The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-13
The American Re aplng and Moving Mnchlnes
Mt the Paris Exhibition.
TRIAL OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINEs-TRIUMpH OF
AMERICAN INGENUITY

From the Paris Constitutionnel Aug. II
ns second dSy August having been appointed for
she Exposition the trial accordingly came OF on tina.
day There ten machines in the Exposon nine Of
them sent out by the Imperial Commissioners to
the place of trial abo forty miles distant. II may here
be remarked that the machines were sent out and
burned free of cost to the exhibitors On the ground Of
the trial there thousands of people assembled to
witness the novelty of the day; large tents had been
previously erected, and large supply OF rereshment,
procured for the occasion. The day pleasant and
fhe excitement Of the immense of people in
tense. The police we're in attendance upon horseback
The militia in requsition with guns ard yonets TO
keep the the crowd of spectators from of the grain
Stakes driven into the ground and ropes drawn from
stake to stake until the entire field Of Is acres was COM
petely surrounded This field OF an ordinary growth
Of oats and standing up well and which was divided into
lots pieces Of about EACH by swaths being
other-each piece being numbered and machine
allotted to each piece. AT the beat OF the
sfcheaso, Ill., managed BY bis agent Mr. Jewell Pat
Bells machine by MIR. Fourent and machine from
Aigiers These machines we're cas.ated e 40 theil
own Tnts y %ashHsry Tsghs machine cut his
and the Alsers machine in seventy two minutes. The
raing dischargng Of the grain from all Of the three
ed in its delivery upon the ground Wrighs doing much
the best The cutting however, was well done The me
machine was truly wonderful The operation OF the ma
chine highly successful. Belle machine by Fourent
did the cutting and gathering Of the grain in very neat
machine for the binders After the jurors had carefully
noted the trial thus far the signal again was given and
ford, H. managed by Mr. Msbe, Bells, by croskll, AMI
French one horse reaper Manny's cut Its piece in
FensS Tepr 10Th S 70 cut their 0p S
while Manny's did its work in The most exqui-
ss and not siySs he sa sa u e
most perfect shape, if placed BY hand for
the binders. It finished its piece most obviously The
but cried out Good, ssgell dnne.r The people APP
plauded and hurrahed for Nanny american reaper
further notes q the trial the signal given, and
three other machines started off the contes-iussys
reaper, by bray; Mccormcks by Mckenzie; and Bells
minutcs Mcccrmicks in twenty minutes, and Belle
iied TO lnish ts piece Hussys machine lid Its work
remarkably well cutting clean AMI smoothly AM leay
ing the grain IN the track Of the machine in good cond
lion for the binders. This machine conceded 20 be
TOO heavy and aboious for the team and leaving the
grain in the track Of the machine sound 70 be
objection II necessarily needed TO be bound aud
moved fast the machine did is work in order that
She machine could pass around succeeding time; yet this
machine Is unquestionaby good one, and II may be
used great advantage il would likely prove dara
hle being very strongly made. IoCormick's machine
performed its task well cutting close and even swat
but tho raker or attendant who performed the labof
STRAINED senr me obliged F to ride wara upon
The machine. Mt end Of the reel having 10 reach
fully the entire width Of the machine with long
handled rake TO gather the grain and lay II OF Of the
chine The horses this machine were much troubled
by strong lateral pressure again. their shoulders &C
casoned BY the tongue II the machine. This reaper on
the whole Is much too cumbersome and heavy for two
horses However II has proven Itself vastly superior %
any the inventions of the Old World and from the fact
OF it success heretofore particularly At the LONDON ex
hotisn in 1851 II elected good deal OF admiration and
curiosity The contest was fairly narrowed down to
three machines, Manny's, Wrights and McCormick's
But on starting Wrighs again broke down, and left The
NcCormick's.
The two machines then to be changed in presence
81 the Jurors from the capacity Of reaping to that OF
moving Mannys made the change In one minute. Me-
Cormicks n twenty minutes with three men Each ma
chine made cut through the Geld q grass and back
Nanny machine doing the best ~ the two Then the
change made again fer eaIing and Ia the anne time
respectively before. Then both machines were
tAAtn into wheat field. aanny's machine cut
Of work which fairly placed 1t far beyond auy further
competition; though Mccormick reaper cut two swa,hs
and in workmanlike Even IL the two uachines
were equal 10 the quality OF work yet i observed
6anny's would have the advantage Of being the most
compact less cumbersome, and Of mucpless weight than
Mccormick and In Mannys there IL no lateral pressure
against the horses by Mcormicks also Of being much
neghs OF cutting and easily convertible for the
PURPOSES 81 reapng and moving. This seemed to h.
Inc only machine against which there could be no obIoc
ton nHeu We could give better evidence Of the fact
above man the iact that Mr. Msbe had. upon the
cIusicn OF the trial several very large Offers for The pa
tents Of the machine two ~ which w hearf,r rranre
offer 100000 francs and one II ios 600 We
have since learned that arrangements ls. neon ma a. r,r
fhc manufacture Of thousand Il theo narhInes 4,
this city for the next harvest
The decision and rerert OF the iary win no. 10 NH
Hhed until the latter part Of October yet IN the aur
confess, have been glowingy won II Ana
ricana ard this achievement cannoi be looked un6n With
Indifference, II but plainly foreshadops the ultimate
dershy Of the New World