The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-08-11

TO THE FARMERS OF T0T
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The undersigned have purchased the rim, Il -
turing and using throughout the state of Iowa. M,
Emerson's PATENT DfrcHfSG MACHINES. and inv ~
ing a number Of Machines manufarfarsd n IN ~
which will be ready for delivery about the IN ~
We are also now running one 81 said mschines n n
OF ID. Harrison, six miles west Of the CITY sf n4s
where the public are respectfully invited 10 er,rir2
process and the results Of this improvement ~
confidently believed will work an entire rVyoltsm
system 81 farming in Iowa This machine W resaa
simplicity and the cheapness and entire faSialrg
management, with the fact that the COS. Il amachn
within the means If almost any farmer In this srsz
that the use Of machine on any farm hainr ether v
HAT lands, will pay the cost thereof in any vrdnsv
season. Is proof Of Its being The most valuable II VI
provement ever offered ta the farming ccmmunfy fr
A evidence Of what this Machine Il capable q dAag
ne expense attending the same, we respectfully ta :
10 refer all persons to the following certificates d IN
the prominent citizens of DrS Moires County. Win
had an opportunity of witnessing the Machine IN pr
operation.
We, the undersigned, have examined one IL War;
Emerson's Patent Ditching Machines osned BY Wa
derland & Bro, and believe II 10 be a yslEalle ~
ment. We saw il ut work, and satisfied ihH ~
be brought into general use 1t will bring under curz
at a small expense, large amount II waste land
With It bitches can be dug at m expense not To a
twenty cents per rod As the ditch Is made thrts y
half feet below the surface presumed to he helor iii
OF frost, IL performs the Office Of under -dranagr
presenting any outward obstacle 10 cultivation, n
ing any part Of the surface. WIN these ditchs 4
pen, and how longs We examined ditch nss{
years ago upon Mr. Larrison's farm. six miles west N
Mngton, and found It discharging wafer jne = rse}
the ground drained by 1t being perfectlg dry mit
good condition for cultivation ~ could b. desired u
no reason why II should not continue 70 per.urm II
items for years. and believe purchasers of Msrhipss
able 10 cut bitches equally good BY few hours yy
In working them .. G. WIGHTMAy, ca -
A. W. CARPENTER
JAMES W. GRIMEs
q. DUNHAM,
W. y. C0OLBArGH,
j. G.. LAUMAN.
p. M. McLAREN
The undersigned, Farmers Of Des Moines coussl. IA
having severaliy tested the Dtching Machine pasn1
Marcus 4 Emerson, and now used and osned by -
land Bro, Of Burlington, lows, Ky having drains :
with the same on our farms, desire to add led
10 that OF others who have recommended h - asks
become OF the greatest possible hvneff TO the knh
terests Of this State ard ~ the West generally N
OF the experiments We have made, and the bsnett w
derived from the use 81 the Machine, are beyordT
sanguine expectations, and 20 far have hess -
learn. the same has been the case In other oaais
has enabled US to reclaim, at an insignificant n& 4
portions Of our farms which had previously heen ix
tillable and worse than useless and render the ~
productive, Il not more %, than that which w asi
considered our best land.
The drains made BY this Machine are large rrrI
al practicable purposes, far enough below The mk
Be beyond the reach Of frost and permit the grsrat
them 10 be cultivated without the slixhtes aarefs
Jury TO the drains. We are convinced that they Gsf
permanent and durable Some of The drains II lib 4
" were made with this machine more than ivc ysw
and all Of them remain In a. perfect ccndins
we're when they we're first made. In Illinois and t<s
hey have been tn use much longer time With d 4
result
Another very great advantage 10 be derived &C.
mode OF draining, and one which every farmer W
nize ~ Of the highest importance Is the constsa "
% pure stock water which these drains furnish -
lets, Summer and Winter. This alone, n mes -
drainage.
We therefore most cordially recommend ~ -
named Machine TO the farmers ~ this County No.
state. with entire confidence that wherever tred
perform all that Its owners claim for Il, and resla
nanent and lasting benefits to all concerned ,o,
NJ W. R05ISs0N
DAVID Robinson
WM. LAMME.
N. B.-Machines furnished. and INC t%na y
name for counties, townships or farms, can " -
By application addressed to ,,as
WILLIAM SUNDERLAND BEyA
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