Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-10-14
trr1m The Caledonia (t:dlaburg, Mercury !


"Ieil .srsgs n ACofmck" is present the g.s. talL
ona drains breeds and crops all yield
Ing in interest the Question: which is the best reap
ing machine The asricuilurs's in Short clearly
these rca nnga machines WILL many years by,come
into universal sci AMI with characteristic caution are aT%
ously aacerlaning before making their purchases which Of
h. Is. rival implements is entitled TO the preference
THIS question: Ia cCer only 6e ary nni properly
Answered by practical experiment, not by Eain uhsas
factory trial sncii s given at public competition bu
ty au,yina the purposes i1r which they incn
ded On grain OF all descriptions In all conditions, aud fo
periods ni considerable rngtn AT time Such ;Gal vas
obtained oi Mr.. TODD OF Cazenalns nr1r DIR
etion on Tuesday last presence Of considerable IAN!
brf u TIC tsdng farmers OF the district Among lhoss
who preaent The occasion were '-lr ChisoIat
81 p Lady Nary Christopher and party from Archerfeld;
Sir llew Daltympe OF Forth Berwick Sir George Houston
Boswell o 2iacadier Mir Hope Fenonbains Slr al:an-
der Williamson alr Cray, kingsoni Mr.. Bcabic Queens
toH. MtssFs Sadler, Feygae Mr. Handys side west Fen
on act; Mr George Nelson, asetowni Mr. Anderson,
EiscjyScs: Mr. no1rn OF bennington; Mr. Bridges engi
nee North Berwick, and about twenty others OF efuahy
errensse experience and with sufficiently large interest in
,b ~. .,,r.,s :" "fr'oeii'c ma '"npara-
Tie cne vaa Be!= invention. made BY Crosshr, "n,rn
III Todd obtained or the present harvest and win winch
he h1z already about % acres o gran and e other vas
ar hl'Cnmcks, which he had brought WITH hin if"ih
Eoturci oil purpose and which he was present super
Intend in person. Tho field operated on was strong crop
v wheat (ai.er turnips The tw0 on being eel TO wok
nt i il admirably laying grain prosate and clearing
,lc irit With rapidly which would have put we Know no
haH many hTawny ishmen with The SICKLE enteiy oul o
con
the aa and lar speed was concerned there was tlr
d,jrrnce bnr there being obviously greaer diaueh WI"
Be MS which required To move iasle 10 no e sane
amount of work, hr horses were sooner atghfn Ohorn
r1rlv also with Bells there was an almost Constant matt
machinery appears be OF so complicated description
that something was always going wrong -tacn oi 'hes.
davis cnniring tedious application oil hammer ana
,.:y hn;;Ta all was again in working order hICor-
micy however had such impediuen 10 its progress
nicat simple and ttllcen 10 lhe american 'nvehaion ~
this res thai hre could be no TWO opnlona on o sup
d rot only has the aeraleJ bar an advantage 0yer The
scissors al Bells III respect ol simplicity ana non aoy 70
any acrIeul such ordinary poushman may nave some
difficulty in frmrd was oilen the case win c o'ei
hut II was also obviously superior TO lts lva 10 cutting
sy and 50 uniformly and In being Tree from all danger
dillon Of lhe grain and 10 whatever position IT was yine-
TIE great feature Bellshe sell-devering
Al not seem To Cdnnter61incc these sciIou uetes
Or the contrary, seeing that Two men al most Goni tas
Ma ou hr prain when cut is required BY III Cofnlch
The delivery scaves instead OF swaihs< az ~ he o 10
aIiy appeared advantage IN ayof OF me orrf as y re-
;ca II course less labor bind y! up To farther est
=. cp,,iiriee the machine o alt. M ormlck was taken
N ~ of clover and the delivery board being removed
lea Ting only The bar 10 when ie cut'e's a.e =, a.
grass was in which excited the aamaLoh " d.
r surralors cut and scattered smutane0usy-'hna 90 ny
away with the operation Of "tsjtlns necessary wien
ui in swathcs ~ The scyhe Win these acs before men
t ars ,,ed NOT bu surprised learn that The eoncln
sian Of the daY'y performances the general OPINION "s "
i,ynr Of MC'nrmick' machine ior al plcui Iu.p m pr H.
mol only on accoun, Of its simplicity casy ulausn M h
noses and non.Iubity 10 go ont ol o!uel' pus uso
rcnIlv excellent style in which lis work Is ~ H.
lr,t GONE gentlemen who had been shpP'a WIN n ~
n unhr.itat;uply expressed themselves to tha elect
That the experiment o The day was tar ana snsias,n
20 answer to the question: WILL we THINK be snilcithi1
,,ur The oues lion between the Two Is cl "i'"y P"'
sal s,urelhe: comparative merit. were ieased 10 p'ac
lica manner and The result was nsed Of by practical men
II is really gratifying 10 see the ntcrr: saHen III e
by The eminent 81 our as'cn,i',1Hts: I've III
,.d that hy the ready reception Of ali tnc appliances
mechanical ingenuity can sgecst 10 abIldgc m
Of such enterrrlsing spirit as We
80 nm Tuesday our firncra nie IA: more ikeit
- their ground Than ty ,Io artificial props. which
in nc pn5ance aud ssihsness OF ione VeatS were cup
oiled b Tie l.e gsaiurc
ARRIVAL OF THE lLLINOiS-MOkE He''p '."' !
FROM VALPARAISO.
NEW YoEs Oct. l01'he steamer Illinois h'ilseI NV n nei.
,nis morning with California mails and oUo !.
Gn Her adylces from San Francisco a'c 70 INC iotn ~
,asr hy The Star OF the West here, ana 1T Do'a
do al New Orleans BY her we have accounts rom alpa
,i=2 o the Isl September. bill wos before Constess pro
nnsn" 10 edlce the duty slk and the impression Pre-
rooj that il would probably pass The market was aul
Flour selling e; Sc. F'egns were aaTanca2 ana 'es's