The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-07-21
TO THE FARMERS OF IOvI

lNTHOIE lOtE HiNJE LiAUt Il
The undersigned have purchased the right Of rE1
turing and using throughout the State Of lava MAra
Emerson's PATENT DTrcIuSG MACHINES and are ncF
ing a number Of Machines manufactured at this Y
which will he ready for delivery about The Ia u IA
We are also now running one of said machines til 4
OF ID. Harrison, six miles west Of the City II Bar
where the public respectfully invited TO exzr
process and the results Of this improvement WIN
confidently believed will work an entire revoluia
system Of farming In Iowa. This Machine BY rsssEA
simplicity and the cheapness and entire feasaEa
management, with the fact that the cost 81 machzs
within the means Of almost any farmer In this viva 4
that the use Of machine ON any farm having efArs
nxt lands, will pay the cost thereof In any ordEgF
season. Is proof its being the most valuable u r
prorement ever offered To the farming connunit III
As evidence Of what this Machine i capable Of aa
he expense attending the same We respectfully hi a
to refer all persons to the following certificates II IN
the prominent citizens Of Des Moines County, VIZ I
had an opportunity Of Witnessing the Machine In Er
operation.
We, the undersigned have examined enc II NlrSl
Emerson's Patent Ditching Machines, Owned BY w
derland & Bro, and believe II TO he valuable Ing
ment We saw II ut work, and are satisfied ,hAi -
be brought into general use II will bring under euas
At . small expense. large amount Of waste ana
With 1t bitches can he dug nj an expense ht . ~
twenty cents per rod. As the ditch j. made h~
half feet below the surface. presumed TO BE- bes
offrosf, II performs the office Of under-draHras VI
presenting any outward obs. ace to cuityafion. u
ing any part Of the surface. Will these diichs Vi
pen, and how longs We examined ditch ns
years ago upon Mr. Larrison's farm, DIX miles Fes
lngton, and found II discharging water inst 10 WIZ
the ground drained by Il being perfectly dry, ~
good condition for cultivation a. could b. desired
no reason why II should not continue 10 perform IL
tons for years, and believe purchasers Il Msshrh
able to cut dltches equally good nv few hours sp
In working them. d. y. WIGHTMAN, "a ~
A. W. CAEPENTEs
JAMES W. CRIME
G.. DURHAM
W.. C0OLBAT6h,
]. @. LAuMAN,
r. NJ McLAREN.
The undersigned. Farmers az Ees Npines COUNT
having severally tested the Diiching Machine pats
Marcus Emerson, and now used and owned W u
land 4 Bro, Of Burlington, Iowa, Ky having aFsN
With the same our farms, We desire 70 300 Gun 49,
10 that o: others who have recommended ~ -
hnco .ue ~ the greatest possible benefit 70 Tie -
,srss.. Of this state and Of the West generally
al me ), reriments have made, and the Dene1'
a.,j,-.d ~ u the use Of the Machine, are eryVhe
sanvune ~ sctafions, and so Tar a. We hare 60 q
learn ma sam. has been the case In other laeln
has enabled us 10 reclaim, a. an iEsgnlsAI -
portions Of our far Wwnaen hAn -, ~ -
productive If not more -. than that shssh W -
considered our best land. -. -
The drains made by this Machine are AFT 80
al practicable purposes, IA e.0uF = M. - Y
be beyond the reach Sf frost an ss.s,.s. sanrrA
them 10 he cultivated without ias ~, ~, ~
jury 10 the drains We convi 4eeH 4 n 4
permanent and durable. Some Of I've - ~. -
ty were made with this machine more tnsn s,;.r !
and all Of them remain in ~ pefises ,.,s MA ,ss
were when they were first made, u inn.', Mn l.
they have been In use y much 10. osrf '
result s iSn
Another very great ADVANTAGE to be sy-ssy I'M "a
mode OF draining, and one which every T. rssp. ~
nixe Of the highest importance Il The .ihxr
Of pure stock water which these drains nrnisaA ~
lets, Summer and Winter. This alcne. ID mos a :
u not In all, Il worth infinitely mere than 'af 20
drainage. -
We therefore most cordially rrccnnsns ~ " " Y
named Machine to the farmers u this toaas ~ y
state. With entire confidence that xarfrsI - "
perform AL thar Its owners claim ier y, ana
nj " R0EINSeN
DAVID ReRLNsVA
wM LAME /,
N. R.-Machnfs furnished, and the rsaa -
same for counties, townships or earns, can
BY application addressed to ,pox
auslsw N RurIinssa, lasa