Daily national Democrat., 1859-06-17

The Committee appointed 10 examine and report
upon Reapers Threshers and Mowers, and Agricutu-
raj Implements report that we have examined the
GRAIS CLIPPER INVENTED BY MIR. r. PECK, #
Santa Clara county, called "Peck's California Clip
per-" and saw 1t operating in grain fields The Ma
chine cuts a swaih Nine Feet Four Inches IN width
has an apron or elevator the width of the length of
the knife, which carries up angle of about forty
ave degrees the grain cut of, and throws IL into
other apron of elevator about two feet wide, and run
nihg al g.t angles to the first elevator, and drops
the grain tat0 WAGON that alongside The Gin
pei to receive IT, The Clipper requires four horses to
prope II and one man TO direct IL, and three wagons
TO receive and haul away the grain and driver for
each wagon and to unload 1t, and hand to load the
grain in the wagon while it receives it from the Clp-
per, requiring only five hands in all. l will cut and
stack TWENTY FIVE ACRES DAY, when the gran
stands up.
Ithas a reel and will gather grain well, even ifit
nchnes at an angle Of forty-fve degrees in oppo-
site direction from which the machine is moving 1t
VIII cut within three inches of the ground or three feet
high, and Gao be elevated or lowered instantly and
without stopping the team, and gathers the grain so
ceahy anu perfectly that hardly head is left on the
ground The machine rests on two main Wheels each
OF which has cog wheel fastened into the spokes
about midway between the rim and the hub One
wheel drives the elevators and ree and the other the
sickle The machine is OF the most simple construc-
toni one examining it will wonder why such invention
has not long ago been in We do not hesitate to
soy that this machine EXCEIs ALL OTlIELs greatly
i simplicity Of construction, IN being less liable TO
get out Of order, In durability, in in operating
in the quantity Of grain will cut, and the excellent
manner In which 10 performs its work.
In plain truth, in judgment Of the Committee It
is the best machine for farm ever invented and as
1t was invented hy one Of our citizens, we re-
commend that it be called "E. Peck's Santa Clara
County Grain Clipper
We recommend first premium to be awarded to
Mr. E. Peck for his Santa Clara County Grain Clip
per.
F.B MURDOCH, ch. Committee.
/ Weshall manufacture for the present harvest,
/ FIFTY MACHINES OF THE ABOVE DE-
sCRIPTIoN,
! And are ready to receive orders for the same Par
/ ties wishing to purchase.
CLIPPERS OR HEADERS,
VIII please give us their orders.
WE DESIGN MAKING THE BEST MACHINE OF
THE KIND LIVER OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC.
| This machine combines many useful improvements
and was pronountCd by the Committee the greatest
invention OF the kind. One Of Tie above mentioned
cut, last season, over
L 900 AcroS OF Grain,
And the expense OF repairs did not exceed TWENTY
/ DOLLARS.
So this great labor saving machine Is know
It cannot tail to take te place Of all other ma chine
Of the kind Mr.. Peck has displayed u eat Ingenuity
and judgment, the advantages Of which every farmer
should avail himself Of and We believe that The com
munitv at large will be much benefited
We have already received, through Mr. Peck, from
those who saw them in operation last season, order
| for nine machines
Theapoys machine CUTS TEN FEET, and last sea
son,
In Three Days, one Machine Cut 81 Acre
of Grain,
Which is moro than has before been cut in tn,
state Of California, by one machine, in the same time
Send US your orders W. mean what we say. Re.
collect the place:
~ 33 sacramento Street. SAN FRAYcIsco.
THOMAS OGG SHAW,
GEORGE II. MUNROE.
Agents for the sale of the above Goods:
BAKER & HAMILTON, Sacramento.
JONES HEWLETT, Stockton.
} H. WRIGHT Marysvie.
LEvIs0N Co., Tehama.
A. W. llAwHINs, Barker Valley
EDNoND PICK, Santa Clara
A. p. JACKSON Susan.
ap15-2m HUI, KNArp& Co Portland. Oregon.