Daily national Democrat., 1859-05-15
REAPERS, MOWERS AND THRESHERS.

The Committee appointed to examine and report
upon Reapers, Threshers and Mowers, and Agrcultu-
RAJ implements, report that we have examined the
GRAIN CLIPPER INVENTED by MR. r PECK ~
Santa Clara county, called "Pecks California Gin
per, and saw it operating in grain fields. The Ma
chine cuts a swaih Nine Feet Four Inches in ,vidtb
has an apron or elevator the width of the length of
the pife which carries up angle of about forty
hve degrees the grain cut off, and throws it into an
other apron or elevator about two feet wide and run
ming at riglt angles to the first elevator and drons
the grain into wagon that runs alongside the Gin
per to receyet The Clipper requires four horses to
propel 1t and one to direct it, and three wagons
TO receive and haul away the grain and n driver for
each wagon and to unload it, and hand to load the
gram IN the wagon while it receives it from the Clp-
per- requiring only five hands in all. will cnt ana /
stack TWENTY FIVE ACRES DAY, when the rran |
stands up. ' e''AN
1t has reel, and will gather grain WELL even ifit
nclines at an angle of forty-ve degrees in an onno
sue direction from which the machine Is moving II
VIII cut within three inches of the ground or thre foot
high, and can be elevated or lowered INSTANTLY ana
Wlthoul stopping the team and gathers the grain so
ceanly and 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 smokes
about midway between the rim and the hub One
wheel drives the elevators and reel and the other the
sickle The machine IS OF the most simple construc.
ton; one examining II will wonder why such invention
has not long ago been in use We do not hesitate m
soy that this machine EXCELS ALL OTHEkS greatly
Ia simplicity of construction, IN being less liable to
get out OF order, in durability, in in operating
In the quantity of grain it will cut, ami the excellent
manner in which it performs its work
In plain truth, in judgment of the Committee II
IS the best machine for farm ever invented and as
it was invented by one of our own citizens, we re-.
commend that II be called "E. peck's Santa Clara
County Grain Clipper"
We recommend first premium to be awarded 10
Mr. E. Peck, for his Santa Clara County Grain Clip
per.
F. B MURDOCH, Oh. Committee
We shall 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,
WIN please give US their orders
WE DESIGN MAKING THE REST MACHINE OF
THE KIND EVER OFFERED TO TIE PUBLIC
This machine combines many useful improvements,
and was pronounced by the Committee the greatest
invention of the kind One of the above mentioned
cut, last season, over
1000 Acres OF Grain,
And the expense of repairs did not exceed TWENTY.
DOLLARS.
So soon as this great labor saving machine is known
II cannot ah to take the place Of all other machines
OF the KIND. Mr.. Peck has displayed great ingenuity
and Judgment the advantages Of which every farmer
should avail himself Of, and We believe that the COM
munity at large will be much benefited.
We have already received, through Mr. Peck, from
those who saw them in operation last season. orders
for nine machines.
inc aooFe machine CLIS Ten FEET, and last sea-
son,
In Three Days, One Machine Cut 81 Acres
of Grain,
Which is more than has ever before been cut in the
state Of California, by machine, in the same time
Send US your orders. We mean what we say. Re-
collect the place:
20 SO sacramento Street, SAN FRANcIsco
THOMAS OGG SHAW,
GEORGE II. MUNROE.
Agents for the sale of the above GoOdsi |
BAKER & HAMILTON, Sacramento.
JONES Hewlett, Stockton.
j. IL. WRIGHT, Marysville.
LEvIsoN Co., Tehama.
A. W. HAWKINS, Barker Valley.
EDMOND PECK, Santa Clara.
A. p. JACKSON, Suisan.
ap15-2m HuLL. KNAPP & Go. Portland. oreqon.