, 1863-07-20

wheat left In which to make comparative
time test Wood wants his team to put on
his mower; and SO the trial is abbreviated.
But the work il epIendidlg done, No tighter
twist and tuck Of tie ends is all that Is neces-
cary to render it secure In the handling. It
isa good thing and win Its own way.
TWILL TOUR MACHINE CUT FLAx?'
Ihear this question asked. Some Of the
reaper men answer, yes, having tested the
u!atter-others don't knoW-neyer tried: are
willing to try. And yonder is field OF this
tbrons staple, white for the harvest I see
Seymour & Morean's self raker, Woods self.
Each does good work. The remarks concern
ing these machines, elsewhere, will apply to
the character Of the work done here Auy
one Of them will cut fax well and deliver 1t
in good shape.
THE MOWER TRIAL.
The mowers are ordered to report at field
Of grass down in the valley yonder. The dri-
ycrs draw for the order Of starting; each ms
chine is directed to enter the field as its num-
Der Is callea-No: following No. I, follow
ing No. 2, &c. This ia to be moving ram
page. The committee forego system in their
examination. There is little need Of 1t; for
the longer one looks at the work of these ma
chimes, where all are excellent, the further
from decision he Will find his mind; for all
co well.
The grass is clover, timothy, red-top- blue
grass, upland and 1owland prairie grass, with
. diversity Of surface to match. ). H. Man
ny's machine, with the sickle which has cut
in grain all day, enters first, followed by Kir-
by, followed BY Balls Ohio, Seymour d Nor
gan, Woods tWo.Mhee1ed mower, Curtis'
Corn, Ohio Chief, Woods Combiued, Balls
um and Junior machines, and the Empire
twelve Of them click clicking ard Gathering
after each other. I can do little more than
name them. And any comparison might In.
stiiute, under the circumstances, might be In
siaious, md would probably b. unjust, .Any
committee of three should be excused If its
members became bewildered. But this COM
mi, tee, faitbful to the last, examined the work
Of each machine, In upland, tame, and prairie
grass, and down IN the boge, and hnmmocks,
among the wirJ ridge Of the eloughs. They
stopped them and started them measured
er, in search Of SALIENT points, until, have
no doubt, they became thoroughly satisfied
there was but little choice.
And go the Dckalb county reapertria1 ended
late this p. ~, just as red faced Phnbus be-
gan to hide between the prairie knolls. The
ncter, nor small In amount. Great good feel
ing and healthy good natured, courteous com.
pelitors, has characterized the conduct of
competitors. haye not noticed a single un-
6ignlhed wrangle.
The committee have been well disposed,
attentive, faithful, and have given us the re-
suits Of their best Judgment III the awards an-
tAry and Superintendent have both lnbored to
avoid confusion. aud minister to the good
conduct of the trial I hear no fault found.
An are good natured, and Joyil reunion
followed the announcement OF
THE AWARDS,
BY the Secretary, about 10 o'clock this even
ing, at the DeKalb Exchange. They are as
folloWs:
Best combined Reaper and Mower, first pre-
%am 5ofa 'ii| to John F. hannss machine Rock
Second best premium, s1ooo to Seymour &
Morgan's seltraker, Rockpoft, N. 7.
attachment. diploma to J. Il. Manny's machine,
ns:, NeoS assss s5.PRsf Pff9r Ps IS to Walter
,,1. B:st p%1Ter, never premium t1o, to ''Balis Ohio"
fs5; and diploma, to Ma5besry Brothers, Rock
Beet harvester and hand binder. premium IS 90,
ald diploma, to Narsh brothers. Shabbona Grove.
RUSDELL's HORSE P1TCnFoRK.
omitted, In my yesterdays letter, TO COM
pltte the record Of the duy's proceedings. r.
j. Runtel1, Of your city, Invited the Commit
tee and the reaper men to barn In the neigh
horhood, to learn how to unload a load of hay
quickly. lie proposed to do it with his new
Iatent horse buy fork. 4 large load had been
drawn into the barn. 4 horse was attached
to the rope which. passing over pulleys, Was
attached at the other end to the fork. Those
Of us present who had "pitched of ~ hay in
ene Of those badly ventilated barns down
East, with prospect Of shower to stimu-
Jate Us, elevatirg each forkfun over the ''big
beams," fully appreciated the exhibition; for
at seven fo1kfalls the load had disappeared
s eooody III Rorse haa D made Gw ascaa aGa
effort to do it. As 1abor-saring machine
the horse pitchtork holds the same relation to
the hay harvest that the mower does. 1t is
labor.saving and time .gaining-both essential
III these days Of large harycsts and little help.
This particular fork compares well, In all re-
epects, with other lorEe-hayfork have seen;
and in simplicity md efficiency have seen
Lone superior to it.. The peculiar feature no.
ticeable in 1t, Is its strength aud lightness
combined, resulting from the peculiarity of
its construction, ISEEHNO.