Smyrna times., 1884-06-18
Trial of HarVesters.
SUCCESS OF THE HUBBARD CLEANER
AND BINDER AT NfOOREsTOWN, n.

The great competitive trial of har-
vesting machines at MOOrestOwn, n. J. I
Fair, last week, attracted a very large
attendance of practical farmers, and
the test was watched with the closest /
interest. For the trials an acre of
heavy green rye was selected. The
shrewd farmer managers of the Fair
Association had peppered the grain
as they gleefully acknowledged when
the combined reapers and binders
would stick at a more than usually
heavy spot, where the grain had been
sown double thick and treated with an
extra spread of phosphate. Nine ma
chimes engaged in the trial as follows
The Buckeye, Champion, Excelsior,
Johnston, Estherly, Dccring, Osborne
and Walter 4. Wood combined reapers
and binders and the Hubbard separate
Cleaner and Binder.
The performance Of each of the
competitors was the subject of Il great
deal of critical comment, and each
spectator was allowed to Judge for
himself, there being no prizes given nor
any award Of excellence made by Off
cial committees. When each machine
had completed its work of cutting two
swaths through the heavy green grain
an almost universal opinion was that
not one Of the combined machines had
made good its managers claim that it
/ could cut without serious diflicultyany
/ sort of grain, whatever its condition.
| The magnificent performance of the
/ Hubbard separate Cleaner and Binder
was, however, the subject of universal
remark Its work far exceeded the ex-
pcctations of those to whom the ma
chine was only known by reputation,
and entirely justified the confidence Of
its friends.
The first machine in the rye, the
Buckeye, exhibited evidences Of being
Of very heavy draft and although its
two strong mules worked with great
Vigor they did not succeed in conceal
ing the fact that more power was
necessary. The binding was inditfer-
ent, and the sheayes were thrown out
irregularly, frequently catching to-
gether and choking up the binder.
The Champion dragged the bundles
badly, dropped great deal Of the
grain, and was twice nearly stuck.
The Excelsior worked 50 badly that
it was compelled to stop two-thirds of
the way up its first sWath.
The Hubbard separate cleaner and
binder, following a Triumph reaper,
went down the swath with precision
and picked up and bound every sheai
without skip. This was done with
out leaving any scattered grain, and all
was done with perfect ease. Some
i I, :,
er the compact little machine, with it,
great simplicity Of movement, could
? manage the heavy green rye. and thi,
doubt was increased when it was seer
? that the reaper was disposed to throw
: the grain in an awkward position fol
the binder The Hubbard, however
: found no difficulty in making clear
sweep, binding the sheaves tightly anC
f dropping them off in Il straight lin,
neatly and with as great rapidity a
/; the reaper could cut. The Johnston
= which followed the Hubbard, dragged
its sheaves and strung them togethe
= so badly that they looked like LINKED
e sausages.
S The Deering machine was almost
e total failure. 1t worked badly, failing
t to cut Il part of the grain, and did tn
V least of any of the combined machine.
The bundles hung together and til
l grain was badly scattered
e The Osborn clogged badly and wa
/ dead stuck twice.
i The Walter A. Wood did the bes
d work of the day among the combine
r machines, and escaped being absolute
d ly stuck like the others; but its pei
- n of f,ail
a was far from 4 success. All the con
y bined machines were expected to CT
e stubblc not higher than eight inche
d but the Woods's stubble was cut frol
It twelve to fifteen inches high, and il
Y swath was but about three feet wild
It whereas the understanding was til;
e each machine was to cut a full swat
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