Mower County transcript., 1871-08-10

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| Asa ''r"n'lanIon piece" to this lon,
list otact* in the interest Of Justice and
humanity, we ought. perhaps to publish
the record Of the Democratic party il
behalf OF slavery, wrong. and outrage
But itcan hardly be necessary, at l>'a<
until the wounds inflicted upon tn,
bvchs Of the four millions Of cx-slavc
have had time to heal Itcolorcd me,
bear no malice against their Democrat
lc owners, they will not be apt to fr.o
who fastened and who broke their chains
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
The Great Trial:.t Owatonnu.
f'"" the Saint Puul Di*potch.
The morning Of August Bird, wa $
cloudy, but cool, and all Interested in
the great trial Of farming implements
looked forward to the moving contests,
which occurred this morning, with the
usual amount Of forced coolncss. The
ground selected tor the exhibition was
about four miles from Owatonua and
the drive to reach it was through a
rich and fertile section Of the country.
The vast agricultural interest Of the
State has been made more and moro
apparant by the proceedings at this OK
hlbltion, and VIC may expect hereafter
4 greater interest displayed in this de-
partmcnt Of industry. The field select
cd for the mornings trial was level in
the main, altogether not altogether
smoth. 1t was divided into lots-onc
for each machine and the machines set
to work. The following independent
mowers were entered; Climax, Will
liams, Woods, (Prize No. -, Shcr-
wood, Excclsi II, Woods, (lron) and
Kirby. 1t would be impossible to dcs-
crbc these machines and say which
was best done. We have occasion to
point out some Of the merits Of the ma
chimes, but to pronounce the work Of
one machine, at this time, better than
another would require great skill and
judgment. After the machines had
performed the labor allotted to them
the draft ofcach was put to test by
the use Of the Dynamometcr.
AS was said Of the moving, it is
hard to say where the very best is,
where there is so much good. There
was one hors rake, entered, known as
'Dayton's Hay Rakc," which appeared
to be simple, yet durable in construc-
ton.
rHE ARRANGEMENTS.
by the Committee Of Judrcs were Ger
tainly very fine. Men who have been
at many contests say it was the best
they ever attended, The withholding
of opinions and decisions was judi
cious and proper. The systematic Or
der in which everything was done,
cvinccd much skill on the part of the
Committee, and all cncomjums passed
on them by persons present, were we'll
earned and deserved. The State Soci-
city was we'll represented by them.
cxery thing being done to make the cx-
hibition pass off pleasantly and success
fully. We think everybody we'll
pleased. The following named persons
were the committee =
James MclIcnck. a. W. Frilly, Chas. Hoag,
W. l.. Amcs, r. II. Everett, C. II. Clark, G. A.
Wheaton, 0. p. Whitcomb, and J. Randall.
Pending the merits claimed for the
several machines it is our privilege to
call attention to the
SHERWOOD.
The Sherwood was we'll represented
by Il. I. Wocdford, of Cleveland, 81
and S3 Mcrwin street. The most sal
lent points claimed fo: this very de-
serving machine are: It's ncatness,
being we'll put up; its compatncss be-
ing 50 constructed that the machinery
is in ANAL compass, and so arranged as
to be easily kept clean its durability
and great case Of management. The
draft is light, and on the whole COM
mends itself to the observer.
THE CLIMAX.
was managed and controlled by j. r.
Sanders Of Davenport. Iowa. The
general agents are Stewart & Nccdham,
located at St. Louis. The machine at
the trial was what is called the largo
Senior. This is claimed, probably just
ly, to be one of the best made machines
in use has two speeds, fast and slow,
changed readily from one to the other ;
castings solid, and suspended on one
steel shaft, and covered to protect from
dust. The machine compares favora-
bly, with others in regard to noise while
in operation.
machines, always in the front rank arc
fully represented and have been han
died all through the severe tests to
which they have been put ill the very
manner, finding hosts Of new friends
whenever at work Mr.. D. NJ. Os-
burnc, Of D. NJ. Osburne &. Co., manu-
Glcturcrs, and VIM. A. Kirby, the in
vcntor-both of Auburn, N. Y.-al
ways found in the field in harvest
time, have been here. AS result O.
their great experience the Kirby Com
bined Machine as a scll-raking reaper
has now perfectly arranged lever io1
raising and lowering the height of Gu
in rcaping, and all machines sent out il
in future will be so made.
The Iew two wheeled iron Kirb,
Mower has been through the trial will
Immense success, whether or not it re
ccivcs tho award. The test Of sid
draft proved that it could be used with
out any neck-yokc-the tongue playing
in the center, neither showing side
draft or weight on the horses nccks.
The Burlick Indcpcndant Self
Raking Reaper, also made by tho same
firm, has many features Identical witt
the Kirby, and its work is much ad
mircl, cspccsally in the field Of ta
lodged oats.
THE WILLIAMS
: pnt in appearance for the first time ii
, this Statc), although they have sol
J, about fifty in the State. They cntcrc