Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1881-04-16
A PERFECT SEED SEPARATOR.

Snake tnem VOL tOSetnoT, look ~ tue
conglomeration carefully, and you will
swear that no machine that can't talk
and walk and pick out . grain at \ time
can ever make perfect separation oi
the different seeds and the two qualities
Of wheat. Alter q long experience with
tanning mills, elaborate mill separators,
&C.. we thought the same way, until We
saw the little machine here alluded to
make the separation and make it thor
oughly. The usefulness Of such ms
chine is obvious to every farmer. First.
in the selection of seed wheat it will pay
for itself several times over every year.
There Is nota tyro in agriculture that
does not acknowledge the necessity OF
good seed by the careful selection OF
seed corn. What would be thought OF
the farmer who should take corn indis.
crlminately from his crib for sesdt Yet
this is the course pursued in sewing
wheat. There is absolutely Nc effort
made to select tho best quality Of seed.
Since no truism is more trits than that
ike produces like is it any wonder that
wheat dsgeneratss Is to quality frsm
such q course Of procseduree II It not.
rather, astonishing that 1t natntains
itself 20 wsllf i:s :
1t has been demonstrated time; and
again that the selection OF the largsat
berries Of wheat for seed will make .
difference in the crop, all other thinEs
being equal, OF 20 per cent. But In
order to see what can be accomplished.
beyond q peradventure. let NJ calculate
the increased yield at 10 per cont. and
see what would bs gained on the crop
of medium farmer. II so acres from
unsolicited seed yield $50 bushels At Is
bushels to the acre, the difference In
favor of selected seed would be IS
bushels. which at 80 cents per bushsl il
$50 90, just twice the price Of the ma
chine. But lts useful ness dsss not end
here. .ts,a -. p ell.
1t is the only machine that will take
every grain OF rye out OF your 'essd
wheat It Is unnecessary to dwell on
the value of this feature. The farmer
who spends week tramplinE down bis
wheat while pulling up or shipping of
rye knows what 1t means. Il It too much
to say that the machine will In season
half pay for itself in this ? Further. We
venture to say that no farmer In Lafay-
cite county (unless he has seen one Of
these implements at work) knows what
No. Lafayette county wheat ls-and
he will be tho first to say 70 when he
sees 1t perform. We are free to confess
that we were greatly astonished at the
size. weight and general appearance OF
the 6rst grade produced by it. 80 much
for seed wheat.
There are very few farmers in Lafay-
cite county who have not some grass
land; and there is . very small per,
centage OF the many who have that do
not waste annually from twenty to fifty
bushels OF timothy, redtop and other
seeds merely because they have no way
to clean them cheaply and conveniently.
A farmer has but to see the Bowen
machine at work once to know that it
deserves its title Of the ''pertect seed
separator" On tour-fifths OF tho farms
in this county it can be made to pay for
itself in this way two or three times
every year. ., s-rss sus,
We are writing this article withoutjso-
licitation and without compensation. We
do not even expect to be thanked tor it
by the makers Of the machine. I'VE write
it for two reasons. First. that We be-
lieve the machine will prove OF great
service to our large constituency Of
farmers, and, sesond, because it IL man
ufactured in Lafayette county, and is
consequently a home implement. The
company which makes it is called the
Missouri and Kansas Manufacturing
Company, because 1t has the exclusive
right of manufacture and sale in these
two states. The president is Mr.James
Peake; the secretary, Mr.. J. 0.Lssueur; {;
and the superintendent of the shops.
Mr.. Charles A. Morrison. Mr.. Joseph
Hook Il the general sales agsnt.ior Mis-
souri, and Mr.. VIM. z. Trigg for Kan.
sas. .. ta..
Having an hours leisure few days
ago We walked down to the factory
which IL situated on Water street. On
entering We behsld busy scene of in
dustry. Mr.. Morrison was hunted up,
and politely escorted 10 through the
various shops. First We were shown =
splendid new engine, which furnishes
the motive power, noiselessly, and with
the minimum of expense for fuel, very
perfect piece Of mechanism. The dry
ingroon, where the already seasoned
lumber has the last drop Of moisture sx-
tracted from 1t, was next examined, and
the system of necessary hot air blasts
explained. In the foundry we found our
old friend the veteran moulder Adam
Walk, Sr., with IS TASKS just ready for
"run." These TASKS each contaia the
full equipment of castings for one ma.
chine, and Adam and his force never
permit the other shops to walt on them.
As good deal depends upon the finish
and toughness Of the castings 1t IL for
tunats that in Messrs. Morrison and
Walk the factory has two old, expert.
enced toundrymen. Passing from the
foundry we next looked at the circular
saw and planer which were surrounded
by piles of lumber which were being
reduced to dimensions and dressed. Ir
the next room we found great deal Q
machinery, all actively at work, undel
the direction of Mr.. Alexander Bennett
Iron lathes. drills, vices wood boring
and mortising machines, strap saw
for cutting out designs in wood, ant
other things too numerous to mention
From here We were shown upstairs t.
the finishing room, where number Q
men were engaged in fitting and puttin
together machines, making the sieves
riddles, &c. When the machines ar
completed and ready to set up the
are hauled to the painting rooms whic