Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-08-11
WHOLE NO. 1884
THE OHIO CULTIVATOR, on TRUh-
BULL COUNTY.


TRIAL OF Mow1Ne MAcnINEs.-While
on. our recent visit to the Northeast. "e
attended trial Of Mowers near Warren
held under the direction of the Trumbull
20. Ag. Society, which drew together a
large company of people. We have long
ceased to regard formal decisions at such
trials, as of any particular force, but the
trial itself does good in calling people
together to see and Judge for themselves.
A good team or q skillful driver may
win for a second rate machine, while
first rate machine may lose for want OF
good management. Tue most numerous
and at present most popular machines Ia
that region, are the Nanny Machine OF
Baldwin, Dewitt & Co.. Cleveland, and
the Ohio Mower of Auliman d Miller
from Canton. Kirby's Mower from Buf-
falo, and Aliens from n y, are being
introduced with some success. Here We
saw a new Mower, got up in AshtabuIa
Co., by Mr.. Tinker, which has the
Sam motion from the driving wheel, like
Healh's, only placed differently; the
knives work in guards, every alternate
section cutting against the upper inner
surface of the guard slot, instead Of all
the sections being beveled 50 as TO cut
upon the lower surface. Howell's new
Iron Mower, from Cleveland, was tried,
but there seems to be practical defect
in The coupling, (which is the principle
original feature Of the machine, requir-
ing a stay chain to keep the cutting bar
from legging back.
UYDERDRAISING IN TRUMBULL.-Re-
turning from Warren TO Cleveland, We
fell in with Judge KISsNAE in the cars.
who is foremost in many Improvements
in farming. The Judge has been putin.
in tile drains and is 50 wei pleased with
them, that lie is going largely mo -
work this season. He says that he can
pay for the tile and lay the drains,
cheaper that TO use stone or any other
material at hand for nothing. saving more
than the cost. in the cutting of the ditch
and the facility with which they are laid
in. Arrived in Cleveland, Judge K.
showed Us a car loaded with tile for his
use, manufactured in that place, from
which he presented US specimens for our
Museum. They are in the style OF the
English pipe tile, unlike cur sole orhcrse--
shoe patterns.
FINE WooL.-By favor Of our friend.
G. A. ADAMS of the Warren Csronicls,
We were treated to ride to Champion,
to inspect the wool clip of H. L. Wood
row, who has preserved the succession
of the fine old flock of Chester Bidwel,
now retired, which we used to brsg oc,
years ago. This clip was stored in ex-
cellent order, and held at 40 CENTS
We were also shown fine lot clipped
By Mr.. johnson of Duck Creek, sold at
40 cents before the price raised to its
best. johnson might have saved $50
by taking the Ohio CulticatOr. Bos.
FITcH, the sharp old wool buyer. show
ed us wool that he bought in Mahoning
at so cents-long. silky staple, of the
stripe John Hisey raises from the pro-
duce of "No. TO-"
A Rich CALIEoREIA WoMAE.-Mrs.
Eliza Todd, who owns a ranch a mile
below Wesvervihe is remarkable wo-
man. In 1852 she walked from Shasta
to waterville, and, Without money, be-
gan the business of washing for six dol
lors dozen. An acquaintance who liv-
ed near her domicil, says, that for long
time she was bending over the wash-tub
at daylight in the morning, at noon, and
at ten O'Clock at night. Business pros
pered, and after while she bought
two claims which turned out WE'LL
She bought chickens which laid eggs,
and which she sold al half-a-dollar
piece; then she bought pig for S125,
and sold its progeny for an ounce. or
S25; then bought COWS aud sold milk.
Business still increased, and she began
buying real estate, lending money at tea
per cent. month, and speculating in
claims; always was fortunate; every
touch turned something to gold. Now
she is one of the largest property hold
ers in the north.
PooR PAY-Next to editors and pub
fishers of newspapers, if there is one class
that TO a greater extent than another
serves ungrateful humanity and finds
itself, it is the Ministers of the Gospel,
attached to the Methodist Episcopal
Church. We see a statement 10 the ef-
feet that of the whole number of preach
ers of the Pittsburgh Conference, recent
ly in session, twenty. mine got over $500,
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