Year: 1867

The present season, setting aside the expe-


riences of others that have gone before, is GER


tainly pregnant enough in it's teachings to con-


vince our planters of the folly of the course they


have so generally pursued, of risking everything


on the hazard of single throw, or in other


words, trusting to the uncertain crop of cotton


to pay expenses and leave profit. Some other


course must be adopted; diversity of crops


must be made and every edge made to cut; and


cutting the excellent hay that our prairies pro-


duce spontaneously, is one of the easiest and


most certain alternatives which presents itself


to make up losses or disappointment in culti-


waited crops We give below description of


the mower for which we are agent, two of which


we have sold, and can refer to the purchasersas


to their merits. We will furnish the machine,


delivered at any landing in the Parish, for $l35
which is $40 less than any one else can buy


them for who is not an agent.


This machine was one of the articles exhibited
in the American section of the Paris Exposition,


which gained gold medal The following des-


cription of its construction will explain It's work
ing and it's merits: The machine runs upon two
driving wheels, each furnished with an internal
gear, which meshes into ratchet gear wheels,
thus making OF each an Independent driving
wheel The driving wheels are placed the night
distance apart, to run in the tracks made for
them by the track clearer, and thus avoid rum


ming over the cut crop. The entire frame, upon
which is placed the gearing, is supported Dy and
tits upon the main axle The tongue Ii pivoted


at its rear end to the main axle, by cast iron


connection, which supports the driver upon


spring seat !; this seat can be removed at pleas.
ure, and is so placed that the drivers weight


balances entirely the weight OF the tongue, SO
that there is no pressure upon the horses neeks
A hinge connection is formed between the mn


ger-bar with it's cutting apparatus and the main
frame by cast iron shoe piece; this shoe piece
is furnished with a recess for the fnger-bar OF


the proper place. The rear end of the shoe being
pivoted to casting upon the lower SIDE OF the
main frame near the axle, the casting being fur
nished with vertical slot for the reception o1
the rear end of the main shoe, the front end ol
the shoe il connected by hinge to steel spring
which is boted firmly 70 the front outer corner


of the main frame, so that the shoe has the tune
ton of turning upon an axis in the line OF its
length, as well as a vertical motion by reason o.


the slot at its rear. and the spring connection al
its forward end. The shoe has also attached ..
it leading wheel, which can be graduated. a
smaller wheel is placed upon the dividing snos
at the outer end of the finger r-bar, and by means
of the two wheels, the height OF the stubbte cal
be regulated. A new lever arrangement 10 aI


tached to raise the fnger-bar to pass onstrue


tions and hold it at any desired height botn enal
of the bar being raised at the same time. Al


arrangement for throwing in and out OF gear
is made precisely as heretofore, a constructor