Daily national Democrat., 1859-04-24
REAPERS, MOWERS AND THRESHERS,

The Committee appointed to examine and r,nort
upon Reapers, Threshers and Mowers, and Agricutu-
raj implements, report that have examined the
GRAIN CLIPPER INVENTED BY MR.. +. PECK VI
santa Clara county, called "Peck's California Clip
per-" and saw it operating in grain fields The Ma
chlne cuts swah 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
five degrees the grain Off and throws IL into an
other apron elevator about two feet wde and run
ming at right angles to the first elevator and droDs
he grain into wagon that runs alongside The Clip
per to receive it. The Clipper requires four horses to
propel and one man to direct it, and three wagons
to receive and haul away the grain, and a driver for
each wagon and to unload it, and hand to load tine
grain in the wagon while il receives it from the Clin-
! per- requiring only five hands in all. will cut and
stack TWENTY FIVE ACRES DAY, when the gran
! stands up.
1t has reel, and will gather grain we'll even If it
incnes at an angle of foryfve degrees in an oppo-
site direction from which the machine is moving Ii
VIII cut within three inches of the ground three feet
high, and be elevated or lowered instantly and
without stopping the team, and gathers the grain so
ceanly and perfectly that hardly head is lett 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 reel and the other the
sickle. The machine is OF the most simple construc-
tion one examining it will wonder why such invention
has not long ago been in We do not hesitate to
say that this machine EXCELS ALL OTHERS greatly
III 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 it performs its work.
In plain truth in L judgment of the Committee it
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
Mr. E. Peck, for his Santa Clara County Grain Clip
per.
F. MURDOCH, Oh. Committee
We shall manufacture for the present harvest,
FIFTY MACHINES OF THE ABOVE DE-
SCRIPTION,
And ready to receive orders for the same. Par
ties wishing to purchase.
CLIPPERS OR HEADERS,
win please give their orders.
WE DESIGN MAKING THE BEST MACHINE OF
THE KIND EVER OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC.
This machine combines many useful improvements.
and 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
cannot fail 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.
son,
In Three Days, One Machine Cut 81 Acres
of Grain,
Which is than has ever before been cut in the
state of California, by one machine, in the time
Send us your orders. We mean what We say. Re
collect the place:
gy-33 Sacramento Street, SAN FRAxcrsco.
THOMAS OGG SHAW,
GEORGE II. MUNR0E.
Agents for the sale of the above Goods;
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 & Co, Portland, Oregon.