Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-10-02

| have just come across couple OF
Broad cast seed sewers and cultiva-
tors, and it strikes me there has
been far too little attention paid the
means afforded by this department
Of machinery for saving labor. The
Whiting & Mapes, patent machine
has talk en the prize, but for what rea-
son in Justice or Judgment | am IN
able to even imagine There is a
machine along side Of it. named
North pcstYn, Broadcast Seed S0rer
and Cultitat0r, mate by Eygest0H d
Sean, -H3udUhee, which fills the en-
tire bill Of mechanism, strength and
lasts in all sorts Of land, including
stony, Stumpy land and whatever
the obstacles may be, which advan-
tages make il perfect for every use
as a small grain cultivator, and for
all this am wiling to venture some
thing Of my reputation as a Judge Of
practical things. The latter machine
may be u dear one, the gear work
being entire Of wrought iron, but
there can be no failure about it,
whereas, its neighbor mentioned is
of east iron and delicate structure.
This Eggleston & Swain machine is
80 constructed as that whea any one
Of the dozen small plows or hook
like diggers, meets with an obstacle
in the ground, that would break it,,
the wooden peg which holds it in po-
sition breaks and the plow falls back
as a disjonted knee Tho operator
mar rcadjust his pillow in a moment
by putting in a new peg provided for
such mishap. The machine is surcl j
perfect and practical.
z. w. Skinner Of the Manufac-
turing firm Of +. w. Skinner 4 Co,
Madison, Wis, is here, one Of the
busy, working men, knows every.
body, everything, and is really one
OF the most useful men of our state
He has made and sold this year 800
Sorghum machines, and is going into
the manufacture Of Evaporators,
horse Plows aud grain Rcapers.
L. W Skinner < Co.'S Gilman Light
Draft ReuperS was introduced only
to tie farmers Of Dane County the
past harvest. 1t is remodel Of all
the Rcapers and Of all improve
ments, and its eNcellencies are these ::
it is balanced on too large opposite
wheels-to prevent that 90 it-ye-
cripple gait seen in other machines,
and doing away with any necessity
tor castor wheels The gearing
works are attached up high from
dirt and mud. Crank shaft and pit
ment long and loss liable to break
sickles. Boxes All filled with brass
instead OF soft white metal Reel
very light and reel shaft Of gas pipe,
imparting great strength with little
weraV. And the whole managed
with great ncatncss. Rallcr attach
ment, and can be rig@el for moving
4 LADIES INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT.
| enter the Ladies Industrial de-
partmeut, and here are looms, Spins
ming jacks, Sewing and Knitting ma
chimes, and other machinery, much OF
F., it running. The Spinning Jack, hay
ing dozen spindles and worked by
4 woman i novel thing, but she
Says there is nothing new q out It
Is She owned one in orll State, only
this IS improved She wonders why
they are not more common; one
costs $40.
There are several hand power
looms here, all Of them it seems to
me operating first rate-prices $50,
$125, $1O0. $50. The 500 one has
all its frame work Of east iron and is
perhaps the best Of the lot, unless it
be $50 one over in a neglected cor
ner. | almost despair Of the women
ever going back to grandmother
days and making domestic wares.
Yet there is a current wish that such
should be done.
Hundreds have been amused with
the treatment and management OF
bees by Mr. Billiard, Of the bee firm
Bullard 4 Hoxie, dealers in Ital-
ian Bee Queens, Evansville, Rock Co.
This man really performs wonder
fully with bees. | suppose the won
dertul bee charm is used in humoring
the bees into good and harmless be
hayior. He stands upon a platform,
beside box Of bees. They fly about
in the best hum and friendship and
seem attached 20 the place. The
swarm must be avery large one. He
takes them up by the double hand
full and pours them over his head and
hairy face, often STOPPING down, Ia
king up handful and pouring them
into his mouth and down his throat.
They appear entirely harmless and
are not disposed to depart from the
vicinity.
am unacquainted with the Ital-
ian Bee and its usefulness, but will
copy from a little work handed me
by Mr.. HoXie, one Of the breeders
and dealers
e The Italian or Liquarian Bee
was imported into this country in
1860 They arc a high and cold
latitude Bee. They differ in many
respects from our Bee, and their
management differs widely. The
stock must be kept pure. There is
no difficulty in procuring them. The
Italian Bee possesses the ability to
sip honey from the deep cups OF red
clover, on which it feeds from June
to October"
am once more in the floral rooms