Nebraska advertiser., 1878-05-30
Self.Binding Reaners.
TIE following we clip from the
Prdrie Farmer of Nav 18th.

As on request reply from subscribers who
hayeised self-b binders, to the question OF j.
! w. ID. OF Stewards0n, Ill, in your issue OF
AprIZI = VIII offer my experience. In the
harvst OF 1876, used a W. A. Wood mach1ne
whic. IN nice standing wheat, with coarse
straw oid good work, but gave a good deal OF
troute IN tangled and soft straw oats. The
macEne bound with a single wire, the end
of witch was held while binding a bundle
by beng p1nched between two pieces OF steel
whic required the incest adjustment. for
they Fo0ld either let the wire slip, or pinch
IL IN Wo. Another objection was, that the
drive, besides watching his team, looked af-
ter tE machinery and steadytng himself on
hlg seat (no easy task in driving across
dead urrows, etc., was very often Obliged TO
arraHe The straw on the binding table with
q lon hook, because Improperly delivered by
the esVator- a third objection was the act
OF thow1ng the sheaves five to twelve feet
from he machine with 1.-THE grand bounce"
very unny to look at but the recoiI Of which
shool the machine and driver rather IN
pleasantly, besides shelling the ripe grain.
Las year, still determined to ''try again
on account OF the large expense saved by
such machine l ordered q Mccormick bind
er. nc without considerable misgiv1ngs and
doubs, well remembering the tribulations
and Iortif1catiOns OF the flesh had endured
the var before. The machine worked so
well md had such an easy time of IL, hay-
ing Dthfng 30 do but TO guide the horses In
the Vay they should walk, that, after two
hours trial. settled for IL and sentthe agent
rejoicing about his occupation, which, now
ever. vas gone, having sold the last self-bind-
er mde by his firm. The machine binds
WithFire from two spOOls holding twenty
pouus each. The two wire ends are faSten-
ed t0etker, the machine started, and, when
enoUh straw is delivered on the table, the
bindr goes TO work, congresses the sheaf
(mua tighter than could be done by band)
pass the wire around It, twists II together
IN along twist and cuts II IN the middle, /
whio leaves the sheaf bound and the two
wireends united; finally lets go of the bum
die, Which remains on the table till gently |
puSed OH by the next one. ! kept the ma
chtB going In wheat, oats, timothy and naX |
without fifteen minutes interruption at any |
one1Ine from failure OF the machine. Two |
gOo horses can pull II, but preferred TO use
foul keeping them going at brisk walk |
froI morn till eve. The expense for wire |
WASH 70 90 cents per acre, according 10 the |
ainunt OF straw. Cut of machine i've feet. /
Tie wire bands gave no trouble in thresh- |
ing being cut with a hatchet, and those |
whbh went through without being cut \
'ohlgg9d'' thecylinder less than straw bands |
heilg 81 thin. They were Strengthened out /
by he operation, but not cut up short as was /
expcte. Most of the straw was fed, and /
wttloci detriment 70 stock, they being as 4
carsful ind as qutc TO reject improper sub |
stances among their food as we are.
-. VIII" can easily figure up the amount /
saved b7 this way OF harvesting over hand /
ed-il the culinary department and the COM
miSary ystOres saved. Finally. I would say, |
'Hirrah for the self binder" is leaves us in
dePndnt of harvest hands; IL never strikes
fOrh1gter wages, and as q neighbOr'S wife /
witlly remarked, ''We did not know IL was
havest TIL It was all over" J.L.
ERRo GoRDo. Ill, April 70.