Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-09-05
NUMBER 25O.
Peace Victories.

ulutnplS NJ tne freHcn EXnlDlt0n
The great trial Of agricultural implements at La
rrappes was sufficiently glorious in its results
tablish ofitsef high rank for American genius al
the Great Exhibition The official Journal, the
Moniteur, devotes two columns to description OF
the days proceedings and their results.
The trial took place at LIN Trappes, on the farm
of NJ. Daily, Post Master General of France. 80
miles from Paris. NJ. Daily is member Of the
Jury on Agriculture, and placed his farm, much to
his own Inconvenience, at the disposal of the Com
mission for these experiments The farm is very
extensive and very beautiful one, is almost perfect.
ly level over an open space Of two miles square
and offered superior advantages for the trial. be-
fore large concourse, Of the various agricultural
machines.
The list Of names Of distinguished men who
were present occupies half colun II of the Moni
tenr; amorg them are the following The Minis
| ter Of Agriculture, Commerce and Public Works
VI. Drouyn de rIIuys, late Minister Of Foreign Az
| fairs; Gen. NORM; NJ. Emile de Grardin; NJ
Bixio, and Others. Nine Arab chiefs of distinction
all tall, hne looking men, We're present and
took much interest in the experiments. Anon.
the Americans, who We're present in considerable
numbers, were Mr. Fillmore, late President Of the
United States; Mr.. Corcoran, the banker, who
accompanies Mr.. +. in his travels; Mr.. Toombf,
Senator OF Georgia; several members of Congress-
and the following jurymen and commissioners from
| the United States Mr.. FleischInann, iuryman on
the 7th class, New-York Col. Coke, juryman on
| the I'd class Alabama; Mr. Valentine, comms.
sioner from Massachusetts,; Mr. Gilman, Connect.
cut; Mr.. lie Vert, Alabama; Hon. Mr. Elliott,
South Carolina; DR.. Johnston, Ohio
| The train which conveyed the Prince Napoleon
and suite arrived on the ground at halfpast ten
and the experiments commenced at once. A
whole regiment of soldiers was required to main
tain the lines around the fields where the expert
ments were made The programme embraced
what is in France the entire series of agricultural
operations. Drainage, tilage, diverse preparations
OF ground, threshing, sowing, wedding, rcapng,
moving, and hay-scattering and gathering.
large number OF implements were on the ground
for the minor operations, and in these the Eng
lish carried off at least twothirds of the honors
against all the rest on the ground. But the great
interest OF the occasion attached to the rcapers
mowers, and thrashers, and In these contests the
American machines were so far superior to all
others that the struggle was confined to them
selves. There were in fact but four machines of
any kind on the ground manufactured in the Uni
ted States, and these were the reapers and NOV
ers of Mccormick, Manney, and Wright, and the
thrashing machine Of Pitts, Of Buffalo
The thrashers were tried before the mowers and
reapers. Six men we're set to thrashing with fails
at the same moment that the different machines
commenced operations, and the following were tile
results Of half an hours work
Six thrashers with fails : 60 lltres of wheat
Pitts American thrasher TAO litres Of wheat.
Claytons English thrasher 4lo litres Of wheat.
Dunoir's French thrasher $50 litres of wheat.
Pinets Belgian thrasher $50 litres Of whca..
In regard to Pitts machine, the Moniteur SAYS
Pitts machine has, therefore, gained the bonois
OF the day. This machine literally devours the
shcaves OF wheat; the eye cannot follow the work
which is effected between the entrance of the
sheayes and the end OF the operation. It is one
of the greatest results which it is possible to OBJ
tain. The impression which this spectacle produc-
ed upon the Arab Chiefs was profound"
The Moniteur might have added that the effect
was no less wonderful to the Prince Napoleon, who
| returned twice TO the machine and declared that
it was "frightfu to look at!n as It must have been
to all those who never before saw genuine, fast
American thrasher.
The machine of Dunoir Il used almost exclu.
sively In France, but already the demand for the
Buffalo machine is so great that without doubt il
will supersede all others.
The reaping was the great feature Of the day,
and 30 great were the crowd and the excitement
that the soldiers found themselves unable to main
tain perfectly the lines which were formed around
the field. There we're seven reapers on the ground,
| three American, two English and two French, but
all more or less notifications OF McCormicks
original invention and the field had been divided
into seven equal portions, each portion containing
as well as my unpractised eve could estimate,
slightly more than an acre OF wheat The wheat
stood heavy on the ground and was at least one
fourth fallen. At the tap of the drum the ma.
chimes all started off together, McCormick's rapidly
taking the lead, position which IL maintained 10
the end, performing its task in ten minutes aud
third. hanney came out in sixteen minutes and
Wright (the Hussey machine) in eighteen minutes.
The others varied in their time from half nm hour
TO an hour and balf-but | believe an English
machine, which did not work well from the start
left the field without accomplishing its task After
the three American machines the first one out was
CouTTiers (French) machine, which was drawn by
one horse, and which was much admired for the
beauty and regularity Of its movements
The excitement during the contest could only b,
compared 10 an animated horse race. The Ameri.
cans we're collected principally In the neighbor.
hood ofth Mccormick machine, and at each fuin
cheered on Mckenzie, the able agent who conduct.
ed II. In this group the ine form cf Mr. Fillmore,
who bad climbed on 10 a shock Of fallen wheat
was conspicuous, and he was as excited for the
success OF American genius as any man on the
ground The machine Of Mccormick had never
within the knowledge OF McKanzic, cut 40 last =,
on that occasion. The machine was drawn by two
large horses, that accomplished the whole distanc,
at pace, half walk, half trot, which would have
done four miles and half to the hour Mckenzie
was nearly exhausted when the task was finished
and declared he could not have gone another half
round. To see bis long, brawny arms swinging IN
unison with the blades Of the machine az he rake.
to ono eide the great Of falling grain, was
exciting spectacle to all who saw IT, and one NOT
soon to be forgotten. At the end of the perform.
ance he was loudly checred. The Prince, the
Arabs, the jurynen, and the Americans crowded
around the modest Mckenzie and complhmented
him warmly for the great feat which he had Just
performed, aud the conductor placing French and
American flags on the machine, IL was escorted
from the field in the midst Of a dense crowd rad.
hiring people,
Thus terminated day which has added great
lustre to American inventive genius, and il is
gratifying to know that the championship on the
occasion was frankly and cordially Acknowledged.
There we're other inventions for reapng at the Ex.
hibition and great Boosting had been made about
the vast superiority over all others Of recent
French invention, but after the American machines
we're first seen in notion only four inventors ofall
those represented at the Exhibition were found
bold enough to enter into competition, and these
are so completely vanquished that their patents
| will possess no value.