The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-03-06

with the requisite amount of mother
wit, did not therefore think it neces-
sary to rcfate figures and statements
which were entirely outside the bounds
of reason. But if his longing desires |
crave some figures ON the subject, l win !
refer him to the article of Julius Ora
ham which appeared in the EAGLE Of
February 10th. Perhaps careful peru
sal of the figures contained in that arti- |
Gle will assist his digestive organs in
disposing of the small amount of wire
in his biscuit.
In reply to my statement of farmers
owning harvesters and selfbinders, and
allowing their machines to stand idle
whilst they hired their grain cut with
headers, he does not like to believe it
only on certain condition. l will give
him the names of few farmers owning
haryesters and self-binders, new and
complete, who hired all or . part Of
their grain harvested with headers the
past season, none of whom, as he stated.
as he stated, afterward rucd their bar
gain:
IN KECIII TOWNSHIP.
Hon. f. p. Thompson, owned Mccormick
Self-Binder.
n. II. Dewing, owned Walter A. Wood
SelEBinder.
ID. Goodr ich, owned harvester.
WashbuIn Bros, owned harvester.
IN GRANT TOWNSHIP
r. J. Carrothers, owned Mccormick Self
Binder.
Ii. c. Boyle, owned Walter A. Wood Self
Binder.
Joseph Wolf, owned harvester.
| A. Is. Fisher, owned harvester.
Other names might be given but the
above are sufficient. But the most inn
portant point in the gentleman's reply
is this /: In his first article he stated that
he largest wheat growers placed the
loss from the use of the header at two
and a half bushels per acre. AstOnished
as was at the absurdity of the state
nent, challenged him to produce his
authority. In reply he says he cheer
fully accepts the challenge. But instead
Of facing the point fairly and squarely
by proving that there is PIP bushels
per acre, or even one-tenth of that
amount. wasted by the header, he on
The contrary cvades the point by tray-
ersing the length and breadth of our
land in search Of names and statement
of parties who lost headed grain from
various causes aside from the process of
harvesting. Statements wholly unnec-
essary of proof, as no intelligent school
boy ever has den led, or ever will deny,
but what 2 l-2 ashels per acre, or even
the entire crop, might be wasted if it
we're not properly stacked, or was too
green or was wet from rain or dews
when stacker.
NJ. r. ID. next gives fat denial to
my statcmo mt that the headers were the
greatest la bor-saving machines in use,
which is a very strange denial from such
IN intelli gent source. Now if certain
number of men can, with the use of the
header, cut and stack given number of
acres IN one-half the time required to
perfoi IN the work with any other ma
chine. il would certainly be evident even
to very ordinary farmer, one who had
iever tudied agrOnomy, that there was
1 savin g of labor in favor of the header
Yet, NJ II. ID. tells us that this docs not
save an y labor, but simply enables the
farmer to get over his field with great
n rapi dity. But lei us notice this lit
lie fur ther: | will say, and no one can
deny the statement, that six men and
FIVE teams can. with the use Of the head
,r, cut and stack twenty-five acres per
lay, and frequently more than this is
lone, and in one instance the past har-
vest ex-County Commissioner Chase
md Mr.. Pearson, with a twclve-fOot
header. cut and stacked fifty acres in
one and one-half days. With the use OF
he self-bnder, the best that can be
lone. it VIII require the labor of three
men and two teams one and one-halt
lays to cut and shock Twenty-Five acres.
It will then require the labor of four
men and two teams two days in stack
Eg the same, making total of II II
lays for the hands and seven days for
cams, leaving balance III favor of the
leader of 1-2 days for hands. one day
for team. besides the cost of wire and
increased waste of grain from the use OF
wire binders.
| Mr.. Editor there are several other
points of NJ. II. DIS reply which ] would
ike to notice and also show the relative
cost and waste of harvesting by the va
rious processes. but lest have already
too far intrudcd on your space, | will
close. sincerely hoping. as one of the
many readers of the EAGLE. that the
next mental production from the pen of
ihe' renowned NJ. Il. d., and his ally the
Cowhide Farmer, may. unlike the past,
contain something which will at least
have tendency either to cnlightcn our
minds. purify our hearts, OF add some
new and rich treasures to our cabinets
Of character.
LONG JOHN.
| For the EAGLE.