The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-10-22
TO THE F FARMERS OF IOWA


Improve your Waste Lands.
THE ED have purchased the
i right Of manufacturing and using ghout
the State Of Iowa, MARQUES 4 EMERsoN's
Patent Ditching Machines,
and are now having number OF Machines m anu fac.
tured NJ this place. which will be ready for delivery
aeou. ,he lsl o. August. are also now running one
miles vest Of the City Of where the public
are respectfully invited to examine the process and
results Of this Improvement, which, it is co nndenty
believed will work an entire revolution in the systen
Of farming the wet fat lands or Iowa. This Ma.
chine BY reason Of Its simplicity and the chesp
that the cost OF machine within the means OF
almost any Farmer in this State and that the use Of
machine on any Farm having either wet or fiat lands,
will pay the cost her of in ordihary crop season
10 proof Of its being the valuxt e OF any improve
ment ever offered to the Farming community OF Iowa
As evidence of what this Machine is capable Of doing
anu the expense attending the same We reepectf,llS
beg eave to refer al persons the following cerid
Gates Of few Of ths prosinent citizens Des Moines
County, who have had opportunity Of WITNESSING
the Machine In successful operation.
We, the undersigned, have amined one Of Marcns
Emerson's Pateat Ditchina Machines, owned by VIM
Sunderland Bro, and believe it to be a valuable Ia.
provement. We 1t work, and are sattshed th.t
should be brought into general viii bring under
land ~
With It bitches be dug At an expense NOT to ex
Deed twenty cents per rod As the ditch is made three
ANA half feet below the surface presumed to be b~av
The reach OF frost, II performs the ONCE OF
age without presenting any outward obstacle to cut
these bitches remain open, and how ionsY W. exam.
ined ditch made two years ago upon Mr. Larr,.on,.
farm, xix miles west Of Burlington, and found i, dis
charging water lust a. when cut, the ground drained
BY u beng perfectly dry and In good condition Ia
cultivation a. could BE- desired We see no reason whv
II should not continue per form lie functions for
and believe purchasers Of Machines viii BE- abe X M
bitches equally good by . few hours experience IN
working them. =
o. G. wlGHTMAN, Co. Judge.
A. w. CARPENTER,
JAMES w. GRIMES,
@. DUNHAM,
w. r. COOLBAUGH
Pm McLAREN
The undersigned, Farmers OF Des Maines counts
tented BY Marcus Emerson and nov used ana ~ nea
~ sunderland Bro OF Burlington, Iowa, by haynS
drains made with the same farns va d..,,s ~
add our testimony TO that u others who hay. r..o
meDded IS destined TO hecDme the greatest
neneht 70 the farming interests Of this and Of nc
West generally. The result ofthe experir, nts We W
made, and the benefit have derived roI he use ~
Inc M&cbins T., are htyen sanxnina rrp.st.
Tons, and 80 Tar as we have been able learn In
same has bssu The Gaze il other localities II la. rna
u-i u 60 rtctasni III al IN lgBiat.ni casf fge nor
tians 81 our farms Witch had pr-s isMssF e.h ,a,.v
aid worssitlan us.l ~ fel..!4r ii. sam.
- productive, not more SO. than that witch "a hxd
before considered our bes, land.
The drains made by this Machine are large enough
ior a practical purposes enough below The surface
70 be BEYOND the reach Of frast and permit th yrnns
above them TO be cultivated without the slightest dan
ser Of injury :, the drains. We are convinced that
y
trains In this County were made with this msebns |
more than Two ago, aud all them remain in a
'ef,ecs eondiion - they were VIXEN they were Grst
made In Illinois aud elsewhere thsy have been Ii uss
} much longer time, with the aame result
, Another very great advantage 20 be derived from
his mode OF draining, one which every farmer vim
ecognise - Of the highest Importance the constant
uppy OF pure stock water which these drains furnish a
heir outlets, summer and Winter This alone, In most
ofstes u not Ia Ill, 10 worth AArissy more than tAe
ost Of drainage.
We therefore most cordially recommend the above
Amed Machine che farmers County and Of "a
tate. with entire confidence that wherever tried il Yin
erfofm oil that is owners claim for u, aud result n
ornament and lasting benenta to al con ,erred.
NV ROBINSON.
DAVID LAR..lDON
.f@ WM. LAMME
n. B-nachines furnished; and the right 30 use Ae
lme for Counties, t0wnshipa farms, can - nnr
based on tae most reasonable term o. The undsrssn
Z, " application Adaresa<d 10
Wn. SUNDERLAND q hR0A.
assiEu 1arliagtea, Ie1a.