Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-07-16

FIRST PREMIUM MACHINE.
.NaTYON:aL MECHANICS INSTITUTE
FAIR
IN WASHINGTON, D. c., MARCH, 1857.
Y11HE attention of farmers and those interested
l. in Wheat Threshing Machines. is invited to
the above machine. For simplicity, strength and
durability, it has equal, and is warranted to
thresh and clean in remarkable manner, from
to bushels of wheat per minute. The Thresher
is made entirely of iron, with anti-rlcon sefoll-
ing boxes, and the Separator and Cleaner is built
here with particular reference to the wants ofSouth
ern farmers being made more substantial in all its
parts than those procured at the North. In fact,
DANIEL WOODBURY'S PATENT GENE
SEE T4LLEY SEPARATOR g. CLEANER,
challenges competition from every source for its
unrivalled ease of action, simplicity, (having but
bands) expedteness and economy. UfThe
Grain is delivered in the bag ready for market -
Another important fact is, the very short period of
time required to set it down ready for work, as it
need not be removed from off the wagon.
The HORSE POWER (PELTON'S) is too
well known and appreciated to need any words
here. Those manufactured by me are much heavi-
and stronger than any other powers in use here
of the modern plans, and warranted to as light
The following is list of Premiums awarded this
Thresher and Cleaner:
Fair of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting
Agriculture, ls55-N. J. State Fair. at Camden,
N. j., ls55-Pennsyvania State Fair at Harris
burg, Pa.-Berk's Co. Fair at Reading, Pa.-New
Castle Co. Fair, at Wilmington. Del.-Kent Co.
Fair ut Dover, De-and Metropolitan Mechanics
Institute Fair, at Washington, D. c., 1857.
/ refer you to the following CERTIFICATES, for
xbo eofth uho hovo uco1
WooDLAwN, near Prospect Hill P. o.
Fairfax Co.. Va, May e. 1856.
take great pleasure in recommending to the
public the Threshing Machine which is now being
manufactured in Alexandra, Va, by Mr.. James A.
Mcpherson. They were introduced into this coun-
~ about two years ago by Mr.. A. B. Ransom, who
now has one in successful operation. In the thresh-
ing season this machine is preferred to all others
ever used in the eighborhood, and is constantly
in operation. With the proper force of horses and
hands it will thresh more grain, and cleaner and
separate it more eectualy from the straw and chaf,
than any machine have ever seen in use. Mr..
Ransom has threshed my crop for the last two sea-
sons, and the work has been done we'll that there
has been no necessity to run the grain through a
fan after it comes from the machine in one single
instance before carrying it to market. There is one
other advantage this machine has over all others
or mashes the grain. I have had wheat, rye and
oats threshed by this machine, and it has never
failed to give entire satisfaction have conversed
with a number of my neighbors who have used
this machine extensively, and without single ex.
ception they agree with me in the above statement
w. w. BALL.
PnosrEcr HILL, Va, May. 1885,
I have read with great pleasure Mr.. James A
McPhersons announcement of his opening exten
sive machine shops in Alexandria, for the manufac
ture and repair of all kinds of agricultural nipple
ments; it is disderatum long needed in this sec
ton of Virginia, every farmer think will attest
and it is fortunate for US that Mr.. Mcpherson ha
undertaken it. Mr. Mcpherson is generally known
in Fairfax and Loudon counties, where he has fur
nished Threshers, Mowers & Reapers to numerous
farmers within the last four years, and believ
with entire satisfaction, certainly to myself ant
have heard nothing to the contrary from any quar-
ter. l therefore hope that Central Virginia Farm
crs will seek no farther than Alexandra to supply
their increasing wants in Mr.. McPherson's line o
manufacture. Com. THos. AP G.. JONES, u. S. n
President of the Fairfax Agricultural Society.
We the undersigned, have used James A. Nc
Pherson's Thresher and Cleaner in the Falls o
l854-5, were much pleased with its operations, ant
believe 1t to be superior machine when properl,
attended to.
ANDREW SEITZ, SAMUEL ROPP,
W.M. WEN:NER, GEO. NJ FRY,
.L.NO. W. WE.N:NER, D.4N"L T. SHREVE,
WIN. F. F.4ULEY, GEO. ". JOHNS ON,
S.4JNL. II. FRASER, JOHN T. MONEY.
Iaoould respectfully refer gou to the following gen
tlemen ,rho hare used these Machines:
A. C. BELT, Goresrilte, Loudon County.
G.. H. WHITMORE, " "
W.M T.aVENER Hamilton Store London Co.
ELI T. RUSE,
DAVID BROWN, q"
PROUTSr VER.NILLIO.N., .4ldie, &c
JOSEPH NICHOLS, Philemont, "
SIDNEY H.AWLLNG, s'
GEO. .4YRE, Juiddlebug, &c
Capt. SOL. HOGG,
H. THVENER, Warrenton, Faquier Co., Va.
II. T.aNDERHOOF, Rockville, Mont. Co. Md.
OFThe subscriber is also prepared to furnish
Reapers and Mowers, and all other kinds of Agri-
cultural Implements usually manufactured at such
establishment terms are Cash, or APPROX
ed negotiable paper.
One of these Machines will be in use in the vi
cnlty Of Port Tobacco, Immediately after harvest,
and the attendance of Farmers is respectfully in
vited to witness its operation before engaging any
other machine to get out their grain. It can be
seen at the farm of A. J. Norris, from whom anv
information may be had.
JAMES A. MCPHERSON.
Shop-Corner Fayette and Commerce Sts.,
je. 25-4m. Alexandria, Va.