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Frick & Co., Waynesboro, Pa., exhibit their Vibrator thresher. The good quali- 

 ties of this machine are of a general character. It:, owners claim for it fast and 

 clean work, simplicity and durability. No detailed points of special merit are put 

 forward. The owners of this machine seem to direct special attention to the 

 achievements of their machine rather than to its modus operandi. 



HARVEST MACHINERY. 



The Minneapolu Harvester WorkK:, of Minneapolis, Minn., exhibit one of their 

 Minneapolis Twine Binders. This binder is very .symmetrical in its proportions, 

 and strongly put together, being ironed on the corners. The master wheel is very 

 strong, has a wide face with malleable iron lugs, laid diagonally across the tire, 

 affording great traction power, and tending to prevent the machine from jolting 

 when on hard ground. The gearing is simple and strong, securely fastened in an 

 iron tie frame. The bearings are long, and the oiling facilities such that the full 

 length of the shafts can be lubricated. The reel is run by a detachable chain, and 

 always at the same ten.-*ion, whatever the position of the reel. The reel has a broad 

 scope vertically or horizontally, and is managed by one lever. The cutter-bar is 

 made of iron, running the entire length of the platform. The guards are fastened 

 to the bar in a way that the machine will cut within 2^ inches of the ground. The 

 grain wheel is of iron, cast in one piece, and runs in an iron sleeve. The back sill 

 is of one piece. The driver can change the height of cut without leaving his seat, 

 and while the machine is in motion, by means of a lever at his side. The adjust- 

 able features of the knotter are such that lost motion can be taken up withfiut re- 

 placing the whole knotter. The Minneapolis uses the double packer trip. 



D. M. Osborne dt Co., Auburn, N. Y., exhibit one of their Osborne No. 14 

 Twine Binders, which is an improvement over the Osborne No. 11, used in the 

 harvests of 1883 and 1884. The special points of merit claimed for this machine 

 are lightness of draff, easy management, and durability. The Osborne Binder has 

 been so long before the grain-growers of our country that any description of its 

 general structure would be superfluous and a waste of time and space. 



The same company also exhibit four difi'erent styles of independent mowers, and 

 one independent self-rake reaper. 



Walter A. Wood Mowing and Reapinfj Machine Companij, of Hoosac Falls, N. Y., 

 exhibit one Wood's Binder. This machine has no side draft, is light running, well 

 balanced, no weight on horses' necks, is easily controlled, all levers convenient to 

 driver ; has a light, strong reel, which stops turning when machine is out of gear ; 

 has malleable iron guards with steel leger plates; guards secured to iron cutter-bar 

 with bolts instead of rivets. The sickle is driven from the end. The gear for the 

 drive-wheel is on the outside of the binder attachment. All machinery is in sight 

 above the table. The packers are over the grain, and stop while the bundle is 

 being bound. The discharge arms lift up, coming down behind the bundle, and 

 effectually discharge it. There is attached to this machine a bundle-carrier, that 

 places the bundles in winrows. 



