Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-16
SPECIAL MENTION.
EXHIBITS 1T TIE Fair WORTH EX-
AEISAFicN.
Displays at Pavilion and at Park-Re-
marks on Espec ally worthy
Eusries-Etc.
Display OF Gearae A. Davis & Co OF san
Francisco. Dealers in Agricultural I'M
pIemeutS and Machinery.

Display OF George A. Davis & Co OF san
Francisco. Dealers in Agricultural I'M
pIemenis and Machinery.
The exhibit of George A. Davis & Co., San Fran
isco is OF tie largest and most meritorious to
be seen on the grounds at the Park, both as to
ty and quality. Too much praise cannot be given
this firm or the energy evinced by them in making
leading display OF goods, worthy the attention
and considers alton of every farmer who takes in
terest in the most improved and economical asri-
cultural machinery of the pres mt day. The class
of laborsaving goods handled by this firm indicates
that the leading E,stern manufacturers realizing
more and more every year the importance of our
Pacific coast trade, and that only the very best cass
of goods will meet with success here.
We are unable to give detailed account Of all
the goods displayed by this enterpri:ing firm, but
will enumerate few Of them. The Wheeler &
Melick Company Acme Economical Railway Power
Thresher is machine very popular Throughout the
Eastern and Middle States, Germany and the Col
onies lite capacity with three horse and four
hands, when run at full speed, is one bushel per
minute. One Of the principal features OF this ma
chine is its grain-saviDg qualities which, together
with the fact that it does good work, and only
qures small force TO il. makes it very desr-
able thresher, and one which will be much sought
for by the careful farmer We next
notice the horse wheel rakes Of Furst Il
radley manufacture, which are of two patterns,
both hand and self dump. They are well known
throughout the Pacific coast, and have
gradually worked their way into favor with
the farmer; they free from the
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are made with view to durability and good work.
From the same mandatory is an extensive line OF
the justly celebrated Garden City Flows, consisting
Of sod, stubbe, one-horse, gangs and sulkv plows,
both steel and chilled iron, with interchangeable
bottoms, so that the steel bottoms can be changed
for the chilled iron and vice versa thus enabling
the plowman to adapt his pillow to the SELL an adyan
tage that cannot fail force itself upon the notice
of every farmer in this State. From the
same factory two-horse riding and walk
lng cutivators for corn and summer fal!ow. They
of the latest pattern and built expressly for this
coast. Also, full lne of one horse small cult
rators-fve and seven TOOTH reversble-for use on
small farms for vines, etc. The most noted among
these is the well known Garden City Cultvator, a
two-horse machine, which has met with deserved
arge sale on this coast.
The celebrated Fish Bros & Co. wagons next
lain attention. This firm manufactures first class
vehicles of all descriptions We notice on exhibi.
ton farm wagons with California rack bed and also
with Eastern BEDS header gears and freight wagons,
all sizes that in general use with wide and
tires thimble and steel skeins and iron axle also
light side and end spring farm and market agons
with two seats. This display is all finished in oil
and varnish, showing the quality of material used
in the manufacture of their goods, and cannot bat
convince the most skeptical that they strong,
durable and well made. Messrs. Davis & Co. have
handled these wagons for number of years, and
their sales have equaed if not exceeded that Of any
other wagon on the coast, which speaks volumes for
it.
Next in view is the VIM. Deering mower, which
is light strong, compact machine, almost entirely
of steel and malleable and cast iron. One OF the
principal features is its small sections close guards
and rapid motion, which enables it to cut alfalfa
fox tail, burr clover and wire grass, where many
other machines fail 1t is an inclosed gear, thus
preventing wear from dust and dirt. This gearing
is SO arranged that the operator can without any
difficulty replace any part of it in the field, and the
parts are 80 inexpensive that new complete set of
gearing throughout can be had at the cost Of only
SO. 1t has a safety folding arrangement by which
the cutter bar when folded for travelling is thrown
backward by the side of the machine, thus prevent
ing any liability of accident to the animals driver
Its draft is exceedingly light; its weight being only
SIS pounds aud those who have used it claim for
it a foremost place in the front rank of mowers.
The Leader reaper manufactured by the same
firm is light, compact, single reaper This machine
weighs only $50 pounds, has all modern appliances
and is the most simple and easily handled reaper in
the market The selfrake is so constructed that 1t
is positive control able rake, at the will of the
operator, each operating either as reel or
rake, as may be desired This machine is extremely
popular throughout the Eastern States 1t has been
thoroughly tested this coast during the past sea-
son. and found satisfactory in every particular and
cannot but meet with the Endorsement of every
farmer that requires this class of machine.
We now come to the most noted machine made
by this factory-the Deering Irvine binding Har-
vester. This machine was originally the Marsh
Harvester and was the first machine of that kind
ever made. The continual improvements made
have resulted in making the present machine the
acknowledged superior of all sef-binding machines
The harvester part of this class of machines is ia.
milia- to all farmers but the binding attachment is
what interests them most at the present time.
Until recently the farmer has been dubious about
binding attachments. There have been so many
failures in this respect that se-binders have been
looked upon with disfavor The remarkable sim
plicty of this machine, together with the merited
it has met with in the field on this coast and
elsewhere has entirely dspaed that feeling of want
of confidence.
There is total absence of all that small and in
tricate machinery which has heretofore given SO
much trouble. Three medium. sized cogwheels and
the simplest kind of a knot tier constitute the
entire binding apparatus These are run by an
endless chain extending from crank shaft around
u sprocket wheel which is attached to a shaft which
runs simple compressor or baler. With this com.
pressing attachment the grain can be bound
tight loose, as may be desired, which
perfects the machine for handling green and ripe
grain, also making a saving Of forty per cent
in twine any other process. The Irvine used is
small Manila Irvine, aud the average amount used
per acre is about one and half pounds The ma
chimes made to cut six, seven and eight feet in
width, and the number Of horses used is two three
and four Number OF acres per dav, twelve to TWEEN
ty. The binding attachment requires no care from
the driver. 1t is set for the size of the bundle want
ed after which each bundle will be of the same size
in light or heavy grain The machine on exhibition
in operation during the past two days.
Yesterday ever 2,aoO bundles were bound with
out missing knot, and only once breaking the
Irvine. The bundles were bound tight, and in good
shape This test was made by having power at
tached and operating the machine the same in the
field the grain being placed the harvester draper
and run through the binder, every bundle coming
out perfectly bound. This operation was witnessed
by many farmers, who were convinced that in the
Deering machine the cutting and binding of grain
was assured success.
The same firm display the superior grain drills
and broadcast seed Sewers one of each, manufsct.
ured by Thomas Ludlow & Rodgers, of Springfield,
o. These machines are well known throughout the
grain-growiug world They are built on the rotary