The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-07-04

.wice wlnle he was laying up and repairing
We have also beat tho O,lUrne badly. Oar
machine run one horse lighter and did letter
work.
Yours. George Roth.
HIGHLAND, Madison Co.. Ill May 9Th, 1878.
Altssrs. Ga,nlil"n 4 D-eliny
We. llls undeis 81 sned farmers of Madison
and adj lining counties. on Saturday saw the
Marsh, Osborne, and Mccormick harv-sters
aud Builders wO, king on john b ,lsiger's and L.
Birhl anus farms ut ii1h and, in hesvy
green wi'eG and rye, and, after close ob.erva-
tion. UNANIMOUSLY says: We greatly prefer
thu Marsh Harvester and Binders to the others
on account OF It's great simplicity, lightnt IS of
drai d tll- g'Wt work it did raft is light
en ugh for two nurses, and the Binder is PER-
feet. The Marsh is the machine for Southern
Illinois, and good careful farmers will examine
II before ordering any other. s. Z. Crane, J.
E,,slninger, W. =. kamsry, john Gall, P. B.
l1-ndricksOn. John Berger, J. H. Leach, R.
Fricker, w. A. Leach, john Ambult, j. F..
Schmiedly, Fl. c. Ba low, Chr stan AmbuehI,
Bernlart Henrichs; Geo. Hpltz Chas. Traver,
Majonler, Calvin Lee, p. Thompson, +. H-nz-,
Fir d Htrshi, C. W. Dugger, Buck Hoffman,
Z. W M,,t+ns, Henry M.@lhenry:
PITY THE UNFOR1 UNATES. TRIAL
All ALTON. ILL, MAY %.
1878.
ALTON, III, May 2ad, 1875
Messrs. Cannon & D-ering:
GENiLtMEN. The trial to-day was q COM
green wheat, five feet ten inches high, ant
thick, aud III p aces lodged. The Mccormick
and Woo, We're with US. We were allotted
one half acre each. We cut and bound ours in
Thirty lone minutes, and without missing a
bundle or treaking wire, and with pair OF
mules weighing 400 lbs. The Mccormick
cut theirs in one hour and thirty minutes,
breaking four wires each round on an average.
Aud the Wood stalled OIL the fourth buLdle
aud socn broke down, and cut twice around
and quit, the grain being too heavy aud thick
for the Cal ac;ty OF their Binder. The victory
was clear and complete for the Marsh. The
afternoon was RAINY, and it aimed all the time
we were cutting. McNair tells NE that the trial
at Jel SEVILLE was success. l.xpe, to 60 to
Hlllsboro tomorrow. Will hear from McNair
III the Forming.
Yours respectfully, B. E. Shonts.
ALTON, H., Msy 22d, 1878.
Messrs Cannon 4 Deering, Chicago, ILL.,:
Gentlemen In a field trial near Alton to-
day with the Wood and the Mccormick
Harvesters and Binders, the Marsh, as usual
was victorious. The wheat in which We cut
was very heavy and green. measuring in
weight Lat all average nearly six feet. Half
al ACRE was SIdheeI Oh anu ALLOTTED IOr oacll
uiael.ine to cut and bind The Marsh went in
on her one-lialf acre at about 900 D. M
finished Up without a stoppage, Or without
once breaking the wire in Tint. one minutes
On her second round the Mccormick broke
nown 50 that the Marsh had completed her
work before size was again ready for action
Finally, how ever, they waded through, meet
ing only with the slight Inconvenience OF hav-
ing to stop from three to our times in every
round ON account OF breaking their wire.
Time, one hour and thirty minutes. Thu
Wood Binder broke down ON the first round,
aud when in two hours she was again ready
fol- the field was unable to complete her work,
owing to the wet grain it was raining hard
choking her down. Some two hundred people
witnessed this trial, and although a greater
portion Of them came as friends aud supporters
OF the Wood and McCormisk, yet, at tine close
of the tiial, the public ex p,exuou was strongly
in favor Of the Marsh Harvester and Crane
B'nd'r. After trial Nit. Auten produced a
testimonial which was signed by many promi.
nent farmers. ObedientIy yours,
H H. Heunn-