Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-07-16
Mower Contest-Apreeable to nrevi.

Gus notice given by Y. w. Prettyman, ESQ.,,
Secretary the Agricultural Society of Mont
gomery County, some seventy We ladies and
gentlemen assembled ON the Meadow Hall
farm Of Judge Bouic TO witness contest of
mowers on Mondey afternoon. The weather
was extremely warm and the trial was de-
layed somewhat over the appointed time,
two O'Clock. In the meanwhile, however, a
committee of three gentlemen was selected
to decide upon the merits of the machines
entered, which consisted of Messrs. Joseph
Bailey, Charles f. Kirk and Capt. John
Mcdonald. The mowers entered consisted
ofthe Buckley, Mccormick, New Champion
and Empire, all of which were well handled
by their respective agents. At 2:3O general
go-as-you-please trial was made, but the ma.
terial, however, upon which the machines
were set to work did not suit the agents who
desired heavy grass, tangled and mixed up
in such manner that grass-hopper would
have difficulty in making its accustomed
locomotion through it, but on the contrary,
the grass (timothy) was not heavy and stood
as straight and defiant as Hancock and
English pole.
After this general trial the committee had
each machine to make separate trial, they,
the committee, accompanying it around the
field, closely watching every movement of
the mower. After critical examination
of the sickles, cutting bar and the general
make up of all the mowers, the committee
retired short distance from the crowd and
in about fifteen minutes concluded their
labors by awarding to the Buckeye their
written opinion, taking into consideration its
various excellent qualities, such as strength
simplicity, etc, of it being the best practical
mower in the field The following is
THE AWARD:
We, the undersigned, the committee an
pointed by the Executive Committee of the
Agricultural Society Of Montgomery Coun-
ty as judges of the contest of Mowers held
by the Society on the farm of the Hon W.
V. Bouic, on Monday, the 18th day Of July,
A. d., 1880, do hereby make the following
report:
The COMMITTEE was able to see no differ
ence among the different machines as far as
the work done is concerned, but they are
constrained to make their award in favor
OF the Buckeye machine an account of its
simplicity, durability and cheapness.
Jos. r. BAILEY,
JOHN MCDONALD,
CHAs f. KIRK.
BY the terms of this trial, that the three
losing machines purchase the winning one,
and present it to the society, it will be seen
that our Agricultural Association is the
gamer Of IA Buckeye mower, a desirable ac-
QUESTION.
The G. 81 D. CanaI.-We are credibly
informed that this great thoroughiare is now
in a more prosperous and encouraging con
dition than ever. An average of twenty
five boats day pass given points, each av-
eraging one hundred and fifteen tons bur
then. Since the bed of the canal has been
dr6dged and otherwise cleaned out the boats
can carry with safety, one hundred and
thirty-two tons although one hundred and
fifteen is about the average, and some load
ing as light as ninety or ninety-five tons.
According to rates fifty-fve cents per ton is
paid the canal and four dollars and eight
cents toll per unloaded boat As the boats
are generally loaded to their full capacity it
will be readily seen that the Chesapeake &
Ohio canal is on a good, substantial paying
basis.
Since the above was in type our Potomac
correspondent writes to us as follows: "More
trouble is occasioned on the canal owing to
a partial strike among the boatmen Some
companies have only been paying 81 for
some time but were unmolested until the
Consolidated company threatened TO reduce
its freight TO the same rate, when the boat
men struck and went home At Williams
port and Hancock a large number of men are
laying idle and rs boats pass that pay but 81
are stoned. The surface ofthe country being
mountainous, huge rocks are rolled down
upon the boats, and in many cases narrow
escapes are made from being crushed to
death Boats passing bear the resemblance
of having participated in Il regular naval en-
gagement, rs they have large holes knocked
in them by the rocks"
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