The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-10-01
TO THE FARMERS OF IOWA
Improve your Waste Lands.

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| THE 6NDEIsslGNED have purchased the
he state Of Iowa. MARQUES EMERs6N's s1'u !
saa Patent Dticlings DLachines, ..s
4 and are now ha wing number Of Machines nanufac-
tured At this place, which will be ready FOR delivery
about the Is q August We are also now running one
miles west OF the City Of Burlington, where the public
are respectfully invites TO examine the process and
results of this Improvement, which, 1t confidently
believed will work entire revolution in the system
| Of farming the wet DAT lands OF Iowa. This Ma.
chine By reason Of It's simplicity and the cheap
and entire feasibility OF Its agement with the fact
that the cost OF machine comes within means OF
almost any Farmer In this State, that the use OF
machine any Farm having either wet or Nat lands
will pay the cost ther of In ordinary crop
proof Of its being the most valuable any
ment ever offered to the Farming community Of Iowa
As evidence Of what this N achne 10 capable Of doing
and the expense attending the same, respectfully
beg leave 20 refer al persons to the following cert
Gates Of few Of the proninent citizens Des Moines
County, who have had an opportunity OF witnessing
the Machine 10 successful operation.
We, the undersigned, have exa mined Of Marcus
Emerson's Patent Dtchins Machines, owned BY Wua
sundsrlandA Bro. and believed to be valuable iu.
provement We 1t work, and are satisfied thai
SHOULD be brought into general use II viii bring under
land. I |
With II bitches can be dug at an expense not to ex
coed twenty cents per rod As the ditch s made three
half feet below the surface presumed &c b. bsov
the reach of FROST performs the once OF
age without presenting any outward obstacle to cult
yation, o. occupying any part Of the surface win
these bitches remain open, and how loneS We exam.
ined ditch made two years ago upon Mr. Iarrsan,.
farm, SIX miles west Of Burlington, and found il dis
charging water Just as when cut, the ground drained
BY beng perfectly dry, and In good condition for
cultivation could be desired We see no reason vhv
and believe purchasers Of Machines will be able 10 mi
bitches equally good by few hours experience In
working them.
o. Q. wIGHrMAN, Co. judge.
A. W: CARPENTER,
JAMES W. GRIMES,
@. DUNBAR, NJ
We. C00LBAUGH,
g. LAUMAN,
PM McLAREN. a3
The undersigned, Farmers Of Des Moine. ec.r.,
Iswa, having severaiy tesled The Dichng Machine -
tented ~ Marcus Emerson, and now used ana Owned
Dy Sunderland Bro Of Burlington. Iowa. BY having
Drains made with the sazne farms, We desire ~
add our testimony 70 that Of others Who have
mended - destined TO become the greatest possible
benefit to the farming interests Of this state ma Of IN
West generally. The result ofthe ens - hs~s
made and The benefit have derived from The uss ~
the Machine, are beyoni our most sanguine expecta
lions, and 80 lar ~ have been able to learn m.
same has been the In other localities 1t IA,
Piled US To reciam, II Insignificant cost large nor
sions q our farms which had previously been totally
30tiAoie and worseshan useless, and render the same
- productive, II not o.. than thar which ~ hnJ
before considered our best land.
The drains made by this Machine are large enonvh
or ~ practical pnrposes, far enough below the surface
70 Dc btvond the reach Of frost permit III. ground
shoyet them to be ca isatrd without The ssi4htesi su
ger ~ injury The dfAns Ne are CONVINCED ,bst
~ afs tiso fsratanrat and d4astse sassv IL The
sfniAg ~ this eennty were ls44 ws,h sl4 A5ashiiv
aore thAn iso ysars ago .aa ai u t.e III a.
perfect condt lon ~ they were when they were lrst
made ~ Illinois Ani eise~htrs they have been in use
much longer time, with the game result.
another very graf ADVANTAGE 20 BE- derived from
Ihs mode 81 draining and qns which every farmer vim
recognise - Of the highest Importance Is the
supply Of pure stock waief which hese drains furnish
sheif outlets summer aud Winter. This alone In most
not IN a worth iAnniteiy more than 90
cost pf drainage. #fs#s --.-
" thsrefoSs most cordially seeemmsnd ~ above
named Machine 10 the fAreSs efths County ana Of
1ssts With entire confidence that wherever tried ii VIII
perform AL II hs oWnArs claim for ", aud result IN
permanent andlastins bsuehts % al con srned
n. w. ROBINSON.
DAVID LAR..leON,
WM. kAMMk
n. D-Machinss furnshed; ard ~ Fieht 70 ese NJ
nams for Coantiea. townships " farns, caa Be- ppr-
onAecd the most FeasonAblo terms Of ~ undersirn.
=, ~ appaleatien AAdrssaedee
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