Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-07-14
The Reaper and Raker Machine Exhi
bitiOn.

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On Monday we visited the farm of
Capt. ID. B. Clark, about mile from
the city, In the Mosquito Valley, for
the purpose of being present during
the testing Of the several reapers and
rakers represented I'm this city. Van
Brunt d Waise were on the ground
with the Williams Machine, the
Buckeye, and the John =. Nanny
Sugart d Lininger represented the
New Nanny and the Champion reap
ers. Mr.. Ball, general agent for the
Buckeye, Mr.. Ray, general agent for
the Champion, and Mr.. Ellis, general
agent for the New Nanny, were pres
ent and worked their respective ma
chimes. The first trial was I'm tall
rye, each machine to cut twice
around. The Williams Machine
started first, and appeared to work
very well, but unfortunately they
broke something connected with
their adjusting lever, which made
the machine manageable. The
next was the Buckeye. After much
trouble and labor they succeeded In
getting 1t once around, when they
withdrew IL from the field. The rake
and machine itself worked clumsily,
and was seemingly too heavy for the
team. The next was the Champion,
which did Its work very fairly, but
the draft OF the machine was heavy,
also. Then came the New Nanny.
This Is new machine. 1t was set
up on the ground, and put to work at
once, passing rapidly around, doing
its cutting nice and smooth, the rake
laying off its gavels In first-class
order for the binder; and, notwith-
standing the heat of the day, the
horses hauling the New Nanny
were as dry when they left as when
they entered the field. After this.
they started with the John p. NANNY,
and with much trouble succeeded In
getting around once, after which il
was withdrawn from the contest
contest was over here, they adjourned
to field Of barley, all leaving al
once, and drove about half mile
Tile barley was short and much
tangled. The New Nanny entered
the field first. 1t did the wsrk
beautifully, cutting its way smooth
and clean, and leaving the tangled
grain In handsome, compact punches,
the driver not stopping his team nor
leaving his seat till he made his
round Of about six acres. Then
came the Williams and the Cham.
pion. There appeared to be much
trouble In adjusting these machines
for the work. 1t was but two evil
dent that the Champion did the best
work, and was the favorite of these
two machines in the barley field, as,
unfortunately for the Williams ma.
chine, one of Its rake arms was
broken. Judging disinterestedly
and from the Communications Of dis
interested farmers and others who
were present during the contest I'm
both field, the little New Manny,'
Ia the decided favorite, calling forth
many Communications. We noticed
one peculiar advantage IL has over
! the other machines, which Ia I'm Its
raising and lowering facilities-en.
abling the driver to cut either tall
or short grain without stopping his
team. To chow the advantage OF
this important device, IL will be suf-
n eient to state that this little ma
chine entered the barley field at the
same time with the other machines.
made Its adjustments and went to
work cutting three times around
while the other machines were be-
ing adjusted and getting around
once. These are views based upon
what we saw during the working of
the several machines. Council Bluffs
NonpdreH.
The same paper says:
We learn that since the field trial
of self raking reapers on the farm of
Capt. Clark, near our city, on Mon.
day last, the New Nanny Reaper
has had trial with tho Wood Reap
er on the farm OF Rasmus Campbell,
in Silver Creek Township, this coun.
ty, IL was again the victor, beating
the Wood machine In BOTH reaping
and moving. The Wood machine
was returned, and the Nanny re-
tanned and paid for. Again we hear
Of Its beating the Mccormick Reap
er yesterday, near Glenwook, Mills
county. II Ii becoming q great IA.
vorite among the farmers and agents
in this part OF the State.
8. L. Kemmerer. Of Arlington, Is
agent for this machine.