Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-14
Hcnpcrs and yhrcShcrs Exhibits

at tke State Fair.
| A considerable interest was manifested
in the exhibition of reapcrs, mowers and
threshers at the late exhibition of the State
Agricultural Society at this city, and as our
notice of the mechanical department was
rather meager, We copy the following from
tho Iowa Farmer:
| AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS AND FARM Ma
onlSERY.-This is a department which usu
ally attracts as much if not the first attention,
of the real farmers, and thoe desiring to
! improve. 1t is proper that it should, as the
nyentire genius and skill Of our people is
/ ever preparing for them something new and
| useful, and here may or should be found the
results of the preceding year. 1henumber
of entries were cighty-six, embracing y va
ricty and number exceeding that sf any pre-
Yious exhibition, aad in quality and value,
rarely exceeded at any State Fair. Much of
the heaviest and most costly machinery and
| implements came from other States, as far
east as Ohio, at great expense 10 the e4hib
isors, which presents gratifying evidence
of the high position given to the agricultu-
raj interests Of Iowa by her sister States
Our farmers should feel grateful to such
men for contributing so much valuable in
| tersst to their fair., because q meager or
. good assortment in the implement depart
mcRt, is almost sufficient in itself to stamp
! it with failure or a success
| First in Importance to the farmer and
| first in premium among the machinery ex-
hib!ted, were the Reapcrs and Mowers
! There were seven on the ground, principally
made in illinois, some known to. fame, and
! others which have been little known in ths
State; in construction they were excellent
and received as such very general common
dation; besides each had their admirers
among some of the farmers present who had
tested their qualities il Tie field. There
were the celebrated Nanny Machine made
! by Talcott, Emerson & Co. of Rockford, H.
linos, which received the first premium ::
the Kentucky Harvester, made bv Miller,
Winsate & Co Louisville, Kentucky, ex.
hibl ted by Mears g. Wilder Of Keokuk, which
was awarded the second premium the Green
patent machine Of Gridley, Gogswell & Co.
Of Ottawa, Illinois, which received the third
premium two machines, one with a self
raker, made by 2. Nanny Of Frecport, H. !;
J. Riley's machine, made by Falsey 4 Ri
ley, Racine, Wisconsin; Riggs machine,
made at Ottawa, H., and a self-raking ma
chine of Amos Whitley Of Illinois. IN price,
thcy differ some fifteen dollars, the latter
being the highest, and the Nanny machine
OF Rockfort and Freeport, the lowest, Sl35,
kll ut shops. The committee were much en-
barrassed in their examination, from the
fact that the advantages claimed for each
over another, could not be made salts
factory to them without trial in the FIELD,
Aence their awards were principally inAu-
enced from the general merits being known
I % thooc C,J -..l.
further proven by their long uss for years,
in the hands of our farmers
| Next in Importance were the Threshers
and .Separators, which were tested By thresh-
| ing and cleaning some sen bushels OF wheat.
The machine receiving the first premium
was Ral.ton's patent, exhibited by Rice &
Swarts Of Martins ferry, Ohio, which was
compact, we'll constructed, and did its work
admirably; its cost delivered at Muscatine,
including four horSe sweep power, (Which
power was awarded the first premium( but
without trucks, is $3.50. The second premi-
um machine (the Pitts patenO was one
made by Davis, Watson L Co of Davenport,
Iowa. This was also a we'll constructed ms
chine and run with belts princi pally; its cost
with trucks and four or eight horse power,
double geared, is $3.50. The third premium
machine was also the Pitts patent, made
and exhibited b. Taft, BroEnson & Co. Of
Muscatine. The cost is $500, including doub-
iegesred eight horse power, without trucks,
AZ sne1. A very splendidly constructed ma
chinNo II Case. of Racine works,
| Wisconsin, OF Pitts patent, was ON oxllib.-
bition, but not submitted to test by exhibit
or. They are furnished at shop with eight
horse power at 1915 with trucks and $3.50
without trucks. The trial of these machines,
| thn IL
profitable and interesting exhibition to the
farmer.
| For best horse power for anv farm use,
there were FIVE in competition. The one re-
eeiving the first premium was made and ex-
hibited by Rice & Swartz, of Martins ferry,
Ohio, is single gearcd sweep power, we'll
made, and worked with four or eight horses,
| adapted moro especially however, for four
horses, can be furnished for SCOT was this
power which drove their threshcr and sepa-
rator. The second premium horse power,
was made by J.J. Case of " iscon.in, sweep
and double geared eight horse The third
premium to Taft, BroWnson & Co. Of Mus
catlne, for double geared eight horse power
bosh o. these last namsd powers we're we'll
made, useful and durable, but the price was
more than double that of the single geared,
and In the opinion of the committee not
v.orsh the difference in price for general
farm use over that Of the single scared sweep
power. The railroad horse power, exhibited
BY Emery & Go. Of Chicago, is very excel
lent, well made and popular power, but not
in the estimation of the Committee so well
suited for farm use as good swe p power.
They commend it as an excellent power for
those who prefer this mode Of driving ma
chinery.
hcssrs. Parks L Scott, of this vicinity,
are agents for the machine above mentioned
as manufactured by Rice 4 Swartz, of Mar
tins ferry, Ohio. Mr. Parks informs us that
at the trial of threshers at the State Fair,
this machine threshed ten bushels and three
peeks IN sir nsiaNtes e which was the quick
est time performed.
CONSTITUTION AAENDNENYs In OHro.-
The constitutional amendments in Ohio are
supposed to be all defeated. The largest
vote is for the Taxation amendment. The |
District Court and Annual Session amend
ments a e next in order
The law reo,liPaG n m aior,v nf all Tho !