New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-17


wheels as have before mentioned.
No driven by John r Adfiance emitting A. lin. vasthe
having made stops, and backing for clog oGy
once slightly finishing in q minutes.
acre the work about equally well DONE ard considering
Tho eli arlcter Of tho stuff cut remarkably well done.
& d4T dGq5 oG OF we a. NJ not i being
ready it's place taken by the same KIRBY machine that
worked before. driven by the proprietor No g. the sane
vii here fefaaI that several machines entered in dup
cate numbers as single mowers combined mower aud
reaper" hand rakng and seraking 80 that the work
Ofhe quality OF the work Of all have heard hut opn
ion All are competent new as they are 10 each
its acre in one hour without heating the journals atRung
the horses IL 10 oertahN competent or any anef to mo"
ten acres OF tangled clover days and 30 the Of the
Kirby machine IL demonstrated that can DO operated by
cheap hand" the who worked II to-day only has an
income Of $4,000 ayear AT any rate shows that such
work Of improving machinery to facilitate farm labor.
t quite os important to the Manufacturer as TO
show he good and bad points in competition bn enabes
lin 20 hear the various opinions Of rmer well bis
public opBiOnto see the defects and improvements
to boar complaints and cOmmeudatlOns.
In the second rial the Khby, driven by D. NJ Osborn,
finished bis first coming out IN % mnats-tho others
The third trial Of four machines by tho Columbian
Junior Mower. American Agricultural Works. New York;
Harvest Clipper, L. Duttou Newport X the Yankee
eye conb 3Ss Dodge scpsenson N' ''-
OF these the s The Yankee Mower in 4s minutes
with pretty severe LABOR q A'SV' 'A0 nAes clipper next
Like me others these are all excellent machines Ilesve it
to the Committee to say which best 1t Is cimed for the
Yankee Mower that Il very simple In construction end re-
markedly flexible working with ease rough surfaces.
Tlis is true but do not how it can clam any great
advantage over several others.
The Harvest Clipper Is Of the most compactly
sruoed machines the whole exhibition and has some fea
that entite ii TO high place among its eompetors
instance all its gearing and shafts covered that
they likely to become wound with grass nor TO en-
danger those who about the machine when II IL IN
operation Then has an Improvement IN the Joint tna,
meshance mind for simplicity S and enc % @
easy working machine. As IL is neNly contrycd its
owners have power to say 1t will wei through
eight haryests as tie Buckeye Kirby machine men
can say theirs which them advantage for with
all other recommendations toe farmer wants 10 be assured
All Of the four last named machines worked this afternoon
"oui Of uIn and have consequently obtained this notice. be-
not time. They tad Of any notice they de-
to fail for want Of punctualiiy shall consider
important in the morning attend the DyEamOmeor
trial which rlloe upon farm and which will
OF draft machine that Is noted as "a horse killer
SO far the difference in time cutting an acre between the
fastest and sowes machines is about twenty minutes. Un'
der other circumstances this difference might appear
strong and might appear the farmer that the sowest
chino working and would therefore nd IA
yor But wobe to ITS popularity II proves both so" and
Tie weather far been fne could DO asked for.
1t clear and pretty In the midde Of Tie day but Rot
excessively hot IL good harvest weather and farmers are
generally employing OF tho best hay
gathered fields OF wheat fit to cut according
while in "the dough state"
which u to % bushels for Which the owners
would gladly have taken five bushels few weeks snce This
crease OF sales Of Teape and mowers soc Wagons loaded
with them passing out VI town almost continuously The sales
OF Auburn manufacturers will probably exceed any former
yenr The great increase OF farm machinery Is rapidly IN
ceasng tho agricultural productive power Of America
AuBuRx. ~ Y, July y, 1864.
Another lovely morning, opening with little more
encouraging prospects than t bat like other good In.
tentons resulted nothing but intentions At eleven o'clock
abandoned part Of tae fe4 Tor the other where found
tie following machine, at ToTk inc Eagle Soo oe ,
A. Woods combined machines. and oae OF OsbOrnos one
horse Kirby maehnes TINS machine cut rs aero 10 -
upon this trial. met with accident ana had to haul Oh for
repairs.
attention to the operations Of Biafds bay tdies
many Of them 1eyst aa3s seen one II ogeT;o1 e
hard for horse The two horse michiros worked al
mray Although do NOS believe IA the neecssiy Of stirring
haye tbe authority q the lion George Gcdo' that kay red
deII7 pP iqdfPs'tsa s5 t ts si &c, ara
Srrry Il mors has Nv ia,s 10, St b. done BY
t5nd AZ eT"eni machine to shake water gnt o.
some seasoc ofvery little Importance ou 'D'' O''
ber Of hay Takes were also Of work sev'ta were
ohss one OF them newly PatGh s9, gy - m in
eec..s,,,..,... iue"o. .s,,ry,pgraSc renH's'
9 SDSSI Theei DECIDED uPoinsn upon ~
ThS rakng Of the lots sec Zen; by The .n', a.
e eISu a. reatpsy sakcn Of Siih admiration We
tie other lots were al done well WI w gTo '9a Cse
10 u quality tho work. sorhe time "a Eea yss ae9?u
II she'd could not help lbHihg that a., Wool machine
tried Lis morning very hard u beat IN evey respect
Al tic second the mAcirnes tired were two OF G
wheelers Auburn machines, one 81 0b551ss hhPhy mn
chimes and one Of Aqtma9 MhlT C0t OLi1 quo hles'
combined The two Wheclr muchnee cut hclr hre aoh a.
and a. minues the Other two were TIME ionge ana al
Mr. Miller tic inventor Of the original Buckeye pres.
emit and m iasY proud OF the continued saeces, OF s in'
ton for than eight Some Of Bis strongest com
the fret start have since Id upon TIE shell
only TINT the Syracuse trn ~ competition
Sn the ecorct even h been obel 80 far o ysd
the popular requirement mount bis maehine Lie 'A'
OF. n SIR Muer latest improvements ia very compact
iron frame which only weighs some 90 ponu. tSst yc
dr yer sitting upon places bis feet npon Pso Nncn
Ths weight Of the above machine 6s3 ~ Tho following
ara The weights Of few others Adance. ra,t Co Buck
eve SSa NJ From this Judge that the iron frame adds only
"a n TO the weight wiber's Machine go nj II lldnys
tGS 5t Wheelers Cayuga Chief loo mi Woods loosler
Falls Machine ~, 70 RIO Yampos s n another csvuen
Chief GO M The Eagle 655 n the Ohio and BuGkeye
range s9 according machines are wanted simply
fr moving or for moving and reapng eomhaeed lnere Is
lner each one selling about all be makes and each one
striving 20 add Improvement extra Ia the way OF
| workmens.hp 10 attract customers. 49, 49,, O.,
The cubic viii undoubtedly profit by ibis trial as II gives
80 manufacturers an insight OF defect. and improvements
which could be easily seen by those who ooS on who by
the by are as they were Yesterday ~ Is De
cause the work proceeds so tedous SOW lhN
jose al patonce Oae Of them looking at MT tOngT vast
ing precious time in counting the puaons OF horses 70 ocer
In which machine had caused the greatest degree Oh aiRae
could f.i,an rom GIVING oghhsl
tomfooery Fatigue o. team does not depend always upon
strenPth eRerted by team lHeA IS uoes upon
W., ether it accustomed to that Kind OF work -
Their has BEEN in the opinion Of all tue owners and w6Aei
of machines well in the lookerson great deal OF TINS
fooled away curing these two days For instances the ma.
chimes which worked yesterday ordered to assemble
mile half distant at o'clock la morning 70 baye the
test applied At 3oclook ths afternoon found
item with their tired and tired men, strung along tho
fence outside field fairly byoing In the hot sun not having
seen The dynanOmeter cmneeman.or any one 70 tol
WHY they had thus been imposed upon IN manner wei cal
cnlted TO disgust them with meN VINO were wasting ther
time counting often horses pulse beaS or whether tho
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