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GENESEE FARMER. 



June. 



McCormick's Patent Reaper — Improved. 



Harvest time is fast approaching, with a 

 •I'ospect of unusually high prices for grain. — 

 This consideration (and the fact that the Farmer 

 has now nearly double the number of readers 

 than it had when we formerly noticed the ma- 

 chine,) induces us to again call attention to 

 McCorm/ck''s Reaper. We are informed that 

 Mr, McCoRMiCK has made such improvements 

 in the Reaper as are found to greatly facilitate 

 its operation — especially in the work of raking 

 the cut grain from the platform. In a conversa- 

 tion with Mr, McC, a few weeks since, he in- 

 formed us that he was manufacturing a large num- 

 ber of Reapers at Cincinnati, to supply the south- 

 -western country. He stated that the machines 

 were being constructed in a superior manner, so 

 that no fault should hereafter exist in that par- 

 ticular. The Reaper is also manufactured and 

 sold by Messrs. Seymour & Co., and Backus, 

 Fitch & Co., of Brockport, in this county — 

 and by H, E. Smith, of Fowlersville, Living- 

 ston Co., N. Y. We are informed that it is 

 also manufactured at Chicago, Illinois, where our 

 western friends can probably obtain the machine 

 — -but we are unable to give name of the man- 

 wfactur at that place. 



An examination of this Reaper, and the relia- 

 ble testimonials we have seen from those who 

 li8.ve thoroughly tested it, convince us that it will 

 <lo good work in the hands of persons who un- 

 derstand ordinary machinery. We see by his 

 advertisement, in the Cincinnati papers, that 

 Mr. McC. offers the Reaper upon such terms 

 that the purchaser has nothing to risk in making 

 a trial of it. He sells it upon the condition that 

 "it will cut one and a-half acres of wheat (or 

 other small grain) per hour ; that it will save an 

 average of a bushel of wheat to the acre that 

 would be lost by ordinary cradling; that it is 

 well made, of good material, and durable, with 

 proper care ; and that the raking can be well 

 done by a man riding upon it. If, upon a fair 

 trial, the Reaper cannot perform as above spe- 



cified," it is not to be kept or paid for, [The 

 purchaser to pay $20 down, and $100 on the 

 1st day of November next, providing the Reap- 

 er performs as above — if not, to deliver safely 

 when called upon, &;c.] 



A figure of the Reaper, as improved, is given 

 above. Further information can be obtained 

 from Mr, McCormick or either of the manufac- 

 turers. We give this notice for the information 

 of giain-growing farmers, and in answer lo in- 

 quiries recently received — without the knowl- 

 edge or solicitation of any one interested in the 

 manufacture or sale of the Reaper. m. 



A Good Corn Cultivator is considered in- 

 dispensable by many farmers — and now that the 

 demand for corn promises a good return for the 

 expense of the crop, growers can well afford to 

 purchase proper implements to aid in its culture. 

 While examining, a few days since, various im- 

 plements at the Plow Factory of our friend P, D. 

 Wright, (119 State St., in this city,) we noticed 

 a Corn Cultivator of his invention and manufac- 

 ture which appeared to be an excellent article. 

 It is called the Douhle-pointed spring-tooth Cul- 

 tivator, and is neat, cheap and durable. 



Mr, W. exhibited the above Cultivator at our 

 last County Fair, and was awarded the first pre- 

 mium, lie also received the first premium on 

 Plows, (for a Cayuga County Plow of his own 

 manufacture.) We mention these matters for 

 the information of farmers, and in justice to our 

 wortliy and modest friend Wright, m. 



AcRtCULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. It will be SCCn 



by reference to our advertising department that 

 the Rochester Agricultural Ware-houses are well 

 supplied with Farming Implements, Tools, &c. 

 We observe that Messrs. Rapalje <fe Briogs, of 

 the Genesee Seed Store and Ag. Ware house, 

 have just received an extensive assortment of 

 well made Plows, and a large variety of other 

 seasonable implements. m. 



