Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-08-08

machine and the full width of the cut. To
prevent scattering, a light fender is made to
drop with the platform and holds the grain
FROM falling until the platform comes, up to
place again, which it does as soon as it has
advanced the length of the bundle. ii !.
The Kirby Harvester was next put in.-
This is a mandrake machine, the raker sit
ting Immediately behind the driver; carries
the grain off on quarter circle. This ma
chino is well known, and had many friends
on the ground. to.ss
The buckeye" which had been looked
for al! the week, but kept back by breaks in
the railroad, was now on hand, and did its
allotted work in a satisfactory manner. ,-
After the single rcapers had been tried, a
drawing was had for the combined machines
as follows FIJI 'll&'}} slstf ..4.5
No. l--walter A. Woods self raking machine.
% Kirby Harvester, d. NJ. Osborn Co. ~
:" 3-Seynour, Morgan & Allen, self raker.
:. 4-Exoelsiat, Cline, sel,erling & Co
+" 5-W. A. Woods Hand Raker combined.
g." 6-Cogswelrs Patent, by T. II. Medell.
Sohn Monnys combined hand no rsksr;
:" 81 Ohio Mower combined, e. Ball. eE-A@E
" 10-Curtis' Cam Machine combined. MA
" 11-Buckeya combined, Fl. II. Taylor.
II George Easterly, combined harvester.
l Gag; G Gsf s sS"sS Co.
The size Of land laid out for these was the
same as the last, or one acre and eighty-four
hundreths. The owners were allowed to cut
and lay the grain in their own way, and were
watched by the committee--the condition Of
stubbe, shape of gravels, time, &C., all being
considered. AS the lots were considerably
scattered, we could not see the working Of
all through the whole lots cut, but made the
following netations from what we saw
No. 1. Woods self-raker. The lot was
rather low portion Of the field, and very bad
ly lodged in some parts Of it. The machine
not being set very low, run somewhat over
the lodged grain, and could not lay the grain
as well as could be desired, nor nearly as
well as the day before on better grain. How
ever it was as well as could be lain by the
ordinary hand raker in tho same condition of
= e standing grain. -. a.g sa+'5
No. 2. The lot was adjoining, and part of
it lodged but it was clearly cut, with few
exceptions in spots, and fairly laid. 1t was
the Kirby machine and a hand raker
No. 8 was Seymour & Morgan's self.rake
This machine left a very clean stubble, and
laid its bundles very square, but spread
about the width OF the platform.
No. 4. The Excelsior, as before described,
is real deliverer, and is very ingeniously
constructed machine, but as reaper on un-
even ground, it would be difficult at all
times to get the grain from the PLATFORM
The cutting was well done, but where the
grain was somewhat down, the delivery was
rery poor. ... ......... 3d..
No. 5. Walter A. Woods hand rakcr.-
This machine cut its allotment in As min
utes; width of cut s feet. The stubble was
well cut, but the hasty manner in which it
was done, not enough attention was had to
laying the bundles. This however in many
machines is only done well where person
is well practiccd. p r {
No. was comparatively a stranger to
most people-Cogswell' patent, exhibited
by T. II. Medell Of Ottawa. The machine
was what would have been considered fair
specimen of machinery ten years ago.
No. Z. John P. Manny's machine having
arrived was now for the first time on trial
and cut its allotted space in SO minutes. The
cut was six feet, drawn by two horses, the
stubble left clean, and bundles we'll laid.--
This machine is SO arranged as to lower and
raise the cutter bar by the driver and retain
it at any desired elevation. The driver can
also do his own raking, if desired, as was
done by the machine in cutting the piece
which was allotted to it as an Independent
reaper. Mr.. Hicks drove the team and raked
4 off in a workmanship manner. ES#
I q No. was the celebrated Mccormick ma
chine, without much change except the self
rake before referred to. 1t was operated thin
! time with two horses; cut six feet and occu
pied 43 minutes. The gavels were fairly lad
but not well divided from each other 70
No. o. Ohio Mower. f. Ball. The timt
used in cutting was forty four minutes; th'
cutting was good except where lodged, ths
raking off was not generally well done.
No. TO- G. N. Curtis, Chicago Cam ma
chine, consumed forty -four minutes; die
poor cutting and laid it poorly; width fiv,
feet.
No. II. Buckeye. Forty four minutes
Very nicely cut and well laid for binding
being considerably compressed in delivery
from the platform.
No. II. Easterey's Harvester. Very fay
orably known in Northern Illinois and Wis
cansin. Five feet cut Time thirty -eigh
minutes. This machine has forward pa
Of trucks to support it, requiring more room
in turning about. The cutting was don,
very nicely, but the delivery was stringingly
done.
No. IS. G. II. Riggs, Combined machine
Cut six and onc-half feet; cutting fairly
done, delivery not as good, the gavel being
twisted in depositing on the ground. Prac
tice and time would correct that in raker.
No. IA. Cayuga Chief, by Sheldon & Co.
is new machine in the West comparatively
is composed wholly of iron. Compact ant
portable. Occupied sixty-four minutes il
cutting the allotment; made perfect,
clean stubble and the gavels were left in tn
best possible condition for the,binder, straigh
and true. We presume had little NOR
time been taken by some of the others, bet
ter work would have been done in this re
spect. \ - - ~-- - FE