Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-06-28
SPECIAL Local NOTICES
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The Mccormick Trine. Binder.

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The following we take from the Chi
cago Tribune of the 21st inst
LEXINGTON, KY, June 10, 1885,.
OF the most interesting events which has
occurred in this city for Yeas was a
field trial of Twine-binders to-day. The
contest was under the auspices of the
Kentucky Agricultural and Mechanical
Association on the farm of James b.
Clay, three miles from this city.
The bluegrass population was out in
large numbers, the crowd being esti-
mated at from ! 500 to 1000. The trial
opened at % o'clock and lasted until
nearly 6. 1t was a warm contest, in
which eleven machines were engaged.
as follows: Mccormick, Minneapolis,
Walter A. Wood, Champion, Osborne,
St Paul. Deering elevated and Deering
low down, Buckeye elevated and Buck
eye low down. As usual the result was
a most signal triumph for the celebrated
Mccormick. The judges selected were
z. }. Cox, William Wood, Alexander
Shropshire, b. I. Hume and j. 6.
Mcclure. From the very first round it
was evident that the Mccormick was
the favorite of the crowd. 1t never
missed a bundle; it never choked or
stopped for repairs, and its clean cut
ting stood out in bold comparison with
the work of other machines; besides its
width of cut was eight feet, while its
rivals in the contest ranged in width of
cut from four and a-half to six and a.
half feet. The Buckeye and Deering
low cut were complete failures. Much
interest was manifested by the farmers
in the low down machines; but their
slovenly work at once brought condem-
nation upon them. The Deering. in
simplifying the tying device, seemed to
have carried the point of simplicity too
far, as by the new invention one of the
most valuable requisites has been omit
ted, as shown by the frequent missing
of bundles. There was an attempt by
its agents to bull the Osborne through,
but when, owing to its heavy draft, the
doubletree was broken, and when in
several instances it choked and the
driver was obliged to get down from his
seat and tear the grain away, the crowd
cried, ''take it out! take it out!' etc.
Owing to the large crowd it was I'M
possible to obtain vote from those pres
ent; however, the result of the DAYS
work was the sale of eleven Mccormick
machines on the ground.
The following testimonials from the
shockers who followed the machines
throughout the contest, is the proof of
the well deserved and easily earned
victory for the Mccormick:
1--WE, the undersigned, followed the
machines in the field trial near licking
ton to-day as shockers, and found the
work of the Mccormick the best of any
in the contest. 1t did not miss bun
die and tied tighter bundles than any
other machine. A majority of the other
machines threw a mum Der of loose bum
dies and several of them choked.
.'Signed:
ROBERT TAYLOR. ScIPIo HAYDEN,
THOMAS WARREN, ANDREW SMITH,
''SANDFoRD CoLDwELL.
The shockers were the only, persons
present during the contest who were
capable of Judging to certainty the
tightness of the bundles, as well as of
all other details, from the fact that every
bundle passed through their hands and
there was no guess work about it.
A large number of friends was added
to-day to the host of those who stand by
the King of Haryesters. Thus one by
one does the Mccormick link its victor
les until the chain reaches from CONT
nent to continent unbroken and i'm
pregnable. No tricks or devices can
ever take away its laurels.
ONE WHO WITNESSED THE TRIAL