Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-19
THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.

| Cormick's Reapng Machines The past season,
built by Henry Bear, Esq, OF Cooper county.
Missouri, and have no hesilancy in recommend
ing said machines 10 The heai-srowng public.
! harvested crop of wheat, which made 1909
bushels with four grown hands End two small
boys, in seven days and am sure that | never
had crop as neatly and clearly saved beto.e.
furthermore believe there is 4 saving vi from one
10 Two bushels per acre, above the common mode
of cutting wheat. have no doubt The machine
is capable of cnliing 20 acres day. Given under
my hand this day 23d day OF Nov. 1916.
II. B. MANAFEE.
We The undersigned have each purchased one
OF McCormick's Patent "Firsina Rearers, and
used ii in cutting The last harvest. and We cheer
FULLY unite in bearing testimony To lis value TO
the farming community generally, rs labor
and grain saving machine. This machine is
simple, and durable with proper carc easily kept
in order by ordinary hands, and therefore To be
relied upon by The farmer during the important
season Of harvesting.
The Virginia Reaper is drawn easily Ivy two
horses, but third may be addict in hot weather
10 advantage, otherwise The horses should be &C.
casonay changed Ii is attended by boy 10
ride and drive, and man 10 ride on The machine
and rake the wheat or olher small grain, from il
into heaps suitable for binding This latter op.
Grafton is difficult at the CONNIE ncement Of har.
vest when not understood, and when The straw is
green and heavy; but with lille practice il is
readily and nell done, when The wheat is in pro
per order, and much better done in todged 7rhent
than could be supposed, unless very badly lodged,
and even then when blown in one direction, 50
that cradle could hardly be used, the operation
is complete BY carrying The smanh." The grain
when cut is deposited al one side Of The machine,
so that II can pass again without having il re-
moved thus continuing III cut around piece and
finishing the cutting without regard 10 binding.
The wheat is all cut and saved by The Reaper,
only requiring the binders and others 10 do their
duty, in order to save il almost all In this re-
spect great saving may be realized over The
cradle, the exact amount Of which any one can
estimate for himself. The number Of acres Gu,
over in day with this Reaper may be said 10
vary from 10 10 20, according - the condition OF
the ground and grain, and also the manner in
which il is attended.
To realize its most complete operation though
not essential TO its successful operation-it is Of
course necessary that the surface OF The ground
should be as smooth AS il may be, which is only
presenting an additional inducement 10 that care
and improvement in farming which every farmer
should practice without iI-and how little aten-
lion and labor would in many cases, in this re-
spec,, accomplish very great improvement III
The appearance and excellence OF farming
Entertaining these views from our experience
in The use OF the "Virginia Reaper" The under.
signed regard il as altogether worthy the patron
age, and eminentS calulatfd 10 promote The IN
teress, OF The grain-growing community.
FROM NEW YORK.
BENJAMIN Warner, Stephen Koch.
Gen. Rawson Harmon, Benjamin ). Kinney,
Israel Sarks, Niagara county.
James Morshon, Thomas Lyon,
Adm Maney, Angus McBane,
Abram Cole, J. Nicholson,
Monroe county. James II. Glass,
Gen. L. H. Phillips, Livingston county.
Orleans e.. David G. Bales,
Erastus Cash, Ontario county.
Genesee county.
FROM ILLINOIS.
John Ganscr, John Granger,
C. lngersoll. Champion & Beard
Messenger & Granger, Morris Sleight,
w. fl. Eddy, (has or Dupage county.
dered another Reaper) John Bird,
Flagg & Flanders Lyman s. Knox,
Ira Warren, Morris Gray,
VIM J. Slranon, +. NJ. Hill,
n. E. Towner, Burr Bristol,
A. S. Vail, Calvin Bushnell,
Goodspeed & Maueson, Kendall county.
J. & l.. B. Gleason, ]. Hough,
B. Even, Ro. Rove,
viii county. James Walker
Henry Darlington, it,, Lasalle county.
Cook county. John Brown,
J. L. & H. y. Spadng James Hnls,
Ogle county Kane county.
FROM WISCONSIN TERRITORY.
G Weaver, Wilkins s. Hulcheson,
Eldred Cook & Crum, WIN. s. o Carter,
Lewis w. Wheeler, WalwoTlh county.
+. w Newhall,
Rock county.
FROM MICHIGAN.
Benjamin Drake, DR.. J. b Dnnkin.
Kalamazoo county ST. Joseph county.
FROM INDIANA.
Judge Rober, and VI. David Hoover.
M. Milford 81, joseph county
Col l.. D. Grisss,
Clinton county.