Daily Republican., 1879-05-17
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY.

About the first of January last, War
ren Harper dealer in Agricultural I'm
at Dover, Delaware, removed
from that place to Wilmington, and es-
tablished himself in the large building
at the south east corner Front and
Market Streets, and.soon began to make
that old corner hustle with Agricultural
and to fairly move with
business life and activity. Mr.. Harper
is young man, popular with every
body, and before leaving Dover had
worked himself into splendid business.
BY removing to Wilmington he has re-
tanned all of his old custom and
gained large run of new customers.
Calling upon him day or two ago
we were met with hale, hearty greet
ing and shown through his NAM
moth establishment. We were sur
prised at the great improvement that
has been made in machinery during the
past few years. There were Plows,
Harrows, Cultivators, Horse-rakes,
Reapers, Threshing Machines and
Steamers and the Celebrated stude-
baker wagon, the latter answering for
farm wagon, express wagon and even a
90 to-meeting wagon. This wagon has
been awarded the gold medal for su-
perior usefulness at the late Paris Ex-
position. Having the slope shoulder
spoke the wheels do not wear out and
do not have to be retilled every little
while. Mr.. Harper informed us that
there were 10000 of them manufactur
ed last year, and this year it is expect
ed that 25, 900 i'll be sent out from the
mandatory at South Bend, Indiana.
This wonderfuld wagon only sells for
500.
Mr.. Harper also has the Oneida Agri-
cultural Steam Engine, admitted to be
the best manufactured, and in these
days of machinery an indispensable ar
ticle for threshing and Wood-sawing.
Passing on we were next shown one
of Comeys horse-rakes which is SC
simple in its construction that when il
becomes full it unloads itself withou,
the aid of springs, ratchet or pawls
Any little boy can work it; it will work
either heavy or light hay and it neve'
gets out of order. The superiority o
this rake is now generally admitted
and those who try it do not want any
other.
Mr.. Harper is the sole agent in Del
aware for the Buckeye Mower and Reap
er which is in use all over the world
and to which the highest honors have
been awarded. 1t has for twenty-five
years held its position as the leading
machine. As a proof of the great popu
larity Of this reaper We have but tt
state that over half million of then
have already been sold. The highest
authority, the Judges of the great Ma.
tional Bulwin trial, declared thai
''The Buckeye was the pioneer in the
path of the great improvements which
have popularized moving machines ane
made them a necessity to every !arm
er."
For thresher Mr.. Harper is agen
for the world renown~d Buffalo Pitts
Thresh4r which in superiority is unap
preached and unapproachable, one tina
does its work as near perfection as cal
well be conceived. fhreshing is al
unpleasant occupation at the best Q
times, but with the Pitts 'Thresher mucl
Of tie unpleasantness is avoided.
The iointed pulverzing harrow is an
other curiosity and so useful that We
wonder they were not i'll use many
years ago. Instead of dragging all The
sod to the top like tooth harrow, it
revolving wheels cut the sod all tt
pieces and mixes it up with the l'c
pulvetized earth. 1t can be adjusted
to cut fine or coarse, and also to cult
vate corn in the row. 1t completely cuts
out all the weeds and briars. No farm
er should be without it.
The PLANET Jr. Horse Hoe," is an
other curiosity, which can be used as ;
plov, cultivator, and hoe. 1t i
simple in its construction. The teetl
are reversible and the hoe is invalua
bic for hoeing and cultivating Cotton
Corn, Tobacco, White potatoes, Sugar
cane, &C. &C., and for hilling swee
potatoes and similar crops it is pro
nounced far ahead Of all competition
Besides all these machines we hav'
mentioned, the walls glitter with forks
hoes, garden rakes, chains, dairy fix
lures and in fact every thing imagina
Die to make agriculture easy, pleasan
and profitable. Our farmer friends
who read this are invited to call ant
see this great agricultural emporium
kept by Warren Harper at the Gouth
east corner of Front and Market streets
Wilmington, Delaware.
We would not forget to state that MI
Harper is the agent tor the only rea
genuine Oliver chilled metal plough
which is becoming the leading ploug
lal over the country.