Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1866-08-08

Correspondence Of the New York Tribune
Great Farming Implement Trial at Auburn,
New York.

AUBURN, y JuIS IL Iuc IaIll4 VI W
S Leach, upon which the mowers are
being tried, is one Of the richest among
the rich lands Of Cayuga county. II
contains 2433 acres and 243 acres of
tiiIable land, and all OF it workable in
few hours after heavy rain. 1t is
valued at 800 an acre, the buildings
adding very little to the value The
clover field, in which the mowers are
now at work, has very heavy growth
lodged fiat 1t is also studded with
that tall white blossom weed known
as flea bane,' small daisy etc The
ground is smooth and pretty level, but
owing TO the condition of the crop,
which has been reserved a week or
more beyond its proper time, it is in a
bad condition for moving.
The Buckeye machine, by Adriance,
Platt & Co, No l. The Eureka, bv J
D. Wilbur, No. > The American Now
er, W H. Halliday, No. ). The kir-
By, D. NJ Osborn & Co, No. 1. These
worked together, No i coming out
ahead, cutting its acre in 40 minutes
cutting a swath #. 6 in, Mr.. Osborn
himself driving an excellent steady
pair of horses. No. cutting it.
driven by the inventor, would have
finished first but for the accident of a
breakage. This machine is unlike any
other in use, the cutter bar being di-
rectly in front Of the wheels
No l. driven by John P Adriance.
cutting 1 #. in, was the next out
having made no stops, and backing
for clog only once slightly. finishing
in 81 minutes.
No. 3 slightly exceeded the limited
time Of one hour for each acre All
the work was about equally we'll done,
and considering the character OF the
stuff cut, was remarkably well done
After dinner four other Nos were
called: Nos. and Cayuga Chief ma
chimes, OF G. Wheeler, Jr. No. : not
being ready, lis place was taken by the
same Kirby machine that worked be-
fore driven by the proprietor. No. s
the same Buckeye as before.
| will here remark that several ma
chimes entered in duplicate numbers,
a "single mowers" combined mower
and reaper" and selfraking," so that
the work of four machines may actual
Is be done by one
OF the quality Of the work Of all, |
have heard but one opinion. All are
competent, even new as they are, to
NOW, each its acre, in one hour, with
out heating the journals or fauguing
the horses. 1t is certainly competent
for any farmer to NOW ten acres OF
tangled clover in a day; and in the
case Of the Kirby machine it is demon
stratcd that it can be operated by 4
"cheap hand, as the man who work,
ed it to day only has an income OF S4U,-
900 a year. At any rate it shows that
such a man is willing TO labor in be
half Of the farmer, in the great work
Of improving machinery to facilitate
farm labor.
In the second trial, the Kirby, driv.
,n by D. NJ. Osborn, finished his acre
first, coming out in 40 minutes-the
others but little behind.
The third trial of four machines was
by the Columbian Junior Mower
American Agricultural Works, New
York the Harvest Clipper, R. Dutton
| Newport, r. / ; the Yankee Mower
| Dow 4 Fowler, and an Iron Mower
/ Ohio and Buckeye combined, Dodg,
| 4 Stephenson.
Of these the first out was the Van
kee Mower, in Is minutes, with pretty
severe labor Of horses; tic Harves
! Clipper next, working much easier.
Like the others, these are all excel
lent machines. leave it TO the Com
mittee to say which is best. 1t i
claimed for the Yankee Machine tha
it is very simple in construction an,
remarkably flexible, working witt
case over rough surface. This is true
but We do not see how it can claim an,
great advantage over several others.
The Harvest Clipper is one of tn
most compactIy constructed machine
IN the whole exhibition, and has som
features that must cntitle it to higl
place among It's competitors For in
stance, all It's gearings and shafts ar
so covered that they are not likely t,
become wound with grass, nor to en-
danger those who are about the ma
chine when it is in operation.
So tar, the difference in time of GU
ting an acre between the fastest an
slowest machine, is about twenty mil
utes- Under some other circumstaI
ces this difference might not appear s
strong, and it might appear to th
farmer that the slowest machine wa
an easy working one, and would there
fore find favor. But wo be to its Dol
ularity if it proves both slow and har
upon the team.
July 12-At eleven O'Clock thel
was no beginning of the Dynamomett
trial, and so | abandoned that part