The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-07-22

ground quite rolling. All the Machines Gu
admirably, and laid the grain much better thai
the day previous. The first acre was cut b.
SEYMOUR g. MoRGAs's Patent for 1863, New
York Reaper, in 81 minutes. This machin
requires man to drive and another TO rak
off the grain. The gaves are laid off at tb
side, and with great regularity, by an exper
raker. 1t is worked with ease, has lgh
draught, and can cut from Is to 20 acres pc
day, with one span of horses, and do tn,
word better than is done by ordinary grading
Manufactured at Brockport.
MASNY's Patent Adjustable Northern Ill
nois Reaper and Mower cut its acre of wheat
well and rapidly, the grain laid at the side
by a raker. This Reaper took the second prize
Of $50 at the trial at Geneva, N. Y, in com.
petition with eleven other machines, and the
first prize, silver medal, at the Ohio State
Fair. Over 300 of these machines were in
use the past season, and the demand is daily
increasing
PALMER g. WILLIAMS Reaper g. Selr-Ra-
ker, 1868, patented in 1851, attracted much
attention. 1t required but single person to
work it, as by an ingenious, yet simple ar
rangement, the grain is laid off at the side in
gavels in such size as the driver chooses to
deliver tham. In the partially lodged grain,
Wednesday, an acre was cut in az minutes;
in the standing wheat, Thursday, in 36 min
utes. The delivery of the grain was very
good on Thursday. Manufactured at Brock
port price $l3S.
The simplest constructed Reaper on the
ground was Hussey's Improved Patent by
BALL, AuTMAN g. Co, Canton Ohio. 1t does
its work very rapidly, cuts clean, and is not
liable to get out of repair. A driver and ra-
ker are required, the gavels are laid off even
ly in the rear, but it is necessary that the
binders should follow the machine SO as to re-
move the grain before the horses return for
another clip. The acre of partially lodged |
grain was cut in in 81 minutes; the standing !
on Thursday in 33 minutes. The Hussey |
Reaper has been tested for years, is popular
with farmers, and finds ready market.
ATKINS Automation, or Selt-Raking Rea-
per and Mower, attrancted the attention of
everybody whenever in motion. 1t comes
nearer to a human reaper than anything made
with hands, and does its work fast and well.
1t was tried successfully in the harvest of lS-
50 in the vicinity of Chicago, and was award
ed first premiums at several State and other
Exhibitions. The striking feature of the
machine is an automation arm, terminating
in a rake, which seizes the grain as the raper
moves along, and by rotary movement lays
the gavel off regularly at the side, then ex-
tending itself, returns to its work, reminding
one strongly of the active intelligence eX
hibited by the power printing press in laying
off the printed sheets The Seli-Raker scat
ters the grain somewhat in disposng Of the
gavels, but not much more than the machine
rakes by hand and it is less work to CLEAN
and bind after the Automation than after the
common cradle. 1t is the invention OF Mr..
ATKINS, an old milwright at Chicago, who
has been bedrdden fer ten yeas g. never saw
his remarkable piece of mechanism in opera
ton. The Attenuation has been patented in
England. Price at Chicago $4,000. 1t is
not warranted as a Mower, but works very
we'll as is said
After full and fair test of all the Reapers
exhibited, the, Committee, as we understand,
awarded the first premium, n
gold medal of the value o. $50, to SEYMOUR
g. MoRGAN's New York Reaper. No second
premium was awarded, the Committee being
divided in opinion between PALMER & WILL.
IAMs' Reaper and Selt-R Iker, and HUssEY's
Improved Patent Reaper, by BALL, AuTMAN
g. Co. The world famous MCCuRMlCK Rea-
per was not exhibited, the proprietor chousing
to rest on his English laureis. which we be-
lieve have not been Frightened by any Ameri-
can competition encountered since the Lon
don Fair.
Several improved Agriculture! Implements
for which no premiums had been offered we're
Oh the ground, among them buggy like Hay
Rake ngeniously adapted to wheels SO that
The raker rode leisurey over the fl ! ! smoking
his pipe; KILLAM g. VALLrAU's Patent
Wheeled Cultivaling Gang Plows, made ut
Scottsville, N. Y said to be the "most USE
ful improvement which has been made in
Plows since the issue of Wo DIS old PATENT" {
and BoRsT's Improved Grain Drill, manurac-
ured at Wadswo,th, Medina county, and
which took the first premium at the State
Fair last fall. The price is $50, and the de-
mand is so increased that the manufacturers r
will dispose Of some $50 Drills this season.
At meeting of the State Board of Agri-
culture Col. MEDARY rendered his resignation {
rs President, but after discussion by the mem
Ders it was thought best not to accept it, and
he matter was laid on the table. Col. NJ.
does not expect to leave on his Mission to
Chill until about the lst of September, and s
it is hoped he may remain until after the
State Fair to be held at Dayton, September
goth, 2Ist, 22d, and 23d, to which the Reap
ng and Moving assemblage adjourned at the
close OF two days pleasant, credtable and
profitable Exhibition. - Cleveland Herald. ,
ARRIVAL OF THE FRANKLIN.