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THE GE^TESEE FARMER. 



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RAILWAY HORSE POWERS, THRESHERS, &c., 



A3 IMPROVED BY 



a- . -w ESTiKra-noxjSE sc oo.. 



And Manufactured by tliem at Schenectady, N. Y. 



WE have made improvements in tliese Machines which make 

 them superior to any other Machines of this class in use. 



THE UUESE POWER is improved l>y a peculiar coustruction 

 of the chain, which causes it to keep uniformly tight, and run as 

 smoothly around the circle at the ends as over the straight ways, 

 when drawn up properly by draw screws in front of the power. 

 "We fasten the gearing on our powers in such a manner that it 

 can not work loose and come ofl. The gearing is conveniently 

 ehanged from one side of the power to'the other, and different 

 motions may be obtained by a change of wheels. In most powers 

 of this kind, horses are obliged to walh verj- fast to give proper 

 moiion to the cylinder. We have ours geared so that the horses 

 may walk slow and give a suffi(tient motion to the cylinder, \ii 

 miles per hour being fast enough for threshing dry grain. This is 

 oonsidered imi)ortant, as horses should walk slow in overcoming 

 an elevation. We make One, Two, and Three Horse Powers 

 of this kind, the One and Two Horse being such as are suitable 

 for farmers' own use, in threshing, sawing wood, etc. 



The THREE HORSE POAVER Is a new thing. 

 never having been introduced to a great extent. It is suitable for 

 those who make threshing their busmess, and is capable of driving 

 a Thresher and Winnower to thresh from 200 to 40O bushels of 

 wheat per day, when well managed. It is fully equal to the best 

 Six Horse Lever Power in use. 



OVERSHOT THEESIIEES have been used to a great extent, 

 and driven by One and Two Horse Powers. One great objection 

 to them has been their throwing grain and dust into the feeder's 

 face. We have etfcctually remedied this defect by an arrange- 

 ment patented by us. The teeth or spikes of the cylinder are 

 fastened in by a screw and nut on the inside, which prevents their 

 flying out, and are easily replaced when broken oiT. The bear- 

 ings in which the cylinder shaft runs (also those of the Horse 

 Power) are constructed so that they may be kept uniformly oiled 

 without waste of oil. and thus prevent tiie heating or wearing of 

 shaft and boxes. A Ratchet Pulley is put upon the c.vlinder shaft, 

 wtich enables the Horse Power to be stopped Instantly, without 

 tlirowing off the belt. It is considered a great convenience by 

 those who have used machines with and without one. 



Our SEPARATOR h.-is a Straw Shaker attached, which makes 

 it one of the best Machines for separating grain from the straw : 

 and in separatinir Clover from the straw, is particularlv efficient 



COMBINED THRESHERS AND WINNOWERS," for P,ail- 

 way Powers, have been brought considerably into use, and we 

 have introduced them to some extent in connection with our Two 

 Horse Powers. 



Most Machines of this kind are liable to carryover considerable 

 grain in the straw, but we have in ours a wire separator (patent- 

 ed) which will allow less grain to he wasted in this manner than 

 ?iiy other Machine It is an Overshot Thresher, and, properly 

 managed, will thresh full as much, and do the work better than 

 any other Machine of this class. The amount it will thresh de- 

 pends much upon the grain, but will probably be from IW to 200 

 bushels of wheat, and from 250 to 350 bushels of oats ; yet double 

 these amounts have been done. 



We make LARGE UNDERSHOT THRESHERS AND WIN- 

 NOWERS, calculated for SLx to Ten Horse Lever Powers, which 

 have been in use, and made by us several years. They have 

 been well liked wherever used. 



Our CLOVER MACHINES hull and clean the seed at the same 

 time, and maybe driven with a Two Horse Powm. The quantity 

 tbey will hull depends upon the quality of the chaff and the con- 

 dition it is in. They have given general satisfaction where used. 



We make CIRCULAR WOOD SAWS, for sawing eUher long 

 or short wouJ ; also, DRAG SAWS for sawing logs, and P0"«^ 

 ER3 for churning with a dog or sheep. 



All the above named Machines are made in a substantial and 

 workmanlike manner, and we warrant them to suit the purchaser 

 when fairly tried, or they may be returned and the purchase 

 money will be refunded. 



We give a few of the many Testimonials we have received in 

 regard to the working of our Machines, and would ask those who 

 wi'sh to purchase, to make further inquiry of us, or call and sec 



our Machines. 



Leti.es Center, IIL, 10th Nov., 1SD7. 

 Messrs. G. WESTixenoueB & Co. : 



I have received the Machine ordered, all right, but too late to 

 do much this season. 



I tried it, and it operated first rate. All who have seen it ad- 

 mire it much. Many supposed them to be regular horse killers, 

 and seemed surprised to see my horses work it without apparent 

 fatigue. I think vciur Machines will take well. 



Respectfully, yours, WM. H. GALLUP. 



CoK QUEST, N. Y., 22d Feb'y, 1858. 

 Messrs. G. WESTTNGnorsE &. Co. : 



I presume you have been expecting to hear from me in relation 

 to the Ihree Horse Power, Clover Hulkr, and Thresher and Sep- 

 arator. I will say that they work first rate, and the man that runs 

 them says he has never st;en a cut seed in the seed boxes of the 

 Clover Mill. It hulls at the rate of one bushel in 25 minutes, dry 

 chaff; but we have a great deal of wet clover to get out. Large 

 quantities are stacked out, and some of it is wet nearly to the 

 ground. We use but two horses to thresh the clover, but when 

 we hull it we put on three. 



With the Two Horse Power Thresher and Winnower, I have 

 threshed and cleaned from 4u to 70 bushels of oats per hour, and 

 it did the work throughout the nearest to perfection of any Ma- 

 chine I ever saw, and such is the verdict of all who have seen it 

 run. B. M. CLOSE. 



Rrs-SELviLLE, Tenn., 2Sth July, 1S57. 

 Messrs. G. WBSTtN'cnorsE & Co. : 



D(ar Sird — I have ju»t been witnessing the operation of your 

 Threshing Machine, the one consigned to Joitn W. Bewley, of 

 this place. There were several persons firesent, all of whom pi<o» 

 nonnced it the best Machine they had seen. 



BENJAMIN SHERWOOD. 



This was a Thresher and Winnower combined, driven with onr 

 Two Horse Power; and in a conversation had with a partner of 

 Mr. Bewlbv. in December last, he stated that he had threshed 

 3C0 bushels of wheat in one day, and at another time a bushel of 

 wheat every fifty seconds. 



PRICE S. 



Two Horse Power Thresher and Separator (26-inch cylinder) $160 

 Two Horse Power Thresher and Separator (3ti-inch cylinder) lf.5 



For One Horse Power Thresher and Separator. 138 



For Three Horse Power 140 



For Two Horse Power 115 



For One Horse Power 90 



For Two Horse Power Thresher and Winnower 340 



For Thresher and Winnower (for Two Horse Power) ... 125 



For Large Thresher and Winnower 140 



roi- Thresher and Separator (26-inch cylinder) 45 



