The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-12-17
TO THE FARMERS OF IOWA
Improve your Waste Lands.

THE CNBEhSIGNED have purchased aa
i right Of manufacturing and using throssAss
the State Of Iowa, MARQUES EhERs6N's
Patent pitching Machines,
ana are now having number Of Machines nanzss
tured 1t this place, which will be ready for deliver
about the LIST OF August We are also runniuSaas
OF said machines ON the Farm Of d. HARRISON. sI
miles YES. of the City OF Burlington where the Paos
are respectfully invited to examine the process aad
results Of this Improvement, which. Is - confidently
oeHeved VIII work an entire revolution in the system
OF farming the wet Hat lands Of Iowa This Ma.
chine BY reason OF Its simplicity and the chearatm
and entire feasibility OF ts management with the fact
thae the cost OF machine comes within the means o.
almost any Farmer In this State, and that The use Of
machine on any Farm having either wet on Cat Lands
viii pay the cost ther of In ordr crop sessoa
10 proof OF It's being the most valuable Of any improve
ment ever offered TO the FagmiBg community of iesA
As evidence OF what this Machine Is capable u fetS
AMI The expense attending the same, We respecsflig
beg leave to refer 81 persons to the following csfts
Gates OF few or the Propneut citizens 81 Dss Mems
county, who have had an opportunity VI wt1essiR
the Machine In successful operation.
We, the undersigned, have examined one Of MAfca
4 Emersoa's Paseat Ditching Machines, owned syNl
sunderland Ero.. and believe 1t to &c o yaluAts ~
prcvement. We saw IL NJ work, and are satisfied ~
should be brought into general use will bring asaa
land.
With 1t bitches can he dug At an expense rot 70 7.
ceed twenty cents Ter rod. As The ditch made iaf
and hall feet below the surface, presumed 10 be ees
the reach of fFost IL performs the Office OF under
axe without presenting any outward obstacle % en-
vsaoil, o. occupying any part Of ne sariaee
these diteaes remain open, and how lougy We e1s%
med ditch made two years &gV Gpen Mr.. LAfFsss
fsrm six miles west OF Burlington, and found =
charging water lust rs when cut the ground drsss
~ beng perfectly dry, and in ~ COED coadaoa
cultivation a. could be desired. We see no rsssoas
u should not continue perform is functions ~ 49,
and believe purchasers OF Machines win b. aete ~
bitches equally good by few hours eSpeEssase
o. Z. wrGHTMAN, CO. laar
A. w. CARPENTER,
JAMES w. GRIMES,
O. DUNHAM,
W. II. CooLBAUGH,
J. q. LAUMAN,
The undersigned, Farmers OF Dss Meinss seaay'
Iowa. having severslly tested the Dtehins Aasains
Vented oy Marcus kmerson, and now lssd Aassss
~ sunderland Bro OF Burlington, Iowa. ~ -
drains made With the eur farms, We sesas
add or testimony 10 that OF others who have 80
mended 70 destined 10 become Of the greatest "a
osnent 70 the farming interests OF this stae AZ
West generally. The result Of the exrsrmennvI
made, And the beneat have derived trom tas :.
the Maehine, are eeyoni our most sangaine 49, IL
same has been The in other localities ~ 49, -.
bled US 20 reclaim. al m insignificant cost, ikr
tions u our isras which had previously eesa go
1ntiiiAhie and wossethan useless, and render s.d
- productive, n not more 20. than that whiea '"
before considered eur best land. -
The drains made BY thss Machine are large -,
be BEYOND he reach Of fros, md permI, he Ess.s
above them 70 be cultivated without TIE siShs ~,
ger Of injury - the drains. We are eeaAAes -
they are also permanent and durable. some 800
drains In this County we're MADE with this nas
more than two years age, aud all OF them reh ~
perfect condition ashley mere when they =
made. In Illinois and else here they hArs pssa
Q much longer time. with the same result A.
Another very great advantage to Be denN n
this mode Of draining, and which every .1ssss
recognise Of the highest Importance. ~ the .A
sappy cf pure stock water which these drains -
ther outlets. Summer AHJ Winter. This A,ons ~
localities, II not In oil, - worth iannssly mofs -
cost Of drainage .Aays
We therefore most cordially recommend - ssf.bs
named Machine % the farmers ofthis County 80 IN
Dtste, with entire coincidence that wherever nssnsn
perform al thai IN owners claim Tor H. ana -
n. w. R0siNSoss
DAVID LARAlSuSs
WIN. LAMAE -
n. B.--Aachlnes furnished; and The riEhs Y. ~.
Ame for Counties, townships or farns. cAnssr11n-
,AAsed on the mast reasonable terms OIL - s1A
~ WN. SUNDERLAND b49h.
aael1-vtf DarlloEsen. -
80 Fanning Mills. ,.,.iss