Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-15

0ur AxoSe raE RrArERs. Out In the
among the ripe barley, that
u tast falling bsfors the keen siekles-
among the broad acrss Of fast ripeniog
whsat-among The corn that stretches up
ward twenty -four hours per day 30 fast 40
to be slmos. audible-amoog the farmers
oil joyous over the fulfilled promise Of
an abundant harvest-among the harvest
srs ,oiling under the burning sun, that
sends down rays almost At boiling heat
cut among these wetraveled, yesterday, on
the road that leads to Dubuque, to see and
hear for ourselves concerning the magnifi-
cent prospects Of the finest crop ever
brought forth from Scott county soil.
The prsir,ss on either aide ~ far - the
eve might be able TO travel, are covered
With abundance. The murmur about the
rus.. the weevil or the bug, or the blight.
is no. heard in al the land; but, as We
rode along, the sharp music Of the reapers
greeted US from every Asld. Harvest bad
CON encsd in earnest, and the golden
sheaves Of barley arc being gathered to-
gther With the certain promise Of ayisld Of
from thirty 10 thirsy-Avs bushels per acre
all around. The are no poor pieces. They
are either good, better or bsst-ths lattsr
sort predominating.
Halting st noon st the farm Of Jacob
Akeley. and accepting the hespitalitiss Of
his household. eur party attended the
farmer to tho Hsld to witness the perform
anos Of his new self-raking respss-ths
johnson patsnt-Which hes but lately
oeen introduced. At the sarssst selicita-
tion Of "admiriag friends" (ss the poli.i-
clans say, ws mounted the msehine, which.
in the main, appears pretty much like other
reaper. but - . specially has . rating
spparatss that in ingenuity Of design and
facility Of operation astonishss the farmers.
This consists Of Ave stoutly tssthsd arms.
which are operated by the machine and
driven in irregular motion by traverse
rollers running over . very eurisusly mod
s,sd cam. Anyhow the arms sweep around
in perfect order, and, catching the clean
cut grain, rskss it off. either at regular In
ssrvsls. Or, by using fost-spriag, stirrsg-
ular spaces to conform With the light or
heavy growth Of grain. The operator eccu-
pics safe seat outside Of the machinery
md entirely beyond reach Of dsngsA
drives his single span, which handles the
machine with perfect ease, and sweeps Of
the golden bundles with perfect uniform
ity and regularity. II 10 an astonishing Z
piece Of machinery-six feet cut, simple
construction. and leaving . perfectly clean
track. Asarsapsr We we're an acknewl-
edged success. aud may yet 60 into the
business as steady occupation.
One hundred Of these machines have
been sold from this market this year, and. !.
- they discount oil others in economy and
dispatch. they must become the favsrits
With our farmers.
Another ride, still farther towards the
Wapsis, brought Us to the farm Of Vim.
Cressler- a thousand acre farmer out in
Butler Township, where We found another
Johnson machine doing fine work among
the well.6llsd barley.
This superior machine 10 manufactured
By johuson, Huntly 1 Co., Brsokpsrs N.
T., and sold by NeNair 1 Jordan Of this
city. The raking attachment 10 used on
several styles Of machines il Ack
nowledgcd to be far the best ever invented.
Its use does away with one span Of horses
and one rnan-thereby nearly paying 70,
Itself, machine aud all, every year.