New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-18
THE Elk HIBITION
CRYSTAL PALACE.
REAFING AND MOVING MACHINES.

II.

TAI Palace and he Reservoir is cOmpeted We beliey,
that s ground floor will be devoted 20 agricultural in,
PIGMENTS ard machines and We may then expect rruI,
magnificent show Of them At present those exhibited
are paced the gallery Of the eastern nave aud though
not very numerous We dare say there s part Of the
Exhibition which may he studied with greater pleasure
or instruction either by farmers and practical men gea-
ersly or by those who would explore and understand
the trumphs Of inventive genius and the great add
tons made in this 10 the wealth and power Of man
Whether We regard the ingenuity of their contri
vance or the practical services they render the ma
chimes for Reapipe and Moving naturally take the first
rank among farming Implements and first of these ma.
chimes, because more widely known, s acConnick's
Reaper. of which, since 1876 Mr. COrmck has sold at
bis mandatory Chicago, H. upward of seven thou
sand This Reaper also used for moving the price for
the Reaper Sis, and when arranged for wing $40
About 1900 year manufactured and sold at these
rares. Tie cutting principle is that of sickle edged
knife which is slightly iudented on the edge working in
con binaton with fingers which hold the grain up to the
knife Twenty can be cut IN q day
Next 10 this may be seen Ketch1m's Moving Machine
the best known and most approved for merely cutting
grass, of any OF the emily. The cutting prncpl Of
this machine j. that 81 shears. The blades are like
large saw teeth, being four inches long, ryited
bar ana working through stationary fingers, cutting
very smooth and close to the ground and liable to
coy. The motion il given by cast iron driving wheel
and gearing, done BY two hOr5ts the driver sitting upon
a safe ana comfortable seat, While a swath about five
feet vide is cut At his right band fast his horses
walk We are not aJIe TO give the price peffor
nance Of this machine, We found present TO
answer any questions. We happen to know, however,
that It is very valuable farm implement and be
worked upon toeraby rough grouud They are manu-
faciuTod at Buffalo
Marlys Reaper and Mower il a western machine
invented and pato ntcd in -JI by J. H. NANNY Of rec
port H. In public favor, it is likely to become strong
rival Of some Of the older inventions in the linz
Readers will remember that this is premium machine
as combined Blower and Reaper.
Burrall's Convertible Reaper, as most Of our agrcul
tuIa readers viii rtcOlect, took the first premium
RI aper, at the great trial last earat Geneva NcsYOrk
where they are manufactured By Thomas Burial. AMI
told cheap for cash., but how much is bot made apar
ent 1t is undoubtedly good Reaper aud the inventor
thinks It is now 20 perfected that he can also compete
successfully with others in moving. This machine is
made TO discharge the grain like Hussey's, in the rear
CT Ike Mccormick (, at the side There some ad
yauoccs claimed for this convertible principle upon the
merits Of which We shall rel attempt 10 decide. The
cutting principle is sdilar to Ketcaams Mannys by
triauguiarsbared knives moving between stationary
fingers.
Hussey's Moving and Reaping Ilchine should prop
ely have been IaIeO trs as II 40 ne original oil al tue
Roaping Machines III Amolic,. Tie inventor Zone of
manufactures Lis Re&pers, not quite large scale
as some Of IFS more tuccessiu utaturs for he does a
portion Of IT, w0ik with his hand and Ike many
other beDeictorF of his race although he has been he
cause Of Others gaining fortunes by his machines We
believe he las not himself been 50 successful The
whe6tgTOwcrs of this country, whether using Husseys
or Any other Reaper ought 90 know and mbef how
much hcy indebted TO this humble mechanic Tor the
advantages which they NOW ENJOY IN being able 70 sub
sflute horse pO~er iUi manual labor in cutting grass
and grain 4 tie South, ,ussej's machines more
generally approved than y Cormck's, notwithstanding
the latter is Virginia Invention and took the great
ne DIAL at the London Worlds Fair. In some respects
and in situao. is better than the other yet
il would be dlhcu lJr impartial Judges to decide which,
par CIctN6ncC 81 oUd be preferred, where both are so
good This AID Mccormick are considered the great
n,aI machines, i'll consequence OF the glory gained IN
Bnlland and the noise made III the world by the Amen
ca, Rcapers The price of the two i about eqgl
Fairbanks Reaper aud Mower j. next To be noticed
What particular superiority this machine has over the
others not able TO discover unless there an al
vantage in the fact thai the wheel which supports the
md next the standing grain is larger The width ofthe
swath appears be than the Others, the cut
ting principle tie same all the others. except NcCOr
mick S. The inventor is evidently indebted to OJed
usty for the idea Of this part OF Of his apparatus The
raktr sits this machine riding backward, and rakes
OH he grain ri the side behind Tic horses.
Tie Selfiialing Reaper was invented by Charles
Denton Of 0ria Ill., ana is manufactured at that place
10y Gregg Denton. This is tle second machine of
tie hind built; The first which was proved in LAST
years harvest has been sent to England to BE- tried and
patented there The cutting principle is the same as
HUsscy but tia sWah is eight feet wide The grain is
pressed up 10 the knives by wheel like M.COmicAs,
aud falls on the platform upon cloth band which carries
IL UP the driving wheel and gearing aud drops
into GHmpO holding enough for good sized bundle,
aid then empiies Itself ready for the binder, cutting
WCDt! five acres day-thc team required is four /
horses This machine very heavy but the inv,
claims thar in consequence Of being supported ON both
ends by wheels four feet in diameter 1t does not run
much harder Ihan the narrsw machines and that ulr
horses can work easier t..n tUO horses ANY other
yet invented oems peculiarly adapted operateol te
vast prdlils where ir rinatcd. The price is not yei
fixed hut it is thought to he about $3.50 rhisi5 Tie oay
setrakng machine here, but We understand that Akn5s
AUtonatOn hah viii be on hand IA few days.
The California Reaper is only the model Of an i'm.
mCusc double machine repres,lted to be capable OF
eating, Iahin, aid binding tie wheat all at the
operation Without some further Information than can
be- oOtained from Tie model, it is impossible to learn
enough about its working to give reaieTs any prac-
teal ideas. The cuttngis upon the principle in
those already described.
The Horse Cradle is the name We should give the
model Of another graincutter here exhibited Two
horizontal cylinders, mounted upon a pair OF wheels
ere ceared SO as 10 revolve toward each other The
cNnCerS, We believe, to be four feet diameter and
shout the same length On the bottom of each cyln-
Ger set Of hniEes iSe short scytae blades are set
AID ont of the surface Of the cyuder fingers like cradle
fingers project which carry the grain - is cut by the
kniyes and discharge il behind What is to become OF
then is more than the model, without a word Of ex
PLANTATION. makes apparent Col johnson the Sgpern.
tendent OF this Department, informed Us that the eX-
bbor assured him that the machine had worked success
iuy, and cut the grain az fast any other machine
with enc horse The model exhibited shows II i in
tended Tor only one, as II has pair Of this which nv
Al mar Of