Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-07-08
UOwiuU Machines.

There is quite a disposition to test tho
merits of Moving Machines by public
trials, this season. We give publicity tc
the results. as matter of interest to tho
farmers. 1t looks as il the BUCKEYE wa:
winning the most laurels.
STRONG, June %, 1870.
Mr.. Editor:-The only thing of interes
that has happened in our quiet town o
late. was an exhibition OF the Buckeye
Moving Machine here to-day. ]. with
number of the citizens of the town anc
vicinity was present rs il was expected
that a nun Der Of Moving Machine:
would be present and that there would be
n trial betwixt the several machines now
offered for sale iu this County, but strang,
to state, none put in an appearance ex
cept the Buckeye.
About an acre of grass was moved OF
the land Of Alexander Porter, in botE
thick and thin grass, and the universe
verdict of the people present, was tha
they had never seen machine do so goot
execution rs the Buckeye.
The people were very much disappoint
cd in not seeing other machines present
and thus have chance 10 judge OF the
qualities Of the several machines, which
have been so extensively advertised tho
this section, before purchasing; but after
seeing the Buckeye work, the universal
belief, so far as | could Judge, was thai
there was no machine that dared com
pete with the ImProred Buckeye, which !
understand the manufacturers now claim
to be the lightest daft. most perfect, du'
rable and best machine ever manufacture
ed in the United States.
1t seems rs though this is the tairest
way to advertise good machine. show
inc that the manufacturers are not afraid
to let the people see their machines and
know what they are buying before they
purchase.
We think the farmers OF this country
should encourage any manufacturer OF al
agricultural implement who makes it Il
speciality to excel in Workmanship, and
for this reason we bespeak success for
the maker of the Buckeye Moving
Machine. SPECTATOR.
COMMITTEES REPORT.
The undersigned, Committee of citizens, %
Phillips and vicinity, who were chosen TO judge
upon The qualities of the several moving machines
which might be here this day, state that we regret
exceedingly that no other machines were present
ed for trial except the Buckeye moving machine
and the fact that there agents for several Oth
er machines in this county and no other machine
being presented IL. in our opinion, pretty concii
siyc evidence of the superiority OF tAe Buckeye
over all other machines.
The working of the Buckeye machine was much
better than we had anticipated cutting thin grass
and thick grass with equal precision. Inc ma
chine worked on stony land, over rocks, INTO hOl-
lows and over moles, where any person Woni'I
think it impossible fol 4 machine to run. Inc
floating finger-bar of itself Is suficent recon-
mendation OF the superiority OF the BucAe!e iof
this hilly country in our Judgment 80
The horses worked the machine with apparent
ease The one horse mower did equally rs good
work as the two.horse machine, it being drawn by
a horse weighing about 500 lbs, and with perfect
ease and upon the whole the committee can de-
eide In no other way than that, according to the r
knowledge Of the different machines, the Buckeye
il the best machine ever offered for sale in this
county.
We win adj that the horse was removed from
the ln5li. of the one horse machine, shd the Lla-
chine drawn in grass by one man.
(Signe,D j. & HOLMAN,
Benz. BUTLER,
.JoHS ToOTHNKER,
phiIIins june 10 1870 Committee.