The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-05
From tie Paris American, Aug. z.
GREAT TRIAL OF REAPING MACHINES At THE
WORLDS FAIR IN PARIS.

has gained the laureis.
Thursday, August second, the International jury of
the Universal Exhibition undertook the trial of the various
reapers exhibited Eight machines entered the field of
battle piece Of was laid out in lots Of eighteen
to twenty-five acres which assigned to the different
combatants. Three machines tried at time SO
to give the jurors sufficient leisure 10 examine the work,
aud TO ascertain tho speed of each.
little one-horse reaper Dell machine, constructed in
France and Mr. Wtights antomaton or sef-rakng ma
chine started at the beat o The drntn The American
ahead Of the others, did good work, and cut
1913 acres in twenty-three minuieS
The machine worked only with one hand, and the
automaton did the rakng beautifully The mechanical
arrangement of hs auomaton independent of its other
merits entities it to the high consideration of the jury
Bells reaper required the most time even the little
Frenchman with horse not cutting more than yard at
time, beat the great English grain-harsester Two men
engaged besides the driver to steer it and yet The
work not what farmer would call good and clean.
After the jurors had noted their verdict the next three
machines made ready, and at the given signal, away
wenta curious little French one-horse reaper, Manneys
mower and reaper, and Croskills Bell machine.
Manney did not lose seconds time he started beaut-
fully and down came the oats in showers. The machines
being well balanced, cut crooked rows, and the dis
forming inclined plane made the delivery
difficult and less regular than binders would like The
machine worked heavily and the two large Normandy
horses did their utmost TO cut the allotted piece of 1900
acres in twenty minutes The work compared with its
competitors was declared superior, and Nanncy would
have carried the day as to time the old Of the New
World had not been III the field
fncredulous farmers began to be convinced that the
Americans understand something about taking off crop
in short ORDER yet they wanted still regular cnt
clean field less loss of grain and nicer fixed seaves They
criticised Manneys reel deservingy, beating the grain too
hard, and causing considerable loss.
The third machine was Bells, Of English construction
(Croskill) 1t exactly like the other one made IN
France and looked upon with some misgivings
stout pair OF French horses equal to vepoos best Brew
ers BEATS started the machine With oil their power, and
drove the formidable engine into the slender oats like an
ancient war car the ranks of the enemy 1t only made
round when something gave way, and there stopped
the trial of the second Bells machine
This was the first time that we ever Bells reaper
in operation 1t has two principal objectons In the first
place the horses placed behind the machine requiring
extra to guide the unwedly conrynnee (at one
time three men engaged steering the macne,) and
aordnp the horses less for their exeron of
err secondly the of high clumsy endless apron for
side-delivery liable continual arrangement, especi-
ally in wet weather dew. 1t needs too much gearing TO
move the apron making the machine complicated and
heavy 1t has been demonstrated to the satisfaction OF
all that Bells reaper works badly.
The Engshmen present satisfied that it could not
compete with Brother Jonathan and its greatest advocates
gave up.
There yet in the field two machines of great re-
pute-thosc of Hussey and Mccormick. One of McCor-
reapers had already operated in the neigh
borhood and its perfect work in clover uzern sanon
meadow grass oats and rye known among the farm
ers, and much talked of but many had not seen its work
and therefore a great deal expected Of it.
Husseys compact reaper stood alongside, with n NUM-
Der of ready to clear the track having apparatus
for side-delvery At last the drum gave the signal and
both started.
80 -. ~ - 49,
Hussey on and the gathercrs had to jump and run
to keep pace with the feet horses Mccormick gained
inch upon ussey every second and when they were half
down the field, Mccormick Ia, and in few minutes it
ouran and outworked Hussey aud all.
Hussey had % cut for which ii required 20 min
utcs McCormicks lot measured 1881 (nearly 90 acres
which it cut in l63 minutes by tho watch The old
made more than acre in minute; but that ia the
least of its meritsit did more it worked very easy and
cut close and regular could be desred-there
straw to be the whole track which it
went the sheaves all beautifully ranged in line with
their butt ends nicely togeheras nicely as if done by
hand with il cut perfectly straight that it took the
last row cut and made clean sweep not leaving
n single straw to tell the tale.
When it round the last time, and had done its
work. three cheers given by the crowds at both ends
of the field and every Of the spectators congratulated
McCormcks able agent, Mr. Mckenzie on his undoubted
success.
Whilst all that going on Hussey worked up and
down with legion of busy gatherers following the reaper
at quick step having large quantity yet to cut The
poor horses although young and powerful driven at
great speed completely exhausted. This machine
works heavily it requires too much power drive its
ponderous knife Having sde-devery, number of
men must Immediately the grain in order
the track for the next cut the men, not having time TO
make neat work. leave the field strewed with grain In
countries where manual labor is scarce which the
everywhere during harvesting this machine could be
employed at ALL except with great loss of grain tramped
out by the horses.
Mccormick ICON The Laurels in Cutting Gram.
But the man who also carried the day at the great
Worlds Fair in London, who got the Council medal in
spite Of all opposition put his circulars and handbs
Mower and Reaper. This caused challenge. His
two counrymen, Manney and Wright, called him into
field of uzern of doubtful character the luzern being
exceedingly young and thin and rather difficult be cut
but Mccormick nobly accepted the challenge Manney
the principal challenger seemed TO be of success his
mower looked as if it would do the thing beyond doubt
The drum gave the first signal, gendarmes cheval gall
loped up and down to drive the excited spectators into
line the soldiers evced their muskets and pushed the
rious nrudes beyond tho field The jurors collected
rether and down the drum-steak off went Man
ney and Mccormick One cut up and back satisfied the
jurors that Mccormick this delicate forage better in
every respect than the chollengers
Wright came up little later he worked the machine
without the automaon and much better than Manney
We consider it by far better machine than Manney's
Manney's agent after having been shown that McCor-
mcks mower works in superior to any other
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