The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-03-31
A New Harvester.

Those who are still young enough 20
remember the tribulations of raking
and binding grain by hand will be in
teres.ed in examining self-bindinG
harvester set up and on exhibition in
the loft of T. G.. Haines' blacksmith
shop. BY a crank attachment the bind
er is made to wcrk, showing the method
Of placing the twine ard tieing the knot
which is done neatly and so securely
that il cannot be unbounded By any
strain short Of breaking the bard. The
whole machine is under the complete
control of the driver, being managed
by levers within reach, efficiently
guiding every motion. 1t is manufac-
tured by d. NJ. Osborne & Co., of Au-
burn, n. Y, one of the Oldest and per-
haps the most successful builders OF
harvesting machines in the world. They
began their business twenty five years
ago in brick building 40x6S feet in
size and five stories high, and even that
was deemed too large in the opinion of
many men who did not believe that the
prospective demand for mowers and
reapers would warrant the investment.
''Little did they dream of what a
| colossus would emerge from that cradle;
little did they comprehend the future
grain resources of the country, under
the impetus of labor saving machinery,
still less did they foresee the scope o.
American inventive geLius or the in
telligence and enterp iSe of American
farmers" The Osborne hsrvestin ma
! oh n ba lnr of Nh
KIND in the world. They cover nearly
ten acres of ground and are perfect In
all the appO ntments of first class
| manufacturing establishment. Ten
mammoth buildings are comprised in
their No. works, aggregating 225,000
square feet of floor room. The ma
clinery is driven by 800 horse power
Corliss steam engine, besides an auXil-
| iary gang of water wheels of 300 horse
power. Their No. 2 works comprise
four large four story buildings, the
horse power engine. A force of 200
trained and skillful mechanics are EN-
ployeI, aud 100 machines, mowers,
reapers and self-binders are turned out
each day. This firm manufactures
mowers. front and rear cur, self-raking
reaper au,l mower, and a self-biudiug q
harvester in three sizes, cntt'ng 6, z,
aud feet wide, the last designed for
four horses and will cut and bind Is
acres day. The binder USES either
twire or wire, and attachments for both
furnished without extra cost above the
regular price of the machiue. 1t ties a
firm knot that will not slip or unite
and in this respect eXcelS every other
machine Ta,ie.
The arrangement of the cutting, ele-
vating and binding apparatus is such
that all the grain is saved whether il be
long or short, thick or thin, st ,nding or
lodged. A windy day has no terror> for
the O>borne, as the elevator cap affords
certain protection for the grain. The
self-bindrr is the pc ctiOn of autom
attic mechanism, while being absolutely
controllable in every part In standing
grain of every yield It's automatic pre-
cision is shown by the regular manner
in which it cuts, elevates and binds.
When this condition is reversed, the
operator fiHd the machine adapted Ia
every requirement. He can regulate
the size OF the bundles by means of a
foot trip; he can adjust the band to long
or short straw by simple turn OF q
wheel; he can raise or lower the reel
as necessity requires and can tilt the
machine SO as To pick mp the most lodg-
ed grain. All this can be done while
the machine is in motion aud without
leaving the seat.
The sale Of the self binding harvester
last season far exceeded the capacity OF
the company to manufacture and large
number of orders could not be filled
This year their facilities have been in
creased and every effort will be maIe
TO meet the grow ng demand.
Mr. II. G.. uaines of this place and
L. Is. Pratt, of Huntington are the
agents for these machines in this section
and any one desiring to purchase
mowers or reapers will do well TO cal
on them and place their orders early Il
insure getting them (the self-bindiny
harvester especially in time for the
seasons work.