Daily national Democrat., 1859-05-24
REAPERS, MOWERS AND THRESHERS.

The Committee appointed to examine and report
upon Reapers, Threshers and Mowers, and Agrcultu-
raj implements, report that have examined the
GRAIN CLIPPER INVENTED BY MR.. r. PECK, "
santa Cara county, called "Peck's California Clip
per- and saw it operating in grain fields. The Ma
chine cuts a swath Nine Feet Four Inches in ,vi1tb
has an apron or elevator the width of the length of
the IDe, which carries up an angle Of about forty-
HVe degrees the grain cut OIL and throws into n
oer apron or elevator about two feet wide, and
nng at rgIt angles to the first elevator and drops
the gram into wagon that runs alongside the Cn-
per to receive it. The Clipper requires four horses TO
proper u ana one man to direct it, and three wagons
to receive and haul away the grain, and driver for
each wagon and to unload it, and hand to load the
grain in the wagon while il receives IL from tho Cin
per, reqmrlng only tlye hands in ALL will cut and
stack TWENTY FIVE ACRES A DAY, when the grian
stands up.
Ithas reel, and will gather grain well, even ,ru
lnchnes at an angle of forty-ve degrees in an oppo
site direction from which the machine is moving IL
VIII cut within three inches of the ground or three feet
nigh and can be elevated or lowered instantly and
without stopping the team and gathers the grain Sd
cleany 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 spolxes
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 it will wonder why such invention
has not long ago been in use. We do not hesitate TO
soy that this machine EXCELS ALL OTIELS greatly
in simplicity of construction, being less liable to
get out of order, in durability, in in operating
in the quantity of grain it will cut and the excellent
manner In which it performs its work
nplain truth, in the judgment of the Committee il
is the best machine for farm invented and as
it was invented by one of our own citizens we re-
commend that it be called "E. pecks Santa Clara
County Grain Clipper
We recommend first premium to be awarded to
MI E. Peck, for his Santa Clara County Grain Clip
per.
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 EVER OFFERED TO THE 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
Il 1000 Acres OF Groin,
And the expense of repairs did not exceed TWENTY
DOLLARS.
So as this great labor saving machine is known
IT cannot fail to take the place of all other machine
! of the kind Mr.. Peck has displayed great ingenuit,
and judgment, the advantages of which every farme
should avail himself Of and 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,
The above machine CUTS 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 one machine, in the same time
Send us your orders. We mean what we say Re
collect the place;
gS~33 Sacramento Street. SAN FRAYcrsco.
THOMAS OGG SHAW,
GEORGE IL. MUNROE.
Agents for the sale Of the above Goods:
BAKER & HAMILTON, Sacramento.
JONEs HEWLETT Stockton.
j. II. WRIGHT, Marysyiue
LEvtsoN Co., Tehama.
A. w. HAWKINS, Barker Valley.
EDMOND PECK. Santa Clara.
A. p. JACKSON, Suisan.
ap15.2m Hull, KNAPP& Co. Portland Oregon.