New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-22
NATIONAL REAPER AND MOWER TRIAL
A REVIEW OF ITS INCIDENTS. =

A REVIEW OF ITS INCIDENTS. -
ITS PROSPECTIVE INFLUENCE UPON IMPLEMENT
MANUFACTURE-NEw MACHINES EXHIBITED.
From Our Special Correspondent.
SYRACUSE July 81, 1857.
The great event has now been completely realized
the labors of the Jury have been brought to cose
ard already the most of the members are on the way
to Ii cir widely separated homes. AT this Juncture,
is fitting to pass in review the objects sought to De
attained in this trial. and how far the careful exam
nations of the past week have tended toward estao
fishing a worthy precedent for the trials of other
Societies.
The mpoant distinctive features of this trial are its
maontude its national character the excellent fitness
of the Beard of Judges the severity OF tests towhich
the machines have been submitted, the thorough
dynamometer trials and the philosophical principles
sought to be established in the Investigations and
propose TO advert briefly as possible to each OF
these in succession.
First as to its magnitude. few weeks since there
was published in The TRIBUNE a list of the nolhca-
tons of entry amounting to the very unusual number
Of ninety -s,r machines coming from fourteen different
States and much surprise has been excited In the pub
lie mind that so many machines, adapted simply to
gathering our grass and grain harvest should actually
be manufactured and absorbed by popular demand.
should actually fulfill their contracts and present their
machines upon the trial field the Jury would be so EN-
barrassed with the immense number to be obliged
TO give Only very incomplete examination into their
merits and thus defeat the high expectations which
the public entertained in respect to the thOroughness
and mpartialty of the National trial. The sequel
proves however that it lie much easier for manufac
turer to oe such high expectations OF success as TO
make notification to Society that such or such ma
chine viii certainly be on hand to compete
and on sober second thought to bravey buc-
kle on the armor and enter into the conflict;
for of the Dinety.fye original entries, but
forty-bave been made actual BY the payment OF en-
trance fees. This, although much less than was ex
pected is still larger number than would have been
agreeable to the jury for to give patient attention to
their separate characteristics they have been compelled
to use treat dill gence ard have experienced no little
embarrassment to the speedy progress OF the trial. H.
then it is fortunate that the number of machines in
actual competition was less than to be anticipated
from the notifications Of entry, how much more so is
it that the fine hayng weather prevented the attend
anoe of FIVE or ten thousand visitors. Even with
sn all proportion of that number the machines were
followed by anxious crowds, and at times the Judges
were completely hemmed in by spectators. With such
great disadvantages these to contend against what
Jury can do its work in decent and thorough
manner And is IT at all strange that both to protect
the crop against being totally ruined by beng
tamped under foot, and TO give them full liberty 10
examine with and attention the intIlcacies Of
construction and working, the Superintendent
and Judge should issue peremptory orders 10
keen the crowd back as far the bound
ary fences Ii is ali well enough for such sagscious
gentlemen a. LEO o. of The Tunes to complain
of not being able to study the construction OF the ma
chine. and know the results Of the Dynamometer trial
and the awards Of premiums; but II they knew as
much about conducting reaper aud mower TRIALS TO
succcssul issues they do Of complaining without
cause their common sense would rebel against repe-
titon Of such correspondence as has been recently
published. The Onahdaga County Fair grounds were
thrown open 10 the public on Monday l3th aud Tues
day. 18th and the procession Of machines an told
was made for the especial purpose OF allowing report
ers and the public generally ample leisure to study
mechanical principles and see how the various Styles o
machines would work in their several parts. The trials
on the field were made for the particular edlilcation
OF the jury for them to make their award, and GER
tajny not to let thousand farmers, reporters ana
others trampe on and destroy the produce of thirty or
forty acres OF grass grain. Much a. should nave
liked 10 follow after the jury and witness the whole
operations think have enough common deceDcy 70
stay away from places where very properly was not
wanted. ,.,
objects of the United States Society, the different
States whence were sent the competing machines ana
by the selection Of the members OF the Jury. The
States represented by machines were: New YORK
New. Jerety, Onlo, 1lnOls, iloscoSuuset'~l ANoDoi
MARYLAND, New.Hanpshire Vermont, Michigan,
Pennsylvania Texas, Delaware and Kentucky Ii al
the entries had been made good their number would
have been still greater but thosek acually here prove
how widespread has been the interest in the trial and
how important will the decisions be considered There
nrobabiy has never been called together Jury 90
Agricultural Implements so influential, 50 competent
end So IMPARTIAL az the at this Fair Among Others
NAV he mentioned tho venerable General orthngton
of Jbjlcothe, Ohio, Francis p. Blair OF Maryland,
.Jndpe Watts President Of the Pennsylvania State
Agricultural School, Lewis Wooster OF Wisconsin,
Gen. Wison of Iowa. Col. II. b. Burgwyn OF North
Carolina who has 100 acres Of wheat this year ana
uses some twelve respers in his harvest Horace "a,
prop of illinois, j. L. Darlington Of Pennsylvania, aid
Elisha r. Potter Of Rhode Island. The chairman,
John Stanton Gould, esq, Of Hudson, NJ T., was
Chairman of the Jury at the New York State Asncu-
tural Societys Trial at Geneva IN 49,, ana most
especially suited to bis post. The superintendent
Joseph +. Holmes, Of Ohio, was superintendent VI
MACHINERY at the Crystal Palace, New-l YORK..
The competitors felt some dissatisfaction that they
and their teams should be kept swelieIng under the
burning rays Of a July sun, while the Jury were
quietly going with their tests with the Dyhs-
mometer Tor Doroi0gy as one OF them expressed 70
mel. Some Of them thought draft was not Oh much
account and could not be persuaded to cast mentai
baar ce between many pounds OF draft anu 20 many
busbeb Of oats; but for all that LiEBiG, ana beoce
Jones' and Johnson and every other person acquainted
With The laws VI animal life maintain that al annual
.x,rtiop produces vasse sf substance, sud eonse-
n.epty the more strain is put upon the muscles ID