Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-10-12

Phillips and Mr.. c.. H. Olmstead. The
machines tested, the Deering Pony
binder and the Deering Ideal mower,
were remarkable because embodying
the ball and roller bearings, such as
are used in bicycles and bicycle su,k-
les. Twelve tests were made on each
machine with a registered Osterheld &
Eickmeyer dynamometer. each repre-
sentirg the draft involved in cutting
twenty to twenty-five seconds of time.
The six cutting tests with the binder
showed an average of only 29s pounds
of draft. Six tests followed in which
the machine was run in gear over the
tops of the stubble just cut. This
test, which is known as trolling
draft, showed an average draft
Ct 207 pounds. The Deering
Ideal mower, new machine
also fitted with the bicycle bearings,
showed a cutting draft in heavy grass
averaging only 126 pounds, and q
rolling draft of only 92 pounds. The
draft of ordinary machines-shown by
these figures for both machines was
carefully noted by the astonished
visitors as demonstrating the practi-
cability of the bicycle bearings. The
same Pony binder drawn by two light
mules cut an acre of wheat in 22x
minutes.
PAPER TwISE USED.
A notable feature of the binder test
was the use on the Pony binder of the
Deering paper" twine, made from a
wood fiber. This twine, patented by
William Deering & Co., bids fair to
prove Waterloo to the twine trust,
as it is said that it can be made and
sold at prices considerably below
those now paid for the hemp and
sisal fbers.
At the close of these tests the COM
lnissioners, together with a party of
spectators, were rendered a good, snb-
stantial prairie chicken dinner by Mr..
Larimore. Toasts followed. Gov.
shor.ridge, Mayor Phillips and Rev.
j. H. Kelley delivered eloquent ad-
DIRE -ses of welcome. Appropriate re-
sronses were made by d. NJ. Deperalta
OF .osta Rica, MIR. Grinevsky, tine assist
ant Russian commissioner, Don Al
berto Gomez Ruano of Uruguay, Mr..
Harry Vincent of Costa Rica and Judge
Atwater. Mr.. Larinore also spoke.
He said that by using the best meth
ods and ma hinery he had reduced the
cost of raising and marketing wheat
to between 81. 50 and IS. 90 an acre.
sIoNERs.
Mr.. John F. Appleby, the inventor
of the Appleby Twine binder, whose
presence was a surprise to the COM
missioners, told the history of his
early struggles and the final universal
adoption of his invention. He paid a
glowing tribute to Mr.. William Deer
ing, to whose enterprise he said the
world was indebted for the intr oduc-
tion and general adoption OF the ma
chine. Said he: ''In 1879. when the
Deering company made seventy five
of these binders, people smiled know
lngly and predicted failure. The next
year when MIR. Deering made 5000 of
the machines. the manufacturers of
the old reaper and the wire binder
said he was crazy. If he was crazy
all the manufacturers of harvesting
machinery who have been forced to
follow his example have also become
violently insane, Laughter and the
millions of farmers who now use the
invention are fit candidates for q
lunatic asylum" Laughter and. ap-
plause.
The excursionists left for Alton and
the great Dalrymple farms at p. H.,
W ere they witnessed threshing ma
chin, at work on q crop of wheat
that was cut from 1000 acres by 100
Deering binders-a make that is used
exclusively by the Dalrymples. From
AL on they journeyed to Fargo, where
they were royalty received and shown
the marvellous result of the western