Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-07-10
.sflF-BlNOERs 70 THE FRONT /!
HARVESTING BECOMES 4 PAsT1xz,

rAsvEsgNa BECOMES 4 PAsTlxI.
-.rv Coed yuehin.s-TheM Mccormick
A."' the Best.
Inst at this season every farmer
i more interested in harvest ma
.,;rary than any other subject.
This is especially the case on ac-
aonnt of the revolution made or
nromised this season by the Intro
toction of self binding harvesters.
Previous to this year the use Of
.slf-binders has been merely an ex-
psrin snt, and their practical work
,nos have not been fully credited by
,.rners. On this account We deter
mined to keep fully posted upon the
workings of the different machines,
and for this purpose have sent rep
reseatative to each of the NUN erous
field trials which have taken place
in this vicinity within the past two
weeks. :,
The FIRST was at Shelton, a full and
unbiased account of which we pub
Ished. not as an advertisement bat
as 4 record of facts. In that trial
one machine had q defective part
and another was broken which corr
neued the agents to withdraw them
from the contest and leave the Nc.
Cormick as champion of the field. A
naper down in Juniata, in paid To-
cal notice, denies this, buthis denial
amounts to nothing; the facts are
4, we published them.
The next trial took place near
Lowell last Thursday. The grain
was ripe barley heavy and uneven
and lust right to give the machines
a severe test. The machines were
the Wood, John Bartlett, agent, and
the Mccormick, p. Phillippar, agent.
This contest was conducted in gen.
temanly aud busiuess-like manner.
Each agent selected two members
Of q committee and these four select
ed fifth.
The ma hines worked together,
cntting in I'll about Ave acres of
grain, the M Corinick making sew
.rsl more rev, lutions than Wood.
Our own impr, ssion Of the two ma
chimes was that the dreft was about
equal and the cutting and elevating
about the same, butthe McCormick's
superiority was in its binder 1t does
not get out of order. With the
Wood the wire occasionally broke
and necessitated @ delay in again
threadin, the needle. yhis did not
happen to the Mccormick. But the
main objection to the Wood was it's
manner Of throwing the bundle some
tea feet from the machine, the grain
striking upon the heads and scatter
lnS ont considerable of it. This was
more noticeable in the short grain
because the kick given to the bundle
threw ont apon the ground the short
stalks which did not come under the
WIRE The following is the decision
0. TIE judges:
We the undersigned, were present
q, q lieia trial between theWood and
helermlck haryesters and binders,
90 the farm OF Stephen Mccoy, one
-a!e west Of Lowell, and were ap.
pointed judges to decide which ma
cAiIe vas the best.
Il
After a careful examination of
o''l machines, the working of them
We decided unanimously in favor OF
we Mccormick for good work, dur
~o4ty, simplicity and easy Of man
'3ehent, the binding and e,eyating
u Tue Mccormick was far snperioO
y, W Tue wood, but the cutting of the
,, moou vas about the same as the
Any Pfmick. After the cutting was
'iHt ana before the Judges render
:" 'neir decision, vote of the farm
> present was taken. and Cue re-
~. u.' was was - Tor Mccormick, aud II
" u, - a SUTTON, J. M FIToH,
BEARS, THOMAS PECK,
|. n. ALLAN