Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-04-08
New Thresher Invented.

New Tnreeher invented.
Pink Paper: We have had the
pleasure of seeing a number of
patents now in the possession of
John Heazlett of Glasston, N. D., these
patents fully covering the above re.
ferred to machine, which is exclusive
ly his own invention. The invention
is designed to especially render all
team service and the loading of
shocks upon wagons unnecessary dur
ing threshing of said chocks. Nine
men being the total number to run
this novel thresher. The following
briefly outlines the machine: A
cleaner, a self-feeder, a thresher and
straw blower with traction engine
respectively form the combination Of
this machine all being rigidly built
In one body, all weight being carried
on four broad wheels, and having in
itself suitable mechanism and power
to perform in detail all work usually
allotted to the handling and thresh-
ing of grain Tin large quantities) from
the time it Is standing in shock until
1t is delivered into the farmers
wagon, all this work being done while
the machine advances along the row
of shocks. ....9.. r...s
The CLEANER, which is designed with
a rake six feet wide gathering all
loose grain and shocks standing or
otherwise that may be in it's course
Gas the machine is so guided along)
carrying the same to the feeder, the
threshdng being performed in the Gus
tomary way. -. -. s.
The straw of course passes through
the blower and is delivered on the
platform at the rear end of the boiler
where the fireman can conveniently
get what may be needed Of it for his
use in generating steam for power.
The threshed grain is to be dis
posed of by an elevator as is now SO
commonly used, which will drop the
said grain into a wagon hauled by the
side Of the machine.
The power transmitted to the
threshing cylinder is by belt from a
single engine for this special purpose.
A twin or two cylinder engine on the
rear Of the boiler, so designed as to
impart power to the traction, the
same obviating dead center's and will
insure slow gait of travel which will
be essential during threshing each
row of shocks.
This machine will do as much work
daily as any large machine, and that
with a force Of nine men and two
teams of horses, the wage expense
would not exceed $50 a day, while
the owners Of other large machines
with a crew Of twenty-six men and
from ten to thirteen teams must at
the present scale Of wages pay out
daily at least 500, thus leaving a
large balance in favor Of the newly
patented machine, saying nothing of
keeping of the extra help, which must
come out of the pockets of both
thresherman and farmer.
| We know that the inventor is a
/ thresherman of long experience and
one who knows a great deal about the
affairs connected with threshing in
the northwest. He is also a practi.
cal farmer who would consider the
matter from the farmers side of ths
1 invention for number of years and
case. He has been working on this
has made experiments and tests along
various lines which are convincing of
Its successful operation. There will
I be much criticism and comment and
back of all will be a feeling that one
OF our own people could not invent
so great labor saver The converse
should be true, for who knows bet
ter our farming interests than a
shrewd observing and practical farm
er. The machine will be tried again
next fall and under varied conditions.
the most trying possible, and when
proven, beyond personal adventure, to
be practical a way will be found of
putting 1t onto the market. In that
event it will probably take the place
of all other machines. "