The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-02
AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL MA
CHINERY IN EUROPE.
By Associated Trade Press.l

ments and machinery by the United
States firms at the annual agricultural
show now being held at the Palias del
Irldustrie, Paris, is in every respect
befitting the splendid connection that
they have of late years secured with
| the European market. The show yard
covers an extensive area, lying between
the Champs Eiysees and the Cours la
Refine, and even this is becoming too
restricted for the machines that are
crowded every year into the enclos
ure. Nevertheless, the position being
a central one attracts a considerable
influx of visitors, and the business
done by exhibitors is larger than for
many years past. In fact reports all
around speak of the past season being
an exceptionally good one, and makers
and agents look forward to doing quite
as much, is not more in the present
year. The demand has been particu
larly good for grass cutting appliances,
in which some of the agents ran en-
tirely out of stock, and had TO order
fresh coneignments, In the section
that is chiefly devoted to foreign ma
chimes there is a very extensive and
interesting show by American and
English makers, between whom there
is a keen rivalry for the European
trade. Until a few years ago the busi-
ness was entirely in the hands of the
European firms, but these latter are
now bouLd to confess that they are
not making so much headway as their
United States competitors. Some of
the Transatlantic makes have pushed
their enterprise so far as to secure a
standing in England where they have
taken up their position with the lead
ing English firms. Gne of these is
Walter A. Wood, who is always to
the front with an excellent show
of his we'll known machines, end his
exhibit comprises four harvesters and
three mowers which perform their
work in a way that very favorably
impresses the onlookers. The John
ston Harvester Company has a large
number of machines on view than
any other foreign maker. These har-
vesters are made especially for the
Continental market, where the heavy
crop needs a machine of exceptionally
large capacity This firm is showing a
very light and compact harvester of
new type, in which the elevator is
placed low down so as to facilitate the
cutting of the heavy grain. The reap
ers, provided with a very simple ar
rang ement for changing the gear, are
meeting with a great deal of success,
and as large number Of interchange
able pieces are delivered with the
machines the buyer is not put to the
Inconvenience of waiting for consider
able time for new parta, as is the case
very often with foreign machinery.
The firm s agent asserts that no fewer
than l 200 machines were sold last
year, and this is a pretty convincing
testimony as to the popularity.
Another successful machine is the Nc
Cormick harvester, of which two or
three are shown, together with several
reapers and mowers. They are very
compact and of light draught, while
for districts in which the grain is par
ticularly high, machines are made
with open elevators. Adriance Piatt
& Co, of New York, have on view
several reapers and binders and now
ers in which they do a considerable
trade throughout Europe. Being con
structed without elevators they are
simple in design and are very light
and strong. The merits of these ma
chimes ara proved by the number of
awards that they have secured in
Europe IN competition with the lead
ing productions on this side. The
Columbia Harve ste1s of D. NJ Osborne
& Co., N. Y, possess many points Of
interest to buyers who are on the look
out for light and efficient machine.
The exhibiC of this firm comprises sew
eraI reapers and mowers, while the hay
tedders are particularly strong and
durable. A noteworthy stand is that
containing the Machines of D. s. Nor
gan & Co, Brockport, NJ Y whose
Triumph harvesters and mowers have
ng met with a great deal of success
in this country. Oae or two new
American firms have made their ap
pearance for the first time at the Paris
show, including the Deering H ervester
Co of Chicago, whose reapers and
harvesteIs s received great attention.
As with all American harvesters