The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-08-27
McCOrmfCk,s Reaper.

mCCOrmlCK'S Reaper
AT a recent exhibition at Sheffield. England of the
Yorkshire Agricultural Society, the premium awarded
TO Mr. McComick's reaper, after trial with two other
machines The Sheffield Free Press gives account OF
the trial, which we publish below:
The REARING aRoUNDsThe ground apart rea
was Of fields the old Sitting MILL containing
three very large Of people
assembled early nine O'Clock in short, every
spot available for sight OF the reaping speedily
pied, and in some places crowded with spectators The
Ieapng seemed to be the centre OF attraction and
were remarks Of the by ISLANDERS, of whom
interested in eapng than the rest chuckled heartily
every little obstacle which presented itself the machines
The rain which began descend very heavily shortly after
ten O'Clock, continued for time, rendering the work
more difficult quantity of corn was laid with the wet
The ground considered favorable and the
being rpe fair estimate Of the qualification OF the
rea ping machines could not be arrived at There
three machines the field (Which parceled
lots of about each) lone OF Huseys made and
exhibited by Crossk, of Beverley; by Hussey, inn
proved and exhibited by Messs Day Co., London and
atYhird (McCormick's,) exhibited by Messrs Burgess
Key London Regarding the two first named, there APP
peared to be little difference in their make Cosskl
however, is made for single horse; that by Burgess
KEY horses abreast Crosskls having shan and
horse made the whole three in point OF drag
cling power. The reaping began at eleven O'Clock, but
owing the in some places being laid several stop
pages were encountered by Crossk and Dray's machine
the knives of which frequently cloggcd up Consde
nbe time was also lost by their making circle of the
corners. McCormck's was some time behndhand In
sta ring but either from the superiority oil the ground
(Which not apparently or rom tha'oi me machine se
il stoppages and was never cogged Ia the
knives from the beginning the end OF the work This
machine very different in appearance from the other two
and has more wood work about it. In addition, II has -four
ynnds revolving front of the machine, which catch the
corn and throw it forward TO the knives The other
chimes after getting fairly started, did their work in very
good style but in addition to the soppages already noted
DELAY was by their having to send two men after
-. ~ Ella aaAf ia.
horses The corn, thrown from these machines, was
said by professional men, to be rather better for binding
into sheaves than that from Mccormick II there wa
any difference 1t was so ufng as to be imPercepuble to
~ hp, very critical eye. The objections reapng
ch,no. aefs they the stubble too long secondly
bey would not work In small enclosures and thirdly. thai
they are calculated particularly McCormick0 to shake
out the On nqung oil the exhibitors we iound that
the knives can be depressed to cut the corn within
two and half inches Of the grounds that they work
well in small in large encosuresj and, with regard TO
McCormick, assured It does not shake out the
corn more than the hand laborer would. Alter carefully
watching the wands, many Of the farmers present were
satisfied that no thrashing occurred with Mccormick
The corn from McCormcks Is thrown out very nicely and
in such way the sbeaves are at once formed and ready
for binding whilst at the same tme the Iaker throws Il
c.,r Of The standing corn, and obvaies the necessity OF
wing men TO remove make road Tor the horses In
coming round again Ia taking away the corners, the
driver Of this machine rounded them off, and thus saved
BILE OF time. At one O'Clock Mccormick
M
being rather hour and half; Crosskls
had then more than quarter OF an acre to reap and
Draws more Just at this time some OF the
gearing of the latter machine broke and the proprietor
unable 10 complete his portion. Mr.. Crosskl having
peed his at twenty minutes post reaped portion OF
Thai remaining OF Mr. Days. McCormick's then went In
and reaped a quarter Of an in eight minutesl Mr.
Croskis machine, 1t is only fair to say, completed the
half OF the acre allotted him very short space OF
time ms compared with the former part Mccormick
machine gained the great medal at the Exhibition, and
several prizes agricultural shows In short
IL has now been exhibited almost in every large end
agricultural district In England 1t tried at Hoagste
on 18th OF September last in the presence
of eight landed gentlemen OF that neighborhood where II
rea ped on the farm OF Mr. Richard Hobby. Of Huggaie
acre and half Of hour and on the farm Of Mr.
Carton Hors.sy, four and twsntynine perches Of
wheat in two hours and thirty minutes On this OCCASION
the grain Uhough fully rpe) not knocked out in either
case These facts aested by eight gentlemen present
a. well as by the secretary OF the Farmers Club, Drift
field Reaping machnes but in their infancy yet in
England but there be doubt of their ultimate
cess They have answered well in America but
there being so abundant the farmer enabled put up
with iue waste which could not be allowed in England
II corn is laid in America, and the machine touch
n the farmer can afford In his pigs and allow them
~ e,,itup In England compelled be
economical The defect OF the machines with the fallen
oorn appears to be Of striking further down. and
cloyqng the knives up. Much of this in starting
Mossrs Draws schine This defect well any other
the invention may have to contend with, will be
obvated doubt, by and by, and other improvements
added when il will supersede the present mode
and thereby enable farmer gather in his crops the
shortest me- and lrining expense.
---------------
FRosr IN August "A gentleman who passed through
sbb.d Massac husetts n few DAYS AFRO. informs the