The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-13

the interests Of the farmers may be improper to
state what their opinion will be their effect upon ha
condition Of that useful and necessary class the farmers
aborers They conceive they would be at no loss for
guments to prove that in whatever branch of industry
machinery has been the most extensively useful the
dtioD Of the operatives however paradocsl it may ap
pear has been improved In corresponding degree For
proof OF the truth Of this assertion your COMMITTEES need
not 60 into the West Riding Lancashire ut may
fine themselves TO branch Of industry immeli
atey under the observation Of connected with
agriculture and fact is worth many Arguments
they may call attention the effects that thrahng ma
chimes drf and many other implements for facilitating
have had upon the condition q the a5orer and we shall
find that outstanding the immense increase Of the
sboriDg upon limited surface md their improved
condition that their predicted fears OF the bsleful effects
Of the introduction Of machinery altogether Chi
merca and unfounded and that instead OF considering
themselves likely to be injured by the shfng Of
bodily labor TO animal or steam power they are respDg
advantage which properly understood ought to be
hailed by them boon no advantage can be gained
~ any class that viii not ultimately be spread over the
Fhole community.
A third report ia Of atrial between Husseys ma.
lbi1e, manufactured By Garrett, and McCornicks 8,
made by Meisrs Burgess Key, which took place
N the Agricultural College farm at Cirencester
Here also McCormick's seems to have been pre-
erred
That upon examination Of the fields in which the
rops had been cut. found the work 10 have been
eneraly well and satisfactorily done by both machines
tut the stubbe lett BY Husseys appeared in all dsscrp
ions OF grain rather the neaest and most even In each
II had been considered necessary follow with the
rake, which had eneetually cleared up all the
hkte hnOunUDk ~ was IOunu ON the wheat stuDOe 10
bufhsls per after Cormcks y after ar
etts machine The wheat fields consider sd to have
cen favorable for the working q the machines being gen
rally Level and clean and have presented fair average
and up crops In no places much Laid such AZ were likely
have produced IN fair yield about probably thirty
ufbels per acre rather The beanp a moderate
o drilled twenty two inches apart had cut prioci.
Sly by McCormck's machine, which had made very fair
ok and the small portion upon which uussey
I'D sas ,aually well done in bofh instances leaving
IRE tidy subblc than the soy which had been applied
an aajoiDrg portion Of tn crop. crop Of OATS Of
,out twenty Eve Rcrts, Ehch we inspected had been
II by the machines, and the oats we're lying on the
ound The part cut by Huseeys appeared the cleanest
ID beet work but considered Ell her suficieuty wf
me We made q careful inspection o. the WORKING o.
two machnes In q field Of barley laid down with clo-
and rye grass The barley estimated TO produce
out four quarters per acre on The average bGt mol
us throughout portion being estimated a. FIVE quar-
n Willie other parts pot only at three qnaIsess
clover being regular aud very luxufiant particularly
lere the barley was lightest We sdered thus crop
m its nature 20 b. severe trial 10 the machnes
oseh thu day beDg and the clover dry were POM
ach In their favor The work made BY eseh OF Lheui
highly sstiss ctofy, ana where the barley STOOD up
point 81 cutting every thing which could be desired
a even wAfst Tar ially I'D 70; much y y t'anl