New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-07-14

would put them to work anywhere
and pay one third of the oats which
would be 1888. The agent of the
Woods and Rochester binders then re-
fused to 60 in to satisfy the crowd. I
paid MIR. KOehne for one half the peace
of the oats$l2.50. The agent of the
Woods and Rochester binder said he
would bet $25 and put his machines
in the field against mine. I handed
my money to Mr.. Wright, who went
to the Woods agent with it and re.
quested him to make good his pro.
mise, but he very cunningly refused
to do it. Then the Woods binder
started in the green oats cutting
from ~ to 3113feet swath. When it
first started in it bound no bundles.
What it done on the lower end I can
not say as did not see it. When the
Osborne started in discovered some
thing was wrong and upon examina.
ton found that the knotter latch was
sprung in the heavy grass. We then
sent for hammer to straighten it.
While doing this the Rochester Bin
der attempted to drive by my machine
but instead of tossing bundle on the
Osborne, as falsely stated in the Wide
Awake, the machine swamped and
could not even toss straw. When
we had Strengthened our latch we
went through with our swath and had
no trouble whatever. Mr.. Allison, of
Sleepy Eye then drove the St Paul cord
binder through, cutting his swath six
feet and two inches, and after ADJUST
ing the tension he 7aever missed ba7a-
die. Mr.. Allison then said "this is my
machine,' and to-day has it at home.
The Edward was not drawn by three
horses, it made It's FIRST rounds with
two Of the smallest mules in this coun-
ty. On account of the extreme heat
we afterwards put on a horse. Be.
fore left Sleepy Eye I sold 2 Edward
Cord Binders and 4 Osborne Wire Bin.
ders. Here are the names. Thos. Al.
lison, A. S. Larabee, Frank Green,
Truman Wheeler, B. Mclaughlin and
Aug Gluth. The two machines used
at the trial were delivered that day to
farmers. Farmers must not be surprised
at the Wide Awake article, as it is the
way, and the only way, the Woods
folks can gain their victories, simply
by having a paid crowd of men and
boys to screach and yell for them.
NJ. MULLEN.
Having seen The Osborne, Edward
and several other binders at the trial
at this place on July Q, 1880, would
say that 1 consider the Woods Irvine
binder failure; it being very compli-
Gated, making small bundles and break
ing about half of the bundles in green
grain and besides cutting at an average
Of about 2 feet. r. CHRISTENSEN.
Having been asked to give my opin-
ion in regard to the best binder at the
trial would say that the Osborne open.
ed the field and cutting around the
piece of rye twice without missing a
bundle and did frst-class work. Then
it was changed to cord binder which
did it's work equally as we'll and cut
ting over 7 #. The Edward as Irvine
binder can't be beaten. / have used
an Osborne last season and bought an.
other after the trial. I'cOnsider the
Osborne and Edward reliable machines,
B. MCLAUGHLIN.
Being at the binder trial on July Q,
1880, where the Elward,. Osborne, &C.,
were present and watching the differ
ent binders closely, rs 1 made up my
mind to purchase the machine that
suited me best.
The Osborne wire binder opened the
field and never missed a bundle and do
ing good work. Then it was changed
to cord binder and cut the poorest
grain in the field, and besides cut a
sWath of slough grass and did good
work and cut a swath of7I it.
The St. z. Cord Binder did it's work
in good shape, made very large bundles
and cut swath of 81 #. I heard
several reliable farmers say that the
Osborne and Edward Irvine binders did
the best work. purchased an Edward
on the ground. A. S. LARRABEE.
In regard to the trial that took place
on my farm on July Q, 1880, between a
number of FLINDERS of various makes
would say that the Osborne wire binder
opened the field and did it's work right
up to the handle. AS I was in favor
of Irvine binders did not pay much at
tention to wire binders. When I
shocked my grain could tells every
bundle the Edward bound as they were
very large, bound tight and bound in
the center, whereas the Woods made
very small bundles, bound loose and
close to the heads so that the cord Slip
ped from the bundles.
found but bundles broken in the
green oats bound by the Edward and
bundles being very large and tight. 1
consider the Woods complete fail
ure. FRITZ KOEIINE.
have witnessed the binder trial on July the 9th,
1880 on F. Koehne's farm of the following binders:
Osborne, Edward, buckeye, Mccormick, Woods
Rochester. My attention was placed on the
Osborne combined wire and Irvine binder did first
class work, the Edward working equally as we'll
and it was hard for me to decide which to take,
ofcourse bought an Edward on the ground. The
only other cord binder was tho Woods but did
not like it at all us it is very complicated, makes
small bundles and binds them very loose:
Jno. Allison.
Having been asked to give my opinion in regard
to tho field trial of the 9th inst, would say that
| tho Osborne wire binder opened the field and went
twice around and did good work and never miss
ed bundle. Then it was changed to q cord bin.
this was green oats which adjoined the rye, and
making very large bundles, bound tight and never
missed a bundle. Then it was driven into heavy
bound very tight but in going through this heavy
slough grass the knotter got bent but straight
ened in q few minutes and then worked all Q:
the machine. The Edward Irvine binder missed
about three bundles in the green OATS but making
very large bundles and bound them tight. con.
slider tho Woods y failure. JOHN x. WRIGHT.
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