New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-16
TPIAL or NOTING MACHINES.
GREAT MEETING OF FARMERS IN WEST
CHESTER COUNTY.


An interesting trial of Moving Machines took place
yesterday June ~ under the auspices of the West
chester County Agricultural Society, on the farm Of
A. F. Dickinson, adjoining the old Jay farm, in Bed
ford.
There were ten machines entered for trial, which
was advertised to commence the farm of the Presi
dent of The Society at l O'Clock, and as feature of
puncuality cid commence within half hour of the
time. There was a large number OF farmers present
We should Judge full three hundred at one time. We
noticed Col Johnson Secretary of the State Agrcul-
tura Society, present with his note book; also Col
Lewis g. NORRIS late President of the State Society;
Judge jay and his son John, and others from every
part of the County. The arrangements were made and
carried ont by Mr. Dicken President and Henry
Keller Secretary of the County Society, in the most
perfect manner-keeping large crowd of anxious
spectators in most perfect order and in the very best
humor. The day was cloudy-rather coei and windy
The lot selected was smooth, covered with a short
growth of thick red-top grass not half-grown. The
swafhs were cut down-hill with the wind, and were
nbout twenty rods long. Each machine cut two
swaths with the same psir OF horses, driven by MI
Dickinson in the following order:
No. l. Ketchum's patent, entered by minseH' Is
an iron frame double geared; has no wheel but the
driving one; cuts a swath A. feet wlde and makes
3G cuts in moving forward feet. The cutters are 81
inches long, somewhat resembling large saw-'eeth,
worked by short crank through guides, so that the
cut is that Of shears This machine cuts a smooth
swaih and spreads the grass WELL This was the mt
machine tried. II old favorite with the puDhc
and with this meeting .. ~.
No. 3-RusseIs-Wood frame with wheel In addi-
tion to the driving Wheel upon which 1t can be Gle
vsted nv slight movement of lever, so as 10 travel
without cutting. This machine has a cam motion
which Is said to work well in heavy grain. 1t did not
do as GOOD work in this grass as other machines. IL
flafl M ia cot
er tered by Platt agent for Pease OF Albany II was
called tie noisy machine
No. 8. Manny's righi-hand and No. MaAny's
left-hand machines-the LAT worked with reel.
These machnes are reaper and mower combined; the
weight of mower 20 lbs the mower and reaper 500 lbs;
cut A. feet; y cuts in u feet; it is wood frame
made and entered by Adrianee & ca. OF Boston, VINO
claim some SLIGHT Improvement. Both OF these ma
chimes did good work, and appeared 10 US TO DC easier
than either o. the preceding ones Tor ue hoseS lhee
l. a very simple rOnilyaLoe for eevang TIE KNIVES
No. 4. Fortdshs mower and reaper, entered by
Griffin of New-ioIk; iron frame 900 lbs weighti cut
a. leet has cOntrivance Tor throwing out @ gear
and eleyatng Oh wheel TO move from field to heid,
which Is in IL favor. II works easy bu not as well a.
Keichums or Mannys satisfactory to those present
but the machine new and tAe grass not IaVofsoae
for this machine.
No , Uall.nbeck's of Albany, entered by the IN
yentor and manufacturer iron and wood franz
WEIGHT 200 lbs cuts q feet making 80 cuts Ia 10 iee.
This machine throws out Of gear ON the bacA IA. "a
l. sngle-aeaTed and very slmph ia cnns'i - soI1
HE prce is sos. This the fsyons Oh .ns n.lu,
and En- our OF inion will take the inst pr]e. ""iA'
No. {. Invenlsd by s. Allen of NewJersey, manu- manu-
It's t.ua wood frame, 5a5 pounds weight, and has
small wheel on the elt side which supports Iae frame
in moving about The knives are thrown Out OF gear
IL ,ressnre Of the foot. The bar that holds the
Knives appears to low but it does not cut as close
~ soe II the other machines ard does not work a.
easily IL may do bettr in heavy grass but with three
OF the principal men Of the manufacturers estaDsn
ueut 10 direct s operations it did not give satista
ton 70 the proPrieors public. In NewJersey and