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New Reaping Machine — Great Saving. 



Vol. IV. 



twelve acres per day, but may be increased 

 to double that amount — but this in a field 

 badly lodg-ed — the grain dead ripe, havfng 

 stood two weeks longer than necessary, and 

 yet say the committee, ^^ scarcely a grain 

 could he found shattered out.^^ 



The advantages of this improved machine 

 to the grain grower, are too apparent to re- 

 quire any notice at our hands. The price, 

 one hundred and fifty dollars, no doubt deters 

 many from purchasing it. But its value is to 

 be taken into the account. Said a gentleman 

 to us the other day, t lost at least one liundred 

 dollars for the want of a similar machine — 

 while engaged in harvesting. I had about 

 twenty acres of the finest wheat I ever raised, 

 beaten down by a violent storm of rain and 

 hail. Had one of those machines been put 

 to the work, my grain would have been out 

 of the reach of danger. Every man who 

 cultivates grain crops on the large scale, 

 should furnish himself with one ; and in neigh- 

 borhoods where the farms are small, a number 

 of farmers might easily join together and pur- 

 chase one jointly; or an individual might pro- 

 cure one and mow and reap for the farmers 

 of the neighborhood at a stipulated price per 

 acre. 



It aflLrds us much satisfaction to say that 

 Mr. Hussey is in a fair way of being compen- 

 sated for many years of anxious toil, and la- 

 bor and solicitude. His machine answers the 

 purposes of its invention. It is not only spo- 

 ken of in the highest terms by farmers in 

 Maryland and Delaware, who have tested its 

 merits; but they are coming into genera/! use 

 among the farmers of those states— ^and most 

 cheerfully do we commend them to the atten- 

 tion of our Pennsylvania farmers.* We ask 

 the attention of the reader to the following 

 communication. 



For the Fanners' Cabinet. 



New Heaping Macliim— Croat Savln!^« 



On the 4th of .Tuly the farmers of tliis 

 neighborliood enjoyed the pleasure of seeing 

 tlie Reaping Machine, invented by Mr. (). 

 IIus.SFY, of Baltimore, operate upon a field 



* We would sugi,'ost to Mr. llussey the propriety of 

 ilcpositinK somewhere in this city a machine or model 

 tor the examination of farmers, thousands of wliom 

 visit OUT city every year. 



of wheat. Mr. Hussey had been invited to 

 exhibit his machine before the '■'Society of 

 St. George^s and Appoqicinimink for the 

 Promotion of Agriculture" and the 4th July 

 was named as the day ; and true to his ap- 

 pointment, Mr. Hussey and his patent reaper 

 made their appearance. Hundreds of farm- 

 ers were assembled to witness it, and many 

 were the doubts, surmises, and criticisms 

 upon the machine, as it was viewed over and 

 over, as it lay in readiness for trial. Some 

 time after Mr. Hussey's arrival, the society 

 was called to order, and the Declaration of 

 Independence was read, while the greatest 

 order and attention prevailed ; after which 

 the society adjourned to the dinner-table and 

 partook of an excelltint dinner, prepared for 

 the occasion. These interesting prelimina- 

 ries being despatched, and all things being in 

 order, the two strangers (Mr, Hussey and 

 his machine) were duly introduced to a field 

 of standing grain, ripe and ready for the sic- 

 kle, and in the twinkling of an eye the ma- 

 chine was off, clipping and cutting, and sav- 

 ing the grain in beautiful style. A cleaner 

 and more even stubble could not be produced. 

 All doubts vanished in the minds of the spec- 

 tators. Every head of wheat was saved, and 

 the machine was drawn with apparent ease 

 by two horses, and cutting at the rate of 

 from twelve to fifteen acres in a day. The 

 machine was forthwith purchased by .the so- 

 ciety, and reserved for future trial, which has 

 since confirmed them in the good opinion 

 they had of its capabilities. All who have 

 witnessed it express themselves satisfied, and 

 many are intending to provide themselves 

 with machines for the next harvest. Thus, 

 through the influence and exertions of the 

 agricultural society, we may expect next 

 year to see this valuable labor saving and 

 grain saving machine fairly introduced among 

 our farmers. It is a difiicult matter to de- 

 scribe the machine .so as to convey a proper 

 idea of its structure ; I hope, however, that 

 many will be induced to see for themselves, 

 and they may rely upon having all reasonable 

 expectations realized. 



Yours, &c., N. 



Middleton, Del., July Ij, 1839. 



We ask the attention of our friends to the 

 suggestion of our correspondent D. A. in the 

 following communication. These sugges- 

 tions are as well timed as judicious. Ar- 

 rangements have been made at the Agricul- 

 tural Ware-House and Seed Store, No. S7 

 North Second street, a few doors above Arch 

 street, Philadelpliia, to receive for e.xhibition 



SPECIMENS OF CHOPS OF ALL KINDS. And it 



