The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1875-05-07
lfarvMters.

Snmc twenty -four years ago. In the early
days II lsvAplng Machines M implement
was devised 10 cns grain and carry the
binders. An experimental machine WIS
tested near Cincinnati, over seventy acres
were cut and successfully bound. ihr hind.
ers doing their work on the machine; hut
the Idea was far In advance u tie wants VI
the Aee Grain farms were principally
new. the land rough, tho grain heavy Tho
crA WAS d transition one from thu Use u
cradles; and the single step ~ cutting
down tho grain with \ machine drawn by
horses. Maa ! long one " take from the
cradle. The inventor u sl,is implement
MAS = mechanic III thu uipdest ltrspcr
Works II &. II. Mccormick. Years after.
wards the Idea wMs taken up by otlaors, anil
In 1891 assumed definite slain lNfufc the
public In tl,e Marsh Harvester. There wAs
very little modification III the original ma.
chine. except III detail. even then tllc Inn.
plesnsni was In advance Of the age, and
large proportion III the hnmb,r testsd that
season were thrown aside. Thu nlf,si NJ.
gsnt personal efforts III Mr Marsh failed
10 Introduce them with any rapidtty, nnd
the writer NJ this Mw him In 1909. VI the
end III IN MnsucccsAftl trial. pretty thor.
0aglsly tiishewsirned mud discouraged
4 great ohsticle 10 their introduction was
the shabby manner IN which they we're
bsilll, and although this has bern improved
somewhat, they have never yet l,cen really
we'll built. SILL they gradually grew In IA
v0r In some localities, and llnve now b..
come very popular IN section ~ country
representing about 0sic-thIrsl Of the grain
growing part ri tho United ktAtcs. In
much tho larger part III the country their
use II yet unknown. rhls Ii indicated by
the relative number II machines built last
season, In round nuninrs, something less
than twctty thousand Iiarvceters ~ against
0ver sixty thousand Kcap~rs.
The large manufacturers have btil Just
seen the need u building them. and now
that their attention II being given 70 tho
matter, ~ may exwcl great deal better
implement 10 iIr sold for l~aa nionsy More
especially II this thc fact. ~ therr arc no
patent On tlles essential features ~ tlls liar
vsslvT that any one need 10 respect. "
Mr.. MArsht claim 70 priority 0f Invention
was we'll founded. thu llward, the NASAL.
Ion. tho Low. Adams Il French. tl,GMuod.
| the Werner, tie GarfllArt. and The Usage
would NOT all IL them lncn built and sid
with imptinity list SEASON. and soinn III
Thorn for four ~ Ave years hack m ~.
surcd that " there waa d royalty In II Mr..
Marsh would have lind II long ngO, The
fact Ii. Tho old Invention covers the Whole
ground and any one Inns tl,r right 10 build
Harvester tltat cl,oo~cs The consequence
of this II tlisl purchasers will have ~ patent
fcc 0r royalty u pay Tor, IN huylng y mn.
chine. while brisk competition Will drive
thc poorly made 0nes ont NJ The market.
Last ytar the MesArs Mccormick instruct.
"a the inventor Ol the old Cincinnati Ma
chine 10 unite oil ths valuable feai.Irca used
In the leading lxrvcsters into one Machine.
Of oil the men In the country. IN was the
m1et etnineRtly fitted 10 do thia wUrk. and
and tho Asmple inAcltinu now hi r1l,ilIllion
n M. Wan yAlkcnhurgl's Implement
Sure. ID ample evidence III lhe cOnsclen.
tlOus and pAtnelAklnk manner In which hc
carried Out hle Instructions. 4 man fatnil-
Ter with Harvester Will ri Onfc rccOgl.lxe
The most valuable md distinctive p0lnls Of
IT. leading machines combined IN symnisS.
Tical proportion. with e0ine improvements
over any and III u them, Th0se who
hAvs feared lhal from tI,c drNirc thc Alesera.
Mc( 'Onnlck have always shown 10 build
strong. thas their llasvcster would b. I'm.
duly cnmhess0ms. viii hn Agreably elg-
rsi6ed " Aud Il compact and light. whilc u
y hnisl,eA and PIT together In tbs very high.
81 sylc u mechanical cxcsllrnce, Tn
ft1me h sOlllly lpn,ted and fitted tnerllseS
- The S.ftOsy. This b In marked contrase
with mnn~ 81 The oshcra. whnee frames an
ssns oul lonecly, 10 b. stability hung to-
gCther ~ she agent. The Mrasr~. No.
C0rmick would not slow ~ important 3
rlece n Wosk ~ IN doAe Out Of thrir factory.
Th6 delails n I'm cutting Apparatus Ase -
excellent " these N The Oh Reliable while
n,nny u ihs minor difficulties found 10
mMr Harvester Asc entirely 0ltiascd. Tl,%
,nt'lJnH u The embodiment ~ tho expert
tncnilnx n nearly thirty years. snd will
come tD The farmers 81 Minnesota. not IN
.iDtslctl machinrs, hsii thoroughly trstrd
and proved ane. prepared 10 tiAks ~
chances IN 4 rpukh and tumble nght with
aM thr rest, and cMnc mt lltnA. ltsnes.
lis AYe eltviona and EASILY rrceeulssd.
Farmers - recommended II examine "
for tlie,nselvsa. -Austin Register.
The Mccormack Harvester h on sxhiid.
zion ~ Inhn y. l'cck's Agricultural WaTe.
house Ia (eSssO.