The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-09-15

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800 anh BRIsroL, Sept. 5th 1864
The Agricultural Society held lis Quarterly
meeting at Agricultural Hall 70 The President
in the chair. ls1 Dg,3. I'd es
In the absence of the Secretary, F. Ne'rel
was chosen Secretary pro TEN.
The report of the Committee on the trial o.
Reapera and Mowers was presented and accept
ed, as follows: ~, - e.5.. -5aE
Report. ,rsE b. g5a8.g 81
The Committee to whom waa referred tle s'ia O..
Reapers and Mowers would report ae9
The Committee appointed. JuiT 2lst, as the
ldav for the trial, which trial was to come on Oh
the frrnl of Hammond Marsh aeg. s5s.5.ss
ri ;he time appointed there appeared to be
- ~,retition, and it was voted to adjourn the
trial till A sxust 2nd, at the same place. In the
-. IL - Committee gave notice to the
-o,ions pfaotu,~ agents and owners, to pc
,.osor. v;,b thar M, rhiass and exhibit the
same, and compete for the pr. Hi'un's
At the day appointed, several maeA' " oit>
feren. patterns were present and quite gatl- Sf'
ing of people, and considerable interest mani
tested in the trial. a. ty5.r
The Machines entered for trial we're the Buck.
eve, Cayuga Chief, Woods, J. P Nanny and
new machine from Springfield Ohio, called the
Swan, ...[s,,
The single Machines were the Buckeye Jr'
and the Woods. The Combined wers the Cay
uga Chief the Manay's and the Machine from
Ohio.
In justice to the new machine FROM Ohio.
a.,
a ,Self-raking Reaper we would say the Ma
chine lad never beer tested. The proprietors of
the machine had somewhere noticed the adver-
tisement for the trial and come with their ma
chine. Although the machine may not be as
we'll adapted fol Mower, yet the Committee
believe, that, as Self-ralcing Reaper, with a
very little Improvement which the proprietors
contemplate making, the machine viii have but
few rivals -.
The whole number of Ma chnes present, en-
tered for Moving, and the most of them did their
work well. .s. I...s go,
The width of cut Of the various machines were
IS follows:
Buckeye, Al feet the Cayuga Chief, fl. 8
inches Woods machine feet; Manny's 4 feet /;
Ohio, 81.
The comparative draft ofthe several Machines
was as follows;
Buckeye, 81 cwt., Cayuga Chief, cwt..
Wood pa cwt.. NJ anny's 81 cwt.,
The test of the machines as to draft was made
with Dynamometer which was brought for the
purpose. aud although it did not work perfectly,
yet your committee.believe they were able to ap'
proximate closely TO the comparative draft of
different machines
After witnessing the workings ofthe different
machines, the ease Of adjustment and strength
and durability, the Committee awarded the first
premium for the single machine to the Buckeye,
and the second premium to the Wood Machine
There was but little competition IN Resping
The Nanny machine as combined machine did
its work well and as Combined Machine is en-
titled to the first emium.
The Wood Machine as a Self-raker did its
work WE'LL with great ease of draft and will be
found to be great labor saving Machine for
farmers and well worthy of their patronage, and
is entitled to the first premium rs single now
er. All of which is SUI omitted.
Bristol, Sept. 5th 1864.
MARCUS LINSLEY.