The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-15
protect them from the weather or stack
them in large stacks, sometimes TO re-
main for six months before they could

them In large stacks, sometimes ~ ~
main for six months before they could
get them ready for shipment And as
almost everything eats peanuts. that
meant O continual loss every day until
the peanuts We're put on the market.
b 10 overcome this trouble and loss sew
eral attempts have been made to get up
a picker which. would do the work, put
UP to this time all have proved a failure.
as the machines heretofore made, eltnei
cracked4the hulls. and thereby DAMAGED
the nuts to a great extent or left them
full of strings, and trash, SO it was I'M
possfble to get full value for the crop.
But this machine invented by Mr. Jones
has entirely eliminated those defects
and the nuts are picked off clean. iree
from strings and perfectly whoie. IN
fact, the nuts are put in better condition
than by the average hand picking pro-
cess
Tho machine looks something like an
old style wheat thrasher and fan MIL
combined and so far as your correspon-
dent can judge, after thorough lhspec'
ton of the machine In operation, it does
all claimed for 1t by tho inventor. noth
speedily and thoroughly. With the motive
mower furnished by gasoline engine OF
four and one-half horse power, 1t easily
picked a bushe OF peanuts In from three
to four minutes. and when the machine
is manufactured by a practical machlnlsl
xviii probably, with q little more power
pick n bushel In two minutes
a large crowd Of farmers, among them
some of the largest peanut planters OF
Surry and Isle of Wight, We're present
Thursday afternoon to see the nlachlhe
In practical operation. Among those pres
entl from Surry county We're Col. George
| ~, lao
IBacon,s Castle: Mr.. Gwaltney. Mr.. James
r. Rowele, Pitman. Barlow and others,
Among the gentlemen from Isle Of Wishf
were: Nlessrs. John Fl. Ramsey Augustus
White. Junius Barlow,iW. +. wilson
DR.. w d. Turner,A Hon.. Thomas y.
Jones, w. u. Howle Joseph a. Turner
and Others all practical level headed
farmers. and the universal verdict was
that the machine was perfect success.
Mr.. Jones. being Interviewed says ne
has been experimenting off and on for
the last twenty years. He felt sure that
a machine could be made to do the work.
required, but from lack OF means he
could not carry his Ideas Into effect. lie
said he made small one when he was
but fifteen years of age, and has since
made two more. but while they did the
work In some sort of fashion, they were
not satisfactory But now he feels sure
he has made Just what the people re-
aulre in the way of peanut picker.
Mr.. Jones, tho inventor OF this wonder
full labor saving contrlvance, Is In many
respects remarkable man. Although
-he never learned any trade, he Is Q FIRST
class practical carpenter blacksmith ana
machsnst. He made every part OF TINS
machine, with the exception OF some east
(, Iron ny wheels. ETC.. with no other as
sistance than his boys. and It Is a BEAU
| tlful piece of workmanship
| Mr.. Thomas ~ Jones Is associated WIN
| tho INVENTOR and they expect to nave
number Of machines manufactured TINS
summer In some large machine manu-
| featuring company, so as 10 SUPPLY tne
demand for the machines by the time ths
next peanut crop has been harvested
| In using this machine, the farmers can
In n few days or weeks pick or their
| entire crop, and one OF tho greatest IN
lconyen,ences and worries OF peanut rails
Ing. to say nothing of the great loss M
Cured by storing or stacking the shoeAs'
! NH he avoided.
Another very great ADVANTAGE Is the
Arc condition 1t puts the vines In Tor
feed Tho peanut vine has long been
recognized by the farmers as most
valuable and nutritious forage plant, be-
Ing considered by many to DO superior
to corn fodder or common hay rms
machine cuts II UP fine and blows our
all the dust and dirt, and puts me vines