The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-04
A NEW ENTERPRISE IN WICHITA
That VIII Revo!utionize the Work OF Harvest
ing Graiu-A Bri 4 Prescription OF the
AIling Cyclone Harvester Now
on Exhibition Here.

4. The important question of how to har
vest and secure the vast crops of wheat
. | oats and rye that are raised in the world
every year, without loss, and with tin,
/, greatest ease and least expense, is a ques
!, ton which is of great interest to all. AL
mankind depend in great measure upon
this industry for their support in one way
or another. and the invention and manu-
facture of machinery calculated to harvest
these crops quickly and cheaply is one OF
the great industries of this age, and mill
ions of dollars are expended yearly in it.
Mr.. Calvin p Alling of Cambridge,
Kan. has been engaged for the past two
months in experimenting the construc-
ton, at the Globe Iron works in this city,
of binder which he has spent many years
in perfecting. and which is pronounced by
| harvesting machinery experts to be the
most complete and simple machine of its
kind ever yet brought out.
Mr.. Alling is brother-in-law Of Mr.
John II. Fazel of Wichita. Mr.. Fazel
owns one-half interest in the invention
and is pushing it, and it was through his
influence that the present machine was
| built to demonstrate its value, in which he
| has certainly succeeded.
| This harvester elevates the grain after
cut less than two inches TO bind and de-
| liver, which is a feat never before fully ac-
compliShed. In appearance it looks more
like an ordinary moving machine than a
harvester, owing to the fact that it has
less than one-half the working parts of
the old-style binders. 1t dispenses with
almost all the cog wheels, pulleys. belts
q nd rpoa ri in of hal n
which has the effect of reducing the fric-
ton and weight so much that two ordi-
nary farm horses will draw it all day in
the field with less fatigue than four or five
horses will draw the old-fashioned harv-
esters. The value of this feature to the
farmer rs well as the manufacturer, need
not be mentioned
The Cyclone" which is well named, is
made entirely of steel and is as durable
as can be.
The drivers seat is located back of the
entire machine in line with the tongue, |
the bundle being formed, bound and de- |
livered just under and between the dry |
er's feet, which enables him to watch |
closely and easily every part OF the process
Of cutting and binding the grain.
The oscillation of the pitman rod is |
utilized to act as a buttor to keep the
butts OF the grain even, which makes
shocking the grain a light task.
The knotter used is an improvement on
the Appleby knotter, and is so arranged
that it ties solid knot within one-half
inch of the bundle, instead of at dis
lance of two TO four inches as in other
harvesters, and no Irvine is cut off and
dropped. This will save the farmer
great many dollars for Irvine in one sea-
son. as it saves from six inches to foot of
Irvine on every bundle bound; farmers
will make note of this fact.
Another very important fact noticed is
that the Cyclone" ties very tight, even
bundle which makes it easily handled in
and stacking. The bundle is
round. as the cradle is almost
true circle in which it is packed and bound.
The leverage has almost enough power to
cut bundle in two if applied. The seper-
alton of the grain and delivery of bound
bundle is positive. A bundle carrier is at
yached in the rear of the harvester which
enables one to pass through an ordinary u
foot gate with ease.
An effort is being made by Wichita par ]
les to induce Messrs. Fazel and Alling to j
organize stock company for the manu-
-acture of his machines in this city, which '
We hope will be successful An examina-
ion of the Cyclone will convince any j
)ne acquainted with such machinery, that !
/ Is destined to take the place of the many s
,umbrous and complicated haryesters now |
n use, and to literally sweep everything t
before it," I