New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-31
4 Farmer At THE CRYSTAL PALACE.

Believing that The agricultural tendencie. Of the
American Institute fair might be turned TO better ed-
vantage more generally brought into notice, pro-
pese to detail the results oftwo days csTefa nvesii-
cation of the agricultural implements there displayed.
Probably the exposition Of corn and other samples OF
crops is worthy Of attention, but my time was too
much occupied by the implements to allow Of their
examination. There are exhibition eleven differ
ent kids Of reapers and mowers, Of which de-
serve particular notice. Kechums lie pretty well
know n but it may not be nmi-s to name Of the
more important clsus Of his patent FIRST the cutting
bar is on line wi h the center Of the wheel, which
renders the attachment of the power more direct than
OF most Of the mowers, and gives II decided advau
Aee in passing tbrou dead furrO inasmucb as the
Wit e and the knife enter and leave the hollow at the
San time, cutting more evenly and adapting itself
more Cftctly to the sinuosihes of the surface.
Another claim is in the situation of the frame this be-
ibe raised above the cutng.bar, and consequently
above the fallen grass, to avoid the ping up of
the same bs it advances. The perforat'On of the
k1ves is SAID, prevent the fingers from cl1gging
This machine weighs seven hundred pounds, and ls
undoubtedly hard horses, bat wthal is perhaps the
best mac he for AL and ON its strength aud sim
picity better adapted than most OF the Others to the
wants of on.me chanical farmers. Ketchums COM
bned mower and reaper is OF less d aft than the
mower and works more slowly, but 1t Is difficult to
decide It's merits without seeing It's work; it looks
feasible
The Poughkeepse machine Gales is a mower,
with several new features. The driver walks behind
the mschne Dste ad of riding it, and regulates it's
work lavoiding stoDe., &c by lever with which he
can oise lower its cutting bar TO any point within
fifteen inches of the ground. This Arrangement cOn-
pepsates in par for the fact that It's cutter IS in adj
vance OF the driving. wheel as it may be dropped into
DC I'D funow at the pleasure of the operator 1t is
essily thrown out of gear las ketchum Aliens, and
others are is exceedingly simple IN Its consruc-
top and is supported at the end of the cutter by
fslo thaA Etr htah rAnAnr
light in is Draft. 1t is the oily mower the palace
which is operated by "spur. wheels" and therein has
an obvious advantage hose driven by the bevel
gear Que more argument in It's favor Is that IL cuts
a. inst the lotr side OF the knives, that in stout
ersss thee are drawn still closer TO the fingers and cat
with more certainty. Aliens end Mannys machines
have the same features II is simple machine, ant,
If strong enough, it will doubtless win favor. OGe
hundred and fifteen dollars looks like too hlga a
price. Aliens mower is $50 far may be judged by
Cxamnetirn complicated than the preceding
one though its f nds contend that it is cOmplics-
tioD of simple lie ms, that its equal bal lin
weight maj es it much essier for the team. On smooth
prouno il will dou 1tless work well but doubt its A..
ting an uneven surface az well as Ketchum's.
new machine (WatermaD's) has movement of the
knives which is novel and appears at frs, hit advan-
tsgeous II is wort Y of lnvesu1 atinn. M9nnls
mowers and several other have good points OF ner;
hui unltss they prove their superiority 10 pahie ras
be ter than they have done IN the ones have sit-
uess4d they will supeIcede those descoed Mau-
pys has d. ad. point OF over foot, which runs over
the fallen grass to greater or less extsn ana have
seen il badly clogsed from this cause, though at La
Trbppos il worked vel.
when Mech saw the "digge," at work he ssid that
the pow was doomed. Judging from the fair, It Is at
least doom ed 10 stand sD for there is not one in the
1lace WI ich presents feature or deserves pass
ing notice Silce the Eagle seventy-seven, was re.
moved for Fail work, there ia rot one left that will
turn furrow over niDe or ten inches deco or even
hnt for any cor slider able time la fact, the dealers
lack elterpse they do less than their share IN intro
ducing new improvements. For instance: K. j. Allen
has Jar, and beautiful display of agricultural and
horticultural implements ali well made and good OF
THEN kind but among the whole one must look long
for new improvement worthy the looking. la his
warehouse ne has Mapes's subso pillow, which is adj
pirabv adapted TO lis work. and is strong and cheap;
but be leeps that back and sends to the palace anti
ouated tool called subsoier. Ii ID the same old tool
which has keep, no the bet Seen "practcal farm
'ers" and ook.famer," simply because it Is to-
tally inadequate to lie purpose, requiring TOO much
am and doing too little work to meet with the appro
ba ion of ordinary farmers On the other hand, the
"Mapes pillow would help to draw together the { so
classes. for it is really easy to work, striking in its Of
fects and indispensable on every farm. Let US at
least see something which looks ahead instead of back
ward and let not TIE extent of the sale of any article
decide its right 10 be exhibited. FARMER.