The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-08-15
1873.
ALTON, III. Nay ed, 1878.

MvsSrS. UdfnnlOu X Deerlng:
GENILEMEN.--The trial to-day was COM
piete victory at this place. The grain cut was
green wheat, FIVE feet ten inches high, and
thick. and in places lodged. The Mccormick
and WoO1 We're with us. We were allotted
one. half acre each. We cut and bound ours in
thirty minutes, and without missing a
bundle or breaking wire, and with pair OF
mules weighing 400 lbs. The Mccormick
cut theils in one hour and thirty minutes,
breaking four wires each round on an average
And the Wood stalled on the fourth bu !. die
and socn broke down, and cut twice around
| and quit, the grain being too heavy and thick
for the car acity OF their Binder. The victory
was clear and complete for the Marsh. The
afternoon was RAINY, and it rained all the time
We were cutting. McNair tells Inc that the trial
| at Je,seyvilIe was success. lexpectto GO to
Hillsboro to- morrow. Will hear from McNair
in the morning.
Yours respectfully, B. E. Shonts.
ALTON, H., May god, 1878.
Messrs. Cannon Deerine, Chicago, Ill.,:
Gentlemen In a field trial near Alton to-
day with the Wood and the Mccormick
Harvesters aud Binders, the Marsh, as usual
vas victorious. The wheat in which we cut
was very heavy and green. measuring in
weight TAI an average nearly six feet. Half
an acre was staked OFT and allotted for each
machine to cut and bind. The Marsh went in
WI XII pLiS-lill '1CIS ~.OU y III
finished up without a stoppage, or without
once breaking the wire in thirts one minutes
On her second round the Mccormick broke
Gown so that the Marsh had completed her
work before she 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. The
Wood Binder broke down on the first round
aud when in two hours she was again ready
for the field was unable to complete her work,
owing to the wet grain it was raining hard [
choking her down. Some two hundred PEG pie
witnessed this trial, and although a greater
portion of them came as friends and supporters
OF the Wood and Mccormick, yet, at the close
If th- tial, the public preston was strongly
in favor of the Marsh Harvester and Crane
Binder. After tiial Mr.. Auten produced a
testimonial which was signed by many promi>
nent farmers. Obediently yours,
H. H. Henniny
HOW IT GOES IN SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS.
SpRArA, II. May 18th, 1878.
Messrs GanmoH& Deering, Chicago, H.:
ts.--The Mccormick agents brought
forth a trial on one of the best farms Of our
country, and made desperate effort to clean
round the Mccormick made around one
fourth acre she pushed of five bundles un-
bound, viii the Marsh never missed single
bundle, but her work was perfect in every re-
spect, gaining the good will of about four
filihs OF the crowd, which would be abou, tw o
hundred in nunler We made several sales
at tins trial. The Mccormick men felt bad to
SO the crowd all for the M.rsh W. nave
been il s..veral trials and can say we have done
our work in the most satisfactory manner We
have never broken down, and in all the trials
We have never broken baud. The McCor-
mick has broken down at every trial they have
been i'll but one, and then they had Mr.. Baker,
Master Mechanic, from tn. shops, and at
Harrisonville they broke down with him
there. Il seems they can't help but have a
break down at every trial. Yours,
Dickey & Bro.
Our success at Greenvile, Ill yesterday
May oath, over the Mccormick, Osborne, aud
Adams and Fench, was complete. The Nc
Corrnick brok. wire ard burst bundl-s The
Osborne carried grain over the lower canvas
down into the coSw heels and chok-d so it had
10 t- cut out fully . dozen tiln-s. The Adams
x F.nch did not bind more than three and
81 ok-d continually ". did not miss OF
bust single bundle Yours,