New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-17
THE NATIONAL REAPER AND MOWER
TRIAL.
From Oar Special Reporter.


SYRACUSE, n. Y, July IA, 1856.
As IL purposely to smile upon the great national
,se Of our reaping and moving machines the clouds
have dried up and for week past the ardent rasof
the sun have been preparing grass and gram Tor the
mower heard it remarked upon the tral'heid, bys
Gentleman who has eed much that neither in Near
aqua. Africs nor Rio Harbor had he ever experienced
80 much discomfort from the heat as he did to-day
AT an early hour the gates of the County Societys
fair grounds were thrown OPEN and farmers and me-
cha les throng to examine the different machines previ'
ous to their departure for the trial. BY 10 O'Clock the
grounds presented animated appearance from the
LARGE groups gathered together here and there wagons
and horses saddle hores passing rapidly to and fro,
and now and then Marshal g,loping about to convey
orders. At IL a. IN. the President ct the Society
arrived under escort Of the Chief Marshal ana nu-
merous corps Of assistants, whose neat ana UNIFORM
appe arance good horses and efficiency were through
out the day subject of general remark Delegations
from the New State Society, the Kentucky State
Society and the Rhode Island society were presented
as were also numbers Of agricultural editors mem
beers Of the secular press, sockbreedefs, norticw'
turists and professional gentlemen.
AT III o'clock, Gov. King, in company with Gov;
Norehead and ex.Gov. Myron Ii. Clark, was escorted
to the grounds by company of the Syracuse Ora.
goops and Artillery company, and upon ahghung at
the Presidents tent were honored by the companies
with the military salute due to their Commanderiu-
Chief.
The President, the above gentlemen, and invited
guests, mounted to the speakers platform to witness
the novel procession of reapers and mowers. The
machines were formed into line, under direction Of
Chief-M Marshal Taylor and Mr.. Holmes. In front Of
them the Corps Of Marshals mounted, and lead
irg the procession fine brass band After pass
ing twice around the horse track the column haltedin
front of the stand, and President Wilder proceeded to
deliver his opening address to the competitors judges
and the public. He traced the origin Of the inventions
Of reapers spoke of the gradual increase in the
n re-
by the public spoke Of the present trial and the forth
coming ut Louisville having resulted from the
ton of the Committee at Philadelphia and his own in.
dorsement OF it at the Washington meeting Of the
Society in January last, and closed With very
happy congratulations upon the suspicious omens
which seemed to have smiled upon the effort now
about being practically realized On the conclusion
OF his remarks in obedience popular calls addresses
were delivered by Gov. King and Gov. Morehead,
both Of which were exceedingly earnest and eloquent
Gov. King testified, in the most emphatic manner to
the energy sr1 10 yoticn 10 agriculture of Marshall p
Wilder the PrA.i,,n and Gov MoreSsad spoke With
nindliness of the United States Society, and such
patriotic love for the general good of the Agricultural
public, to be frequently interrupted by applause
and loud cheers
The speech. making concluded, ell hands adjourned
to psrtake Of excellent picnic lunch in the Presl
dents tent Gov King performed duty in most
biueuits Sandwiches pickles and cold chicken on
fork to the outsiders" Of the crowd who could not
get up to the tables After lunch the machines
formed into procession ageln, ana, preceded Dy the
band, passed down the plank road to the clover-6ed
on DIR. Colvins farm. pleasant surprise met at
the ogae for the old barn and house ON either side
the gate had, by the magic Of painted canvas,
wooden towers and artificial windows, been trans-
formed into Gothic castle and archway. The arch
the gate was sunOunted by the national shield
ard flags and the bore the Observation-Disclosures
STATES AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 1t was entirely 10,
expected, and was the more admired.
The mowers placed at their respective lots
and al signal by Superintendent Holmes the buglers
notes sounded out clear over the felds, and were
caught up and returned by the distant hills. As the
notes died away, the machines started 10 the work.
and at once scene of animation and intense interest
was presented
The surprising part Of thing is, that of the twenty
mowers at work to-day, SO many should do such ex
ceuent work The ground was rough and strong, and
thus but Ill adapted to trial; but eeveral machines
did themselves great credit. Among the fsvorites
were ketchum's improved. Nanny & Woods,
Bunalls, Ha!ienbcks Husseys, Krby's Ceryi's,
Warder & Broksw's, Aliens; and in fact I do not
like to designate further for fear of being nvidious
The lots we're about an acre each, and were cut
down in about fortyGve minutes on an average The
judges and abored despite
the hot sum- and all who were there united In ecisr
ing that the sight was truly splendid one.