The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-01

We have already adverted TO the performance OF
this celebrated machine, We witnessed its opera
tion. and were struck with the precision. ease, rnd
of its work. IL has released the hu-
man from the most arduous labors of the mar
vest field. and given bread TO the millions Of man
kind with more cheapness and abundance than
ever before. 1t has obviated one of the great diff
culties of agriculture in the North-the dearness
and uncertainty Of labor; and has rendered slave
labor valuable in the grain growing districts
of the South. II has thus facilitated the application
of capital griculture and rendered the country
more attractive to wealth, taste, and fashion.
We subjon the testimony of several gentlemen
who were also eye-witnesses of this machine:
WAsHIsoros, June 20, 1852.
MEssRs. EDITOR: Some account of the exhibition
of MIR. McCormick's reaper on the farm of MIR.
Geo. w. Young, pursuant to notice, through the
city papers, may be expected.
The attendance and remark of the members of
the Agricultural Convention lately assembled here,
were prevented by the threatening appearance of
rain on the day they were invited by Mr.. McCor-
mick to attend his operations,
We beg leave TO say, through your columns, that
We were highly gratitied in Witnessing the reaper
i'm operation, far e.celling that of the cradle in
beauty and completeness of work. No estimate of
the speed of the machine was made. II cuts al
swarth OF about six feet in width, and 10 moved
forward at brisk walk Of the horses, showing it
self capable of cutting from fifteen to twenty acres
per day-estimated by those who have used it.
The machine ID drawn by either two or threel
horses, and the whole operation of the cutting isl
directed and executed by two men--one who drives
the horses, the other who, carried by the machine j
rakes the grain from the platform.
The machine leaves no stalk of wheat uncut, norl
after cutting srews any of the stalks or heads upon
the earth-no straw cut short with heads attached j
so common in cradling, which are usually lost inI
binding after hauling. All ia placed upon the
platform, from whence il is thrown by the raker
lin convenient quantities to bind into sheaf and n
form favorable TO good binding; the butts of the
straw being laid together in square form. If any
portion of the crop is lost in this mode of taking
it is from negligent and incomplete binding alone.
Being ourselves, most of US, farmers, and hav
ing carefully witnessed the operation of Mr.. Nc
Cormick's reaping machine, it is with pleasure,
not unmingled with pride, that we thus testify to
the that has al length awaited his long nd
perseverng efforts to aid the great interests Of
....
J. M. II. Beale, Nj. c., Virginia; Truman Smith,
of the Senate; J. W. Bradbury, do; Chas. Sweet
ser, Nj. c., Ohio; Eben Newton, M. c.; John d.
Freeman, M. c., Mississippi; b. ID. Nabers, NJ. c.,
Mississippi; d. X. Cartier, Nj. c., Ohio; j. D..
Colmesnil. of kentucky; Thomas II. AVerett, NJ
G. Virginia. Jno Johnson, NJ c., Ohio; G. H: Bus
by, NJ. c., Ohio; Joseph Lane, Delegate from Ore
gon; Thomas Ii. Bayly. M c., Virginia; Charles
+. James, Senator from Rhode Island; w. Sc
bastian, Senator from Arkansas; f mund Burke
ex Commissioner of Patents; Fl. s. Walbridge, M .
c., New York; F. Farrey, Arkansas; G II Pen
field, New York; A. p. Edgsrton. M. c., Ohio;
Robert Beaie, Washington; Beverly Tucker, do;
John Robbins, Nj. c., Pennsylvania.