The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-07-30
Marsh Harvester and Binder.

AtAolhA la N0oA1A
We had an opportunity last Wednes-
day of witnessing the working qualities
of this Binder, the only one in the State,
on the Hayes farm, near FOstoria. In
company with Mr. JOHN MARKEL, the
agen: for this county, we reached the
ground about o'clock, =. NJ, and
found the machine in full operation
The wheat was dead ripe, badly erinkled,
and in places fiat down. Yet we found
the Harvester aud Binder going steady
ahead and delivering the wheat in nicely
bound bundles. The wire for binding,
bin, and is regulated by a tension screw,
which graduates the tigItness of the
band. The driver regulates with his foot,
the size Of the sheaf. The grain is taken up
clean aud evenly, and even where lying
Hat, We noticed that 1t was riIt clean
and carried tu tine Binder IL good shape.
We could see not hing about the machine.
complicated or liable tn get nut of order.
1t can he regulated, ns we have said, tn
make the band tigitor Ioose, or 20 place
it near the butt or top of tlIe sheai.
As we said in the beginning, the
wheat was in very bad condition, and
we felt that the test was pretty thor
oueh Gne.
This implemrnt, in our opinion, is
destined to revolulionize the binding of
grain aud viii come into general USE
We are under obligations TO Mr.. ELLIOTT,
ia who's. grain the work was done, as
also 10 Mr. iINDs, the State agent, for
their courtesy in explaining the working
Of the machine, yhirh we find impoSSi-
bIe to describe on paper, and we advise
every farmer to examine it for himself.
Locating 4 School-house.
fhe Board of Education of jackson
township, having determined 70 build
new school houses, concluded TO re dis
trio; the township, making eight districts
instead Of zen, as before. Four of the
buildings were CONTRACTED some days
ago, three of them TO MIR. CAL PLoTNER,
at Ss25 each, and one TO GEO. LYpCUM,
at S72s They are to be frame. 24X30
feet.
Ia District No. ;. wIirh EMBRACES
Hometown, there was some difficulty ia
securing location on the farm of Mr..
ISAAC SAMPSON, and proceedings were
had 10 appropriate a site for a house, un-
der See G5, of the School Law. The
following gentlemen were summoned rs
Jurors, and met at the office of the Pro
hate Judge, Monday last, viz: s B
Larkins. Wa. ngssrll, J. Ewing pllas
Il. Hatch, ioh8 Rome, David Walter,
ID. A. Eselni;aGh, {. 2. MhClellan, VIM.
MoRtt, x. s RakeF, ADAM souTs and
Geo W. Graham, IL.
The .!gry was lnpa"neied ana sworn,
aud in tue afternoon chartered an ON
nibus from MASsIEGER's stable, and with
that gentleman to steer the craft, started
to eEamInc It's P.ei.iges aapt4iss the
valAe Of the ioIIth oI uh acre. aipropri-
ated, ana estimate the damage TO Mr.
SAMpsoN's farm. Tile Senior editor hap
pening in the office nj le time, was in
vited TO accompany ii!a rariy.
The ride was a pleasant one, through
q fine scrtiQn OF farming baud. with here
a field of lnKarianI waFlng rorn, and
there a fl III af wheat, Just harvested and
studded eiosaly with shocks nj golden
wheat.
The Jury, as will be seen, comprised
some of our most Intelligent farmers and
business men, and the question Of under
drainage a-n rraf-inasins was l.rrtiy
thoroughly dis.nsseq. with a Joke thrown
in occasionally 10 give pest to the con
versailqn
Arriving nt the RESIDENCE Of Mr. s. the
Jury praeeeded 10 eEaHine the pFnpnssd
site With vi W 20 nppralse the land and
estimate damages, after which 'he party
returned, arriving nj Findlay about G,
f. ~
after supper tna parry again a>>..im-
hlel1, ana after hearing the plea of q. f.
PREDbKTos. Ed. ou behalf OF Mr.
SAanSog. aud hKYRy BliogN, ESD, on
hsiiaif 0l tie Board of Education. Judge
HUFFMAN delivered his charge, and they
retired to deliberate Af one o'clock the
Jury agreed npon verdict which they
sealed up and brought into Court at
'-ight O'Clock, Tuesday morning giving
Ar. $. S21. l6 for one-fourth of anacre Of
Iand.and Sl52. IS as damages.