The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-25

is no need of attempting to describe it
further. 1t may be said however that
the regularity with which the machine
drops the number of kernels called for,
and the small percentage of the same
which are in the least injured is quite
remarkable. All work of marking"
field for corn is saved also by the use
of this machine as guide chain trips
the planting device with far greater
accuracy than any marker could show.
An Empire grain drill is another one
of the standard machines of which every
farmer knows which is here open for
the inspection of its actual workings.
The drill is connected by one OF its
driving wheels with the shaft and the
operation is the same as when being
driven over the ground. To those who
have ever operated one of the machines
it is we'll worth watching while those
who have operated other kinds need not
look long to appreciate the advantages
of the Empire.
A machine which in this section has
more novelty about it yet than the drill
is the New Deere loader. Cylinders
with strong wire prongs are carried over
the field of hay like immense carpet
sweepers. The prongs are set at such
an angle that they do not tear up the
ground but from the operation as dis
closed by this machine one can easily see
how it would sweep a hay field far
cleaner then the old style horse hay rake
besides doing away with the waste re-
sulting from handling the hay over
second time putting it into windrows
first and cocks after However the
loader sweeps the hay up whether on
the swath, in windrows or in cocks
equally well and puts it on an elevator
which carries it directly up to the wagon
rack itself, and does the most of the
spreading out of it there.
Any exhibition of machines by this
firm would be incomplete without one
or more McCorinicks in places of honor
and the latest model of the New
Mower has its place and attracts its
share of attention. One of the prettiest
devices which have been made feature
of this seasons model is that by which
the machine is thrown out of gear and
the cutting bar raised to vertical posi-
ton by single motion of one lever.
The machine has the easy working foot
lever which has already proved popu-
lar feature of the New machines by
which the cutting bar can be tilted and
raised as high as two feet in passing
over any obstruction or on the side of a
little mound of grass, but simple de-
vice has been added which increases its
usefulness much more. The first move
ment of the long, easily moved lever
which raises the bar throws it out of
gear and stops the motion of the teeth.
As the lever is pulled back by the opera
tor it raises the cutting bar which has
stopped working, TO vertical position
where it is held ready to be driven to
any part of the field. The clutch
operated by this single lever is one of
the strongest and at the same time most
easily operated which could be devised.
1t is pleasure not only to visiting farm
ers but to the uninitiated as well to
watch the operation of the machine and
see it stop work when the first motion
of raising the bar begins. Il is very
evident that the Mccormick New with
the vertical lift will not have much
harder work in holding its place in the
front rank of moving machines than has
the machine of the same name in times
past
A number of Improvements have also
been made in the Mccormick harvester,
by the way, although the firm does not
have one of these machines connected
with the engine One convenient little
improvement is a simple device which
permits the folding back of the two
dividing boards when the machine is on
the road or is stored away. Another
improvement is the insertion of little
steel pulley in the point of the needle
so that the twine will not wear a
deep cut in the eye of the needle and
necessitate the purchase of new one.
The entire knotting head is now
made of case hardened material so
that the chance for wear on the
same is much less than formerly.
Other devices which are worth dollars
in the course of single season are the
simple spring tighteners which auto
matically tighten the tension of the two
principal chains which it would seem
form practically all of the gearing
which is necessary for the greater part
of the binder. Roller bearings are pro-
vided at all the heavy wearing points.
In other regards the entire establish
ment of the firm is better filed than
ever as is also true of their 44x60 foot
warehouse near the Grand Trunk sta
tion, and farm supplies from Kemp
manure spreader to fine phaeton, are
all ready for inspection on moments
notice. The firm seems to be prepared
for the biggest and best business done