Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-07-16

tiieh VI hehPclS hnu mowers; under the aus
pices of the Maryland State Agricultural SO.
ciety, was held, agreebly to public announce.
ment ut the farm of Judge L. f. Chambers
near Chestertown, Kent county, Md, on the
It'll and oth inst. A large concourse Of specta-
tors were on the ground, and the deepest in
terest was manifested in the tri Il. The gentle.
men who acted as judges on the occasion, it
was aainittea by all disinterested persons pre-
sent, devoted themselves to the important du-
ties assigned them with zeal commensurate
with the Importance of the occasion. and with
the utmost patience and disposition to give
the fullest opportunity to test the various
machines which were submitted to their exam
lhatlon, so that the amplest justice should be
rendered to all.
The following entries were made for the pre-
MUM for the best reaper and mowcr combined,
the arait OF each OF which were tested most
careluily by the dynamometer, by d. BIum-
baugh, ESD, one of the committee, viz:
/. r. Sinclair, Jr. K Co., entere d Ketchun's
combined reaper and mower, Howard maker,
draft 6l2.
=. Rogers Boyer, Philadelphia, their
Union, with side or back delivery, draft 642.
3. II. L. Allen, of New York, Aliens pa
tents feet, draft $50. r.. l.. Allen, of New
York, Aliens patent, d feet.
4. Thomas Norris, of Baltimore, Manny's
patent, with Wood improvement, draft jl5.
o. U. Hussey, Of Baltimore, Hussey's 10 feet
sheath, draft $40. o. Hussey, of Baltimore,
Husseyss feet sheath, draft 527.
.. .: Dorsey, Howard county, Dorsey's pa
tent, with sclf-reaper, draft 500.
Z. h. A. Greenough, of Baltimore Wrght's
patent, with Atkins self-reaper, draft 500.
8. w. u w. Armstrong, Denisville, Chester
county, Pa, Ketchum's patent, with Hull's i'm
provement, draft sos.
y. VIM. johnson x Co., Newark, Delaware,
Manny.s patent, with Johnson's improvement,
draft $50.
TO- Mobley 4 Hyser, Hagerstown, Md, (ma-
chine injured in landing from the boat, before
the trial, and withdrawn.
II. b. Ray of Baltimore, Rays patent, draft,
557. i'''>''''
The first day was principally taken up with
the trial OF reapers and mowers combined, at
the conclusion of which the machines which
| were entered as mowers set to work in a field
OF clover and herd grass, much tangled and
nlled with weeds. The trial was continued the
following day on the same field, with the ex-
ceptlon OF one machine, (Ball's Ohio mower, }
winch was tested in another field, and Rays
patent, entered as a mower only, which, in
consequence of some delay in getting on the
ground, had not time to be tested as mower.
k. Sinclair, Jr., * Co., and j. Alice. orCnr-
roll county, entered Tor the premium for the
best horse rake-the former, the spring tooth
dent rake.
After the trial was over the Judges assembled
al the residence of the Hon. Mr., Pnarce.-
Judge Chambere asked to be excused serving
as chairman OF tho judges in awarding the pre-
place. A full and free expression was thrn
mad on the merits Of the machines, after which
tue following awards were made, viz:
or Tie DeSt reaper and mower comb Man
hy's patent with Woods improvement was
awarded the premium Of 500 90
For the best reaper with sclf-raker at
tached, Dorseyss patent, the premi-
um Of in M |
FOR the best reaper, Aliens (of New
y ork) the premium OF 80 90 |
For the best mower, Manny's patent
with Johnson's improvement, 5000
or the best Improvement Tor clean
ing wheat fields and raking hay, the
spring tooth cleaning rake, by Sin
cIair n Co., 2oUO |
roF hetehnm's combined reaper AMI
mower, discretionary premium OF 30 "
And to y. Ilussey's IL feet reaper a
discretionary premium of 50 10
The utmost kindness and hospitality was
ayinced by the citizens of Kent county and the
vicinity to the members of the society and
others, strangers in attendance on the trial
III an especial manner is the society Indebted
to Judge Chambers and the Hon. $ nator
feafce, who not only gave their valued SER
vices In the varOus tests made of the machin-
cry, but also rendered every facility in their
power in obtaining teams and other conven-
fences for the contestants; and cXrrted all
their influence to promote the objects of the
state Society III originating the trial.
Ihe best order Was preserved throughout
the Interesting OCCASION, and nothing occurred
To mar the pleasure of the visitors. The com
pany from Baltimore returned ill the steamer
Herald. ed mn ~ oil
with their visit
A dinner was given TO the members Of the
society and others in attendance by Judge
Chambers, on his farm, near the field of oper.
atoms, to which ample justice was done By
TWO or three hundred persons, all of whom
eoncnrred III the sentiment that the venerable
Judge thoroughly honored the proverhal hos
pitality Of the Eastern Shore on the occasion.
number OF toasts were drunk at the conclu-
sion OF the feast, and speeches delivered by
tue president OF the society, Ramsay NJ Henry
esq, Judge Chambers aud others.
A committee ofthree, consisting Of E. Law
Rogers, John Meryman and N. b. Wonhing-
ION, were appointed to prepare fun report,
in which Justice will be done to all participants
IN the trial and publish it in tue American
Farmer.-B Baltimore Sun.
FORMATION OF THE MooN.-Examinati0n of
the moon have been made with rejecting
telescope, having speculum of twenty-one
inches diameter and of fifteen feet focal length
BY this instrument, the aspects Of the moon
are seen to be apparently as confused and cha
otto as any part of the earth, which, in the
early history of geology, was often attributed
to some sudden commissions When the moon
is accurately examined, thercare very CIV por-
tions entirely free from what are presumed to
be elevations, or deprcssions that go deep into
the moons mass. The rays from the crater
designated as Tycho pass through the bottoms
of craters. Whom looked at through small
instrument, they appear well defined, but
through large one, they appear broken up
and irregular in outline. The only thing on
earth to which these rays can be likenrd, are
what are called by biologists dykes, which are
to befound inmany places. These dykes cannot
be traced in the earth, nor can they be traced
to their origin, because they are covered by
a large mass Of slratitied rocks but as pre-
cisely analogous appearances are found in those
lunar rays, key is thus Afforded to the hero
glyphics presented By the moon.
BAYARD TAYLOR. The N. T. Tribune states
that Mr.. Bdyard Taylor is about to he MARI ed
to Miss Marie iausen, a daughter OF the emil
inent German astronomer Of that name. The
wedding will take place at Gotha, the resi-
dence of the BRIDES family, in the autumn af-
ter Mr.. Taylor's return from the North Cape.
Tho haDDV connie wi II snpnd tho nnyt ,pi ntnr