO receive the grain. s,.
| The cost OF constructing Machine, Mr.. Moore
says, 10 about $500. The inventor. Mr. Hiram
| Moore, of Michigan, he informed US is a mechsn. /.
/ ie. stone cutter, remarkable for his powers OF
/ reasoning as well as mechanical skill There
are only three machines constructed, Mr.. A. Y.
when in operation, 10 mounted with the Amer.
can flag, and attracts considerable attention.
Frequently half dozen Of carriages were seen
in the field, some having travelled from 80 TO 40
mii-s 10 witness its operations.
The Harvesting Machine is, Of course. only
calculated for the hat and even prsirie lands of
the West, where it affords eres, saving OF man.
ual isbor. as well az convenience.
UT TnG PRKsipEST's MESSAGE will be look.
ed for with great interest, as it will not only
speak of the past, bu: also pouriray in measuI c
the policy 10 be pursued by our sovernmen,
hereafter, in relation to Mexico. The Philadel.
phia Ledger says:
The Presidents message is already becoming
the subject Of comment and conjecture, indica
ting pretty clearly that il will be closely scan
ned and severely analyzed amer it falls into III.
public hands. Mr. Polk, no doubt, anticipate,
this, and will, therefore, take more than usua
pains to present . state paper that will bear tn,
close examination II will receive, and be eredita
BILE to the branch Of the Government from which
il emanates. 1
THK ROUTE for new Rail road from Wes
Chester to Philadelphia, has been surveyed, sus
found to be feasible
CHARLES ELLkr. JR. Esq late President o
the schuylkili Navigation, has contracted 70
building the wire suspension bridge over the Nj
agra river, Cost ofthe bridge, $50, 900.
; The New York Herald says that movemen
is on foot among number Of Wings, TO urg
u Grs. Twiees.-The Democrats of the GeoI
c gia Legislature, on the last ballot for Unite
V States Senator. voted for this brave old oficel
He relieved rs out of III votes,
n .st IL lfs zl.E il llt g.tM ssar iA' n''
d "A SraIr Ts,sI THRrarxssp,-.Iti issaid ths
g Col Benton has remarked, that The trial Of Co
a Fremont will lead to a State trial before il
. done. What can ne mean, Does he threaten a
:, impeachment Of the Erecutive' Some thin
e that is the meaning. s" f
D. s.4 l.rf". '--------------------.. ...'.'s
T. THK AzIEc CLps-The American army Of
4 GERS. since their entrance into the city of Mex
.. co, have formed club. called the Aztec Club.
20 The object Of th.s club is similar TO those