Daily national Democrat., 1859-05-31
REAPERS, MOWERS AND THRESHERS.

The Committee appointed to examine and report
upon Reapers, Threshers and Mowers and Agricutu-
RAJ RAJ implements, report that we have examined the
GRAIN CLIPPER INVENTED BY MIR "A pECK ~
Santa Clara county, called "Peck's California Gin.
per- per ana saw it operating in grain fields. The Ma
chine cuts a swah Nine Feet Four Inches IN ,viItb
has an apron elevator the width of fie lontb ~
the kDfe, which carries up angle of about forty
hye degrees the grain cut off, and throws it into an
other apron or elevator about two feet wide and run
nng at right angles to the first elevator and drops
the grain into wagon that runs alongside the CIip
per to receive It, The Clipper requires four horses 10
prOpel II and one to direct it, and tbrea wagons
to receive and haul away the grain and a driveT for
each wagon and to unload it, and hand to load the
gram in the wagon while treceives it from the Clip
per,requring only five hands in ALL will cut and
stack TWENTY FIVE ACRES A DAY when the rrian
stands up '''0 . 'i''i
lthas reel and viii gather grain well. even ifit
nchnes at an angle of fortyive degrees in an oppo
site direction from which the machine Is moving II
VIII cut within three inches of the ground or three feet
hgn and can be elevated or lowered instantly and
without 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 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 constrnc
tion one examining 1t will wonder why such invention
has not long ago been in use We do not hesitate 10
say that this machine EXCELS ALL OTHERS 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
In plain truth, in the judgment of the Committee II
IS the best machine for farm ever invented and as
1t was invented by one of our own 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, Oh. Committee.
Weshal manufacture for the present harvest
FIFTY MACHINES OF THE ABOVE DE.
soRIPTIoN,
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
1000 AcroS OF Grain.
And the expense of repairs did not exceed TWENTY,
| DOLLARS.
it 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 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
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 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:
&5~33 Sacramento Street, SAN Francisco.
THOMAS OGG SHAW,
GEORGE II. MUNROE.
Agents for the sale of the above Goods:
BAKER HAMILTON, Sacramento.
JOKES HEWLETT, Stockton.
j. ii. WRIGHT, Marysvile.
LEvIsON & Co, Tehama.
A. W. HAwKISs Barker Valley.
EDMOND PECK. Santa Clara.
A. p. JACKSON, Suisan.
apl5-2m Hull, KNAPP Co. Portland, Oregon.