, 1876-07-17
CRITICAL TESTS.
They Noro Given by tho Ccnteu.
nfal Agricultural jury ut
tho Field Trials.
The Kirby" "Wheelsr," and "Bur
dick" Machines Again in
tho Van. -
Bptefd1 CNrre.pendenes Qf ras ~

GpeeIaj correspondence Q} TAG 7fJbED&
PniLiDsLrntA, July 12--Tho trials Of n4&y>
Ing and moving machines Lave been the para.
mount features Of Ccntcrntal interest for Vi
past fortnight. Even tho imposing &xerci4es u
tho Fourth, which formally ustered tn tbt
second era Of our national iifc, possea,ed nd
more OF real Vital character thnn the exhibition
Of tho working capabilities of tt,exa macniras
We are continent OK agrIculturalists, for cd,
progre" In this noblo old scicuee has done no.q
than nught clse. 10 sprnad abroad our upod
nanlc and give !ls high repute among oar ~
Ter nations. What, then, could be marc ap-
pr9pr1ate celebration Of the Josiug days Of 60
e. oLa century md tl!c opening days Of tlc nsw
than ne VIGOROUS tled exhibit of our supremacy
Wosltl Tue most perfect ofapplianocs fr rpursuln8
The week bcforc and tho week OF tho Fourth
Te!o conimcmoratcd n this fitting manner IL
The mowers we're first tested 1t Eddingion a..
lion, md tho rcapcrs were aftcrward tried u
scs'eek's Station, Just beyond. l was ia con.
slant ntfondanee upon botli exhibitions, a1d 4
shows that the Kir6y, tho BurdicE, the Whscic,
tnneAEnes monopolEzct tho honors Ill tie ya7
through. These standard mowers and reepsrs.
i''nnufsctgrcd BY D. n. Osborne Il Co, VI Az
sutn, y. =, and sold in Chicago at Is, coo
t!cll, although II Was not Obligatory for them to
DO 30. But their makers had sent the machines
on to tho Centennial to proye again that,thcy
were Invented and constructed for hard No1k,-
nnt to look ut. Sowhcn It was announced That
all manufacturing vino wished might display
tho abilities Of their machines ii the Geld,
Mcssrs. D. n. Osborne g. Gu. were quick to 70.
spona. OF course other makes hal then to follow
snit, and tue consequence was TINT all mowers
the Centennial trials. fila made tie slnerior-
ity OF tho Kirby anl Wheeler machines oi,lY the
more conspicuous, and they ca,ne out Of the two
wccksf contests with NIL their old ionors freshly
giacd, anu With substantial grip upon manJ
The sterlIng merits Of these paragons Of eRt3-
cultural implements stood out lii every test
They were seen to be built OF the most 'durahl.
easy. management; and to blend simplicity OF
| mschanfsm with Il thoroughly evident adap pts@
billty for their work. Wherever these rcapcF1,
and mowers went, there followed crowds Of ~
preciattve spectators, noting with admiration
The clcanncss With which tho c,ltttns vas done,
and tho uniform dispatch viii. which every task
as:lgued klEbT, Burlick. OF Whcosss ma
| chino was executed.
Tho trials were managed BY the agrteultnDal
Jury, made up Of men from diverse auartere u
tho globe, England, Japan, and Brszll bong
amoug tho nationalities represented T1aasa
xus Remarkably strict impafuality, the juror,
4 ANYTHING, being determined t9 put 7aakes
This wus precisely vhat seemed to pleass Ny.
Osborne. Tho machines OF His FIRMS faaks rero
hold In rcafltucsB to Instantly meet any requc4k
Al Eddington they moved grass which ta1 been
soaksd IN Eain ad 9Ss: %cl heavy saller
gralu With phenomenal sEtftnees. and deposit
cd the thcayes In compact bundles whose unS.
form size aud oVenneas wrung good vorsla from
Efrals as well as friends: The Gordon Blailer
tutors, m unusually dtsccrnlng body u n,cn,
were united III their phrases Of admiration for