, 1876-06-13
THE ART OF AGRICULTURE.
1ts Chief Mechanical Assistant AZ Dis-
played at the Centennial.
The Nan Who Taught Europe How to
Harvest by Machinery.
Walter /. FOOD, and ttis Exhibit ef aowen and
R.apt1s al the Exposition.
The Brilliant Showing Of q World
Renowned Company.


Special Correspondence Or Tht Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June lo.-Tlc great
Gothic structure devoted to the exhibition Of
the worlds progress 10 everything pertaining TO
agriculture tsas assumed an interest from the
opening Of the Centennial commensurate with
the Importance Ut its contents. The understand.
ing, thinking men and women Of America and her
sister nations find this to be the real "snafn
building Of The Exposition. The insisting Of
Mother Earth In her efforts at mankindts sus-
tcuance is the oldest, and must ever remain
THE GRANpEsT, OF HUMAN ACHIEVEMENTS,
and nothing has contributed 80 much tu the |
phenomenal growth of our country M the active
lead It has taken In the cause of agriculture.
Chirf an,ong the factors which have given the
United States their supremacy Is tue agricul-
turai rulcrs Of tae world rank the i1!coi!.para-
It is peculiarly fitting, therefore, that the In
bccn known and admired all ever
the gloar for more than twenty years,
this, the nution's season of Centennial pride
and gladness. No machinery ever invented has
lurtllered the cause Of agriculture upon auel,
% sss rs that pssfeSssd by
American lnlustry und genius into such einl-
hence throughout tile world,
The magnitude of the Walter A. Wood Now
Ing aud RGapIng Compaiiy's trade, aud
THE WIDESPREAD INTEREST
felt IN It's remarkable success, Is shown IN the
| liberal nrea assigned it's exhibit at the Exposi-
t!un. It has been h:cor'lsd larger space than
that allowed any other s!nglc h0use, and this
space, generous as It is, does not more tllan suf
lice for the samples Ut the conpany's goods dis
played. Flooring to nn extent Of about l,do0
square fect has bcen allotcd the Cotnpany, asIes
rlnring around al four Of It's sides. Tits has
bclh covered with dais, on which Is spread u
| sensible heavy carpeting Of neutral hue
supplenented with rugs: Upon this inviting
platform, lind cosy office; posts aud wa!'s
| utmost !nnumGsAble medals WruuE from stub
bornly-contcsted trlala IN this and other lunds;
photographs ot ,diplomas, cups. and othcr
trophies secured BY the Walter a. Wood ma
ciincs In various parts Of the world, and illus
trations Of the different buildings Of inter-
nativna1 falrs held s!nce tfle inaugural Que Ut
London III 1s52.
Hut thc browning glory Of the exhibit Is found
| In the ..
| TEN SAMPLE MACHINES
Of the Compauy's tnnkc, which asc grouped
conveniently upon the platform. and witch are
y aftsr day vsiturs from a ese1y W zee % r1e
IRE shown reaplng and snuwlng- -machtnrs tint
since the gear 1858 have held steadily along,
.narvhirg into the esteem Of practical farmers
in America and Europe, aud holding plAce III
tic affections Of thousands upon thousands Of
users the world over, from which competition
has been hoopclessly unable to bulge them. Mr..
| NAltcr i. Wood WIS OUR
1
to introduce the pleasant revelation Of mecl,ant
cal moving. 1t was lie who, in lS57, first uf uli
proved " our Transatlantic cousins that the
lntosious cra Of the scythc and the sickle WAS
over forever. To-iay, nh average Of more than
SOU Ut his mac!iincs urc sold acFoss the wntcr
annually. They have agreeable memories over
there oi the pioneer, aud, though there have
been many l1sty bids in that direction, the
| European fnrtuers have nerer since founl
makers that could equal tue machines pro-
1 duced by thr man who hrst brought them to
their nouce, and the Walter A. Wood guods
sell ubroad iu larger numbers than tllose Ut all
other mnnufat turcFs combined. Specimens OF
the maclltnes for foreign use are shuwn iu thy
Company's inclosure, side by side With
those tint rule In tho American market.
The Wood.Dlnd is fine Illustration Of ttle
inventors thoroughness. 1t WIS te6tcd last
year by the Use of over W0 and large numbers
: have Mrcady been used tl,ls year Iii Teras and
California They flAve been running In the Int
, upon ti.vlr perfect practicatility and extreme
There Is no Walter A. Wood 1uschine bu.
: what tai be takcn right cut Of the building all
to put to the most severe of work IN al,y field
So1i.r Of tl!csn, understand, will be exercised
before the scason Is Uver, for IlU bouuoir orna
: ,ncnts nre eseT sent out from the Wood fac
tories. Tie display ls remarkably artistic in tux
tinihl, and e!cgaues Of adorn,ncli youehsalcd t.
3 every machine, But the Wood Reapcrs ant
Muwers are made to wurk, and Si never b
c bctleckctl with un outward attire too Ane to b
| 6utt4 WILL E6nt1cL VIII IttE F0uhneEt ol usage
. THE MACHINES EXHIBITED
. give an excellent idea OF tlie Companys re
Sources the extent atl sizc Of its business, art
! the unqualified superiority Vi Its goods. Moth
tng but an oFEanizatlon v9,n,ls!andinE the 'naF
il to bc peerless uud standard, would have otca
!. sion to make ten distinct Kinds ni llsst-elas
4 agricultural isnpielnynts; Such ls tlc ,postln
E clatr-rakc reaper, chaIu-saks rvaper Wit
- moving attachments. onc-horsc America
n n mower; onc-horsc Engsf, dropPrr; harycstc
d with binder attachment; A.nrrican twohors
4 low.c,lt mover; two-horse English mover, an
i llcAtier for big sWatlle work. Tie list ii til
y machines explains them, and show how cos
= n0poltan Is the demalid for thcul.
!. For ME to lesc1nt upon the merits OF til
IL Wood machines Is whul!y useless. Their nun
= fold cxrrl!cuccs arr fAlnlliar tn the suuu1 ayr
i cl1turists of every cline. Rcadrss of tn
TRIBUNE WHO Lave ever Owied au acle o. grail
= Wood machine has eomc to BE- Us much III
e ccss!ty fur slccssfl farming US fati1, ntr, atl
= suushinr.
u TNEr ARE STAPLE ..
u u In every State and nat!ou a1itl plow to brca
!. tic tough earth III spring t!,ne Is nut more e
N srntIai to every thriving llusbandran than
" Wood mower And reaper to garner Its golde
n treasures IN the autumn.
{: gruntl points of supremacy In tps
10 10 machines hc supeftluoMs, tbs rea*ons for ste
y auprc,uary cal, le l!ttngly and interestingly IL
~ tu1r.!. Thu Walter a. Wond mnwers and reaI
NJ NJ crs tnantan their Crude aboyc and beyond II
IL reacl u rivalry, bccausc their inventor uMdc
+ stood fronl the outset that turner's urc II
strrwdest, most thorough Of all lacn to dr.
:. With; because he knew tfat nothing film,
y or i,npract!rablu could ever, become, le
~ Inancntly favoritc with them; and b.
ts .s caused Ile studied from the beginning to fu
uf r!sh machines which should uuitc ubsolu
ii working perfectlol, will. complete durabil!t
rr Their supremacy u further explained BY the IN
j. that they arc furnished to each bayerwtth oil I!
adiuncts necessary " get tbs lArgest possib
A. amount Of use out of them, mud BY tie sdd
t. ttunal fact that they are turned unt of the lar
Il est nlanufaetury Of the kiud in existence. 1t
n. BUSINESS AXIOM
I'd thut the largo dea!er, who buys natcsial az
ho labor by tho wholesale, ean do butter by Il
= consumer than tue smaller trader Or luauufa
r. turcr.
~ Tho unapproachablu magnitude Ut this Cor
W pauy Ii matter of u very little, very sin,pl
g. arithmetic. Its first year saw only 5oo nachin
i. CONS !Mto lLtr,-a guodly number, though, {