Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-07-24
agricultural.


The trial of haying implements under the
direction Of the State Agricultural Society,
commenced at Rutland on the morning of
the 9th inst, and continued through th,
week. The premiums offered were
First premium, gold medal second pre-
MUM, silver medal; third premium, bronze
medal fourth premium, diploma in each
class of moving machines, tedders and horse
akes, aud a bronze medal for first, and
diploma for second, on horse pitchforks.
The committee on moving machines were
George Hammond Of Middlebury, Henry
Chase of Lyndon, James A. Shedd of Bur
Iington, Lawrence Brainard of st. Adams
Samuel Everts of Cornwall.
Committee on Tedders, Rakes ETC., Geo
A. Merrill of Rutland, Henry Hayward, Of
Rutland, c. Horace Hubbard of Springfield
W. r. Sanford of Orwell.
The following are the entries
MOVING ADMINISTRATIONS, Granite State,
St. Adams Foundry Company's Buck eye,
Woods Two Horse Mower, Crawfords Re
eye, Buckeye No. , Wooden Frame Warrior,
Kirby, Eureka, Young Eagle, Union Mower,
Vermont Star, Sprague, four and one-half
feet, Sprague, four feet, Meadow King, Her
cules, Regular Clipper, New Clipper, Buck
eye, Wood and Sprague, One-horse. For Ex-
hibition only, OsbOrne's Combined Mower
and Reaper.
TEDDERs.-American by Ames Plow Co,
Billiards; Superior by Higganum Manu-
featuring Co.
Es.-Hollingsworth's Sulky Rake,
Monroe's Pat. Improved Bay State, Dorsey
& Lorett's Granite State, Peerless, Welcome.
HAY FoRKs.-Nellis's Harpoon Fork,
Benedicts Hay Fork, Nellis's Improved Fork
Humans Pat. Railway Hay Conveyor.
The ground selected for the trial of NOW
ers was some two miles below the village,
on the land of Mr.. Cramton an old orchard
with some trees still standing, and stumps
and stones in plenty, many large rocks, and
rough bottom generally. The grass was
heavy growth, herds grass and clover, and il
many places badly lodged. On this land q
half acre was staked out for each machine
which they proceeded to cut as they chose,
and stoppages, distractions, clogs and tim,
of each were noted by the Committee Oul
space being too limited for a notice in detail
of the working of each machine, we will
make brief mention of the classes into which
the machines may be divided and some notic'
of each First the old standard side-cuttine
machines, of which the Buckeye and WooC
may be taken as samples. The folding baI
of the Buckeye, its thorough workmanship
and success IN the market, have made it a
favorite, and is so well known by our reader
as to need no description. The Wood gsv'
some very severe tests, stopping and start inl
while in the very thickest, heaviest grass
without backing, and driving as slowly az
possible, and without once clogging, anC
again putting the horses on a trot, anc
throwing the machine in and out of gear
while in motion. The Sprague, a simple, com
pact machine, was noticed in the FREEMAS
IN the report of the American Institute for
1870, and was we believe the first, frst-clast
machine to put down the price which they
did to $50 while others were sold from
800 to 1925, as circumstances dictated. II
is light, compact, apparently durable, and
easily handled. The machines of which
class these are samples, have the pitmar
running across the machine, and on line
or at an angle with the cutter bar, according
10 it's position.
The popularity of the next class is an
arrangement of the parts so the knives can
can be as easily worked in one position of
the cutter bar as another, from horizontal to
perpendicular. The Victor, Kirby and
Meadow King were of this class. This class
claims the ability of running on rougher
land, with greater ease, as the knives cannot
be cramped in the cutter bar by the pitman
in passing over rocks, as they are always in
line facility in passing distractions, as
they can NOW up TO the tree stumps, throw
up the bar and pass by and drop the bar
again without throwing the machine out of
gear. On the Victor, only portion of the
weight of the tongue can come on the horses
as it plays freely on pivot three or four
feet from the rear. end. The Kirby is joint
ed between the axle and the fastening of the
tongue, TO allow it to conform to inequalities
Of surface. The Meadow King is light, COM
pact and easy of draft. The next class may
be termed novelties, having some principles
new and peculiar to themselves This class
embraces the Granite State, Eureka, New
Clipper and Crawford's Reversible. Of these
the proof of their merit must rest in the
test of use and time, except the last, which
we think failure in principle, which
il the throwing over the cutter bar (Which
runs behind the machine) to the other side
and bottom side up. The knives can have