North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-09-04

Reaping Trial.
The Minnesota State Agricultural Soci
ETY. have lately held rial Of Reapcrs Al
Rochester.
We clip the following notices of The
Johnston Self Rakcr from the Winons
Republican.
Speaking of the second days trial they
say:
The work for the day opened with the
trial of Class No. 6 Independent SeH-Rak.
ers. Six machines answered to the call az
follows: Wood, Johnston, Kirby, j. IL
Nanny, j. p. Nanny and Marsh Harvest
err.
All the machines are tried on onc-acre
lots. The Wood made the acre in Al min.
utes, cutting five feet with width of gave1
averaging about three feet. Weight Of
machine so pounds. A slight delay oc.
Cured by the underground of vines wind.
ing on the chain pin, but aeidc from this
the machine did fine work. The Johnston
followed, cutting six feet, clearing the
corners handsomely, and leaving the entire
field clear and smooth. Width of gavcl,
5! feet, weight of machine, $50 pounds
time to the acre, IS minutes, time with I
feet cut, 20 minutes.
In the afternoon the Independent Self.
Raking machines were subjected to q trial
on lodged oats, each machine going once
around the field. The Kirby took the
lead, doing pretty good work and securing
about all of the lodged wheat. Next came
the j III. Nanny. The work was not so
well done, the difference as compared with
the Kirby being that the latter left a clean.
er field and laid its gavels better. The
work of the New Yorker, the third ma
chine, was inferior. Johnston's came on
and went ahead of all, SO far, doing the
best work yet performed. The Wood did
not cut quite SO close, in consequence oil
which the field did not look quite so clean,
though the grain was well taken. The j.
p. Nanny received break on the start
and withdrew. The Marsh Harvester
cloggcd some and is evidently not 80 well
adapted for lodged grain as the Johnston,
the Wood or the Kirby.
The Committee which consisted of the
Executive Board of the Society awarded
the Grand Sweepstakes premium to the
Johnston machine as the best for all work.
The following is a short description of the
Reaper from the Winona paper.
Glass & Son are Agents for Northern
Iowa for this Reaper.
The Johnston SelfRaking Reaper,
which was awarded the grand Sweepstakes
premium, has many features peculiar to
itself. The finger bar is nearly in line
with main axle, which, beside the advan-
tage of more perfect balance, admits Of
the use of large stationary grain wheel,
which avoids running down grain on side.
ling ground, brings both axles nearly in
line, making the machine nearly as easy to
turn as common cart. Another advan-
tagc of this arrangement is, that the finger
bar rises and sinks with drive wheel and
avoids dragging on the ground when pass.
ing over dead burrows, as in the case Of
those machines which have finger bars
either forward of or in rear of main axles
The principal popularity however OF
this reaper is the rake, which is rotary
consisting of five bars with teeth, travers-
ing an eccentric track, by means of which
they are brought to perpendicular posi-.
ton while passing the driver, dropping
into the grain forward of, and as low as
cutter bar, then again raising, brings up
the lodged or tangled grain and gathering
it upon the platform, whence it is deliver
ed at side of platform by either rake the
driver may desire, by simple movement
of his foot, or it may easily be adjusted sc
that one of the five rakes will deliver the
gavel without any attention of the driver
The device is pronounced by competent
judges the best ever invented to save lodg.
ed grain. The mechanism of the Reaper
is simple and compact, which should make
it also very durable. Its width of cut
(six feet) and light draft are points which
are not overlooked by farmers.