Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-10-07
Ghe SIRE press.
cuITTENDEv COUNTY FAIR.
BURLINGTON
EsInAY MoRNINe oCroBER :. Is54.

CEITTENDEN COUNTY FAIR.
,eRIr-ITrRAL IsFLEyTNTs AND HONE N,>UFAC-
IUREs.
Inc "Mormon Beater" hay press exhibit
% 20 practical operation on the grounls by
h. P Kiider Of Burlington, Is recent
INVENTION of remarkable power and effective
ar.. aud one which Is evidently destined TO
r rop1lise the business Of pressing liay tor
arract The machine reem0los pile driver
iaafqcarance, and T. operated by three men
.ai .lan of horses The hay is first beaten
..-.rher hy successive blows of heavy
ss-s., and then further compressed by
powerful screws. The result Is q bale Of
I.y which IL as solid az wo,d, can be sawed
~ arrci into ike log, viii not burn or
sas sish moisture any more than a block
O. sa.l, aud occupies Tor given weiga. not
o7c ball of the space required fer the same
..inuty pressed in any other way. As a
-uscqutucc, OF coursc TWO OF three times as
lach can he loaded in;o ear OF ship. with
O. s.-rrespsnding sayingof expense for freight.
l.s nschinc operates equally well on cotton.
-.., shavincs OF any bulky substance. and
s - much more rapidly, as well as more
,H-criyely, than any other press. lts impor-
tsrcc to the farmers OF a grazing region like
Vermont il apparent ST glance, and we
shall doubtless have occasion TO refer 10 it
NOR fully in future.
Sir. [. NJ. S.'ndcrlsnd of Highgate 1t.
exhibited = new Field Roller, of great sim
piirity. and combining some advantages not
Ll,herto secured By simple contrivanee the
,,st of an iron centre shaft is dispensed with.
.bu- lesseuing greatly the cost of the roller
-Ic sand-boxes protect the gudgeons, 30 that
tere j. no trouble from sand OF grit I; the
eight i easily varied the draught is light,
ard the roller easy to guide and manage.
Those merits are abundantly certified to by
numerous farmers Of Franklin County who
nave owned and used it. This roller took
tts first premium at the late State Fair Mr.
Sunderland offers State. County and Town
u, Is, at low rates, and parties interested
IN ,lch matters will do well to address him
a; Hisbgate Vt.
Mr. Sunderland also exhibited a new and
simple borse-rake. easily operated either by
tie hand OF foot of the driver, and well worth
attention.
r. Patrick. Of lIinesburgh, exhibited
illlgbs, and a new horse-rake, the dlstiu-
gushing feature OF which Is an arrangement
10y which the draught OF tho rake comes upon
d cle7i- which holds the teeth to the surface
of the ground when down. and help, sustain
'aeir weight when up Il struck Us as a
I'D Intention
The patent Fannius Mil and Grain Srp-
aratlr exhibited by the inventor Mr.. ;. Ad-
sg, Of Massachusetts,. worked like magic.
Nr saw Mr. Adams put into a small work
'H- model, Ieas, beans, oats, canary seed,
rlifT. and several other substances all mixed
.,-rJher. but which in tor;y-tirs seconds
acre delivered by the machine clealy -epa-
rt-d. each kind by itself, in separate boxes.
H. Wing Of Burlington showed a new
aachin, tor splitting leather. in which by a
.mple cmlriyance tue adjustable roller il
s,aas- Aept parallel with the other. and is
aiiust.d at each end at once by touch of
te bsui. Also, new crimplng lnachine.
wing important advantage Il i opera
'-i hy gcared lever, works rapidly and
v'u, viii crimp any length Of boot ieg-a
result not hitherto secured-and Is sub
.-.l,iAl and excellent machine We under
'snd that Mr.. Wing intends u engage in
g.. manufacture OF these niachinc- in this
P.o-. They are Tor sale By L,Om- a Co..
600. Peek & Johonott, of Burlington, and
are worthy the attention of boot makers.
Powers Story exhibited s.ven-octave
Piano Forte, OF their own manufacture. Of
tue tone and thorough workmanship, and
,.tsautly casel.
The exhibition Of iine carriages was no.
tceahle feature IN Mechanics Hail.
IL Niekery displayed faury enl-spring
oFen baggy-very light and handsome; two
e1o'ileni ri,.e--priug wagons, and nice two
se4ted pleasure wagon, all Of skIlful and
CONSCIENTIOUS workmanship
Wa. Rough exhibited an end-spring OPP n
Daylight, strong and beautifully finish
-" and Two Other end-spring wagons and a
'"e-fPrlng wagon, all thoroughly mad. and
aSndsonic enough for any man
{. 3 Gray exhibited the o,iv .uscrca
1aggy, elegantly finished throughout. Ih,
slleHority of the broadcluth and leather
Trimming Turned ont from Mr.. Gray's facto-