American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-06-23

Yesterday aitsrnoon very interesting
contest. both in grain and grass. came of
in the VheAt6eld OWN Latta sSd mead
OW Of d. TaIInsdgs, about ons-mils west
Ofthis, place. between the following ma
chimes, 10 SiW Champion combined
reaper and mower. owned and exhibited
by Mr.. Whitley; Seymour & MOrgan's"
combined resper and mower; 'sKirby'S'
combined reaper aud mower. exhibited by
Josiah Wright. atkins" silt 2Tqking
cOmbiutd reaper aud mower. exhibited by
james Weaver; j. d. Smiths cOmhinsd
reaPer Nud mower. hand Tpkerj and Man.
ly's combined 'Tsaper aud mower, hand
raker. The machinss were brought upon
the ground 10 tius condition, and done
good work with astonishing rapidity and
ease.
The "Ch awpiop. I" self rakiug reaper,
(Jos. McCrss of this city agent,) after a
severe testSud much dsliberation. by the
COMMITTEES, bore of the prize. In cOnside-
ration il seems that il laid the grain
straighter than others. This unfortunate
". seems to have been The only point to-
which the commit Q directed their atten-
lion. The champion" is undoubtedly
an excellent combined machine. but 1t is
by no means without objection. the most
ssriou. Of which ars its heavy draught and
its dropping the sheaf immediately in its
swath and thus involving the necessity Of
taking up as fast as cut. which many Of
our farmers are not able or preparedto do.
As reapers. the machines performed excel
leutly. doing good work with ease and IA
cility. No better cutting ever was done
any whore by any machine than was done
yesterday in Mr., LattaSs feld.
/ The hand rakers labored under some
disadvantages. the whest being green with
large heavy green stem, and small light
heads. This the Committee should have
looked to. In or judgment the sclf-ra-
kets should not have been brought into
competition with the others at all. The
advantage they possess, and particularly
10 the grain cut yesterday, is apparent tc
all. The Kirby, the New York combined
the Ntkins, and ]. D. Smith s are No.
reapiug machines. and dsservea more ex
kended notice than we have room to give
as they oil possess many points of merit.
, After reaping to disqualification Of tht
: committee, the combined machines pro
, cssded to Mr.. Tallmadge's meadow 70
| the purpose Of being tested as mowers
: The grass was as fns and tough as wool
( affordiog most severe test, but notwith
9 standing this, to the surprise and satisiac
, ton ofall present.it was cutwith astonish
n ing ease and rapidity. As mowers th
Il kirby" boreof the palm, without doubt
s next TO it the New York combined. "an
9 then perhaps the champion" Thi
II contest was Witnessed by large and re
q spectacle crowd OF our farmers who wei
70 nc doubt rdoicsd atthe great improvement
l. iuhsrvesting machines. ,of Nj. Smith'sm
clrius we desire to speak more PARTICULAR
Mr. Smith is citizen Of this place, ,ihe inveI
70 tor of the machine exhibited by him ye
terday; his reaper possesses some points
= merit, the others do not. 1t overcom
: !, the objections of side draft. runs like
. su,key, light, cheap, and durable. and
~ clean aud slick cutter as ever went I'M
- harvest field. If Mr.. Smith can impro'
= his machine as q mower, he will have
" good combined harvester as ever do
work.
be The following is the report Of the cor
i'll mittee:
ye =. LAScAsrER, o.. June 22d, 1859.
nd We the undersigned COMMITTEE appoir
!, ed to decide upon the qualities Of the ooI
|. biped Resping and Moving Machines,
ef' ter trial on the farms Of Messrs. Ia
sh madge aud Lstta, award the superioFi
to the Champion Machine.
We would DISC state that all the m
d" chimes gave good satisfaction as Reapers.
~. JOHN s. SNYDER,
1. JOHN BALDWIN. +.
= CONRAD CRUMLEY,
'th j. M. GALLAGHER,
ias @ r. j. PETERS.
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