Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-06-06

during the early Spring will be fully re-
allied and that the business interests of
the country will be in a condition to COM
ply with the provisions of the resumption /
act as early as the first of January next, /
without serious inconvenience.
While the farmers are favored with a /
bountiful crop, our merchants are also 1
enjoying a good trade and the manufac-
turing interests of the country are having |
a large demand for their goods. In fact
in many cases the manufacturers of agri-
cultural implements, plows, cultivators, |
planteFss etc., have been unable to fill |
orders. And as we understand, the man
ufaeturers OF reaping and moving ma
chlnes are making an extraordinary eff
Tort, employing very large force, and
almost day and night to supply
the demand.
The reaping and moving machine is
acknowledged to be the most important
Implement to the farmer. as it is used in
harvesting the most portant crops raised
by him. And in view of the economy of
of time required during the harvesting
season, the selection and purchase of the
harvesting machine is matter of great
importance to the farmer. When his
grain is ripe and should be harvested he
has no time to experiment with imper-
feet, or tmpracticable machinery. Every
hour is precious, and he must improve it,
or his crop, (and therefore his purse,) suf-
fefs. Hence the great importance of Sc
lecting and purchasing a machine that
will harvest successfully all of the various
crops raised by the farmer; one that viii
be durable, that will harvest successfully
grain that is lodged and tangled, as well
as uniform standing grain. In fact a
machine that will not successfully save
all of the various crops raised by the
farmer, even under the most unfavOrable
circumstances, is of little or no value.
The original cost of the machine is of
minor Importance, as compared with the
advantage of securing the very best and
most reliable and efficient machine in the
market. We believe il is universally az
knowledged that the Champion Machines,
are entirely superior to any other ma
chimes in use, either as Single Reapers,
Single Mowers, or Combined Reapers and
Mowers, Droppers or Self Rakers, and we
doubt IL any farmer can afford to use an
inferior machine, even at a material diff
ference in price. Experience will prove
that the Champion is the cheapest in the
end.
During a recent conversation with one
of our manufacturers, in regard to the
practicability of Automatic Wire Binders,
we were shown, and have permission to
| publish the following letter, and in this
| connection would say: The writers are
very ulAAAGAS lll DlAC VI JllC lAIOSb
| fertile valleys in Kansas. They speak
| from large experience and what they say
| is entitled to the careful consideration of
our farmers and millers:
FACTS AS TO HEADERS AND BINDERS.
HARGIs, IAdBoDEN & Co,
WICHITA CITY MILLS AND ELEVATOR,
| WICHITA, KANSAS, May 20, 1878. }
/ Wm. N. Whiteley, Esq, Springfield, o.:
DEAR SIR: In reply to your inquiry as to Head
ers and Wire Binders, we would say that we do
| not deem this climate suitable Tor headers: The
| larger portion OF the damaged wheat on TINS mar
| ket the past season has been headed wheat. Any
miller with a good nose on him can readily tell
has been and can be headed and saved in good con-
itOn, but it is the exception, and the chances are
| decidedly against it with average season.
Wire Binders have had considerable of run in
this valley. 1t may be possible to thresh wire
bound grain and leave no wire in the wheat, but il
has never been done here; and no mill ma
removing all the wire. 1t being smaller than wheat
little pieces, and even long ones, viii slip through
them. These pieces of wire, in passing through
the burrs, are flattened and drawn out very thin
course would strike the bolts, probably HUNDRED
times, and eutmany small holes, if they did moi
and make nap On the silk As these cloths con
tain from five to twenty five. thousand meshes tc
| the square inch you can readily that a small
amount Of cutting would greatly enlarge the mesh
es, and open innumerable little holes, while tn
| scraping would have the tendency to close thou
sands Of the meshes, and both would greatly TEN
to weaken the cloths
binders, per But musty wheat will rot, an
roughened and cut bolts cannot make good flour
Next to his reputation, a miller must look to al
bolts. We plainly tell our customers that, SO Ion
as the market furnishes sufficient good wheat to ru
our mill, we will not buy wheat with wire in j
and from present indications, our bountiful crops
immense immigration and inherent good tense
/ farmers eenerally-it will be long before we ar
compelled to run on headed and wire bound Whea
Respectfully Yours,
p. S.-We enclose you piece of the Wire that ha
passed through the burrs and cut its wa
through the boiling cloth.
Z. While it is understood thatthus far Au
] tomato Binders have not been sufficient
] ly perfected to work satisfactorily it wa
hoped that by continued experimenting
and improving, a successful Automati
!, Binder might be produced. But the let
: ter above referred to suggests even nor
q serious objection to Wire Binders. Th
: objections have heretofore been urgeC
j that the machine to which the binder
attached, being of the harvester typ
Il which would not save lodged and tangle
grain successfully, and the addition {
} the complicated binding attachment. I'll
G cost of,the wire, (being about 6 per cen
!. ofthe cost of binding by hand,) and tf
: original cost of the machine would togetl
er seriously prejudice the successful II
II production of the binder. But, if, as
would seem from the foregoing lette
wire-boUnd wheat is likely to be unsafe
: BILE, it is probably equally true that IL
le straw will be injured. And these will
e considered matters of serious important
,e to the farmer and miller.