1850. 



THE GENESEE FARMER. 



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McCORBnCiC'S PATENT \1RGIMA REAPER. 



THE umleraigaed, now on his way from the south to Chicago. 

 111. finds only time, and room in the columns of the June 

 number of the Genesee Farmer, to insert a short notice of his 

 lN;iVer, and to promise a fuller and more detailed one in the next 



The undersigned would respectfully state, in the first place, that 

 ;\ cortaiu mnchine. advertised in the May number of the Farmer. 

 :inil cnWi'd - Srymour & Morgan's Improved Reaping Machine,'" 

 ili-ni-h nnieh inferior, from its compounded arrangement of some 

 iMTt-Tof Gtlnr LTi'aring. &c.. with that of the undersigned, is yet a 

 pnlpal Ic infrinL;pmeut of the latter— that a legal process has been 

 instituted to hold them (Seymour & Morgan) to their.just ac- 

 countability for the same— and that the purchase and tise of said 

 machine by others, will make them equally liable with the manu- 

 facturers, to a prosecution. Purchasers are also further warned 

 to take care that this machine is not palmed upon thj?m in such a 

 * to release the seller from responsibility to thetn for the 



j^s.' of it. 



In the same number of said journal, is also an advertisement of 

 - J. Ganson & Co.," also of Brockport, which may require a little 

 explanation, by way of guarding against a possibility of miscon- 

 struction. In the HANDBILLS of Messrs. Ganson 8c Co., their right to 

 manufacture and sell the Virginia Reaper is expressly restricted 

 to the counties of Monroe 8t Orleans, which is not so clkarlv the 

 case in the adtertismknt in question. It should be distinctly 

 understood that while the right of .1. Ganson & Co., to man- 

 ufacture and sell said Reaper is limited to the (i/ne stated by them. 

 (March 1st. 1851.) this right is equally restricted to the counties 

 of Monroe and Orleans, in its broadest sense And if they prefer 

 making a sacrifice upon their machines, to insure the sale of all 

 they have manufactured to be used in the two counties, (having 

 no patent fee to pay for the time specified.) it can have no influ- 

 ence upon the price elsewhere. 



The patentee of this Machine has for a number of years been 

 oareful to preserve as much imiformity in its price and sale as may 

 be. and designs still to do so And if his price, shipped from C hi- 

 cago, is a little higher than that of his Reapers manufactured in 

 this State, he trusts, from his facilities, to make bis Machines at 

 loa.-t that much a better article. It may here be remarked that 

 great injustice has been done to the Virginia Reaper, by those 

 manufactured at Brockport for a few years past ; but all that 

 were sold last year, without the late improvements, by Fitch, Gan- 

 non. Si. Co.. of that place, gave entire satisfaction. 



Perhaps the best evidence of the superiority of the undersigned's 

 Reaper over all others, is the unparalleled demand for it in the 

 :reat tcesfern field. haymg there almost entirely superseded all 

 'ithers, and where all that have r( ally been tested have been intro- 

 ■I n ced ; and who ever beard of (my new machine just got out, that 

 v.,\s not certified to h^ just Me Mnig. by good friends of course, who 

 'ither maybe incapable of judging, or if they discover defects. 

 iaay confide in the ingenui/y of ^theu- friend to remove them, but 

 '.v^hich in perhaps nine cases of every ten, is found ima^i'/ioj-i/. 



But. as previously stated, for want of room in the present num- 

 ber of the Farmer, the evidence— a.n(\ that of the most conf incing 

 character— of the superiority of the Virginia Reaper overall oth- 

 ers. -AS last improved and manufactured at Chicago, is unavoida- 

 bly postponed until the nest number— 1500 of them having been 

 mauufactured there (at Chicago) for the last, and 1600 now about 

 completed for the ensuing harvest. Recollect that $-'i or $10 in 

 the price of a Reaper at harvest. Is a small matter in comparison 

 with the i^rcaf consideration oLhaviug the best Reaper— the most 

 reliable Reaper. Recollect that. 



The undersigned will only. add that one of these Reapers, man- 

 ufactured for tlie last harvest, and having all the present improve- 

 ments, was represented by the owner to have cut in the harvest 

 :;00 acres of grain, without a shilling's worth of repairs, k'/Moi// 

 changing or grindivslhrsickh-, and for which he refused its first 

 cost, at the close of the harvest, and ordered another for the next. 



A considerable number of these machines irili shortly be sent to 

 tiie Hon. Tbo.a. J. Patf-rson. at Rochester, r^ general agent for the 

 State, and who has appointed sub-agenis in various partd of the 

 wheat-growing territory, and distributed handbills which will be 

 found to contain more full and detailed evidence of the value of 

 the Reaper.. as manufactured at Chicago 



June. 1850. C. H. McCORMICK. 



J. W, Sliei-nian^s Wlneat Drill and Seed Planter. 



TITE are building three different qualities of these machines. 

 VV No. 1 is a superior Drill and Broad-cast Sower, and will sow 

 fine manure (such as plaster, ashes, guano. &c..) brrad-cast or in 

 the drill rows, any desirable quantity per acre, at the same time of 

 drilling in the grain. It is well flni^^hed. .'substantially made, of 

 good material, and WARRANTED, at the low price of $6o. 



No. 2 is built for drilling all kinds of grain. It will also sow fine 

 manure broad-cast on crops. Price $55, 



No. 3 is a plain Wheat Drill ; simple, accurate, substantial. 



None of our machines will clog in the runs ; they can not do so 

 with the most difficult kind of seed. The distributing principle is 

 entirely new, invented this spring, and thoroughly tested. 



We are prepared to supply all orders. Those wishing to pur- 

 chase drills, would do well to see ours before purcha,sing elsewhere 

 The sooner the order is given, the more .^ure you will be of getting 

 your Drill in time. All tL-: abov.- are .si-ven tube Drills. 



N. B —Persons wishing to .-.ell our Drills, arc offered a good 

 chance. A large descriptive bill will soon be issued, with cuts. 

 All communications or inquiries, poi^t paid. wiU receive prompt 

 attention. Address SHERMAN. FOSTER, Sc CO., 



June, 1850. [6-lt] Palmyra, Wayne Co., N.Y. 



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inJSSEV'S REAPING MACHINE. 



F. would respectfully call the attention of farmers to the fact 

 that we have the exclusive agency and the exclusive sale 

 of the above named Reaper, in all that part of the State of New 

 York west of Ontario county, and we are also general agents for 

 the United States and Canada. We sell the Reapers at the Man- 

 ufacturer's prices, adding only coat of transportation. They can 

 be examined at our Store. All who design purchasing are ear- 

 nestly requested to hand in their orders at once, as this will ena- 

 ble us to have on hand in season all that may be required, and 

 prevent any being disappointed, as might be the case if orders 

 were delayed till the harvest had begun. That they are the best 

 Reapers made, and that it would be greatly to the advantage of 

 farmers to have them, there is no doubt. 

 Annexed are a few of the many ce»tificates which might be given : 

 Macedon. Aug. 29.1649. 



Messrs. Rapalje St Briggs— Gents :— The Reaping Machine I 

 bought of you jnade by Messrs. Eldred fit Hussey. at Auburn, has 

 been thoroughly tested by me the present harvest, and I am hap- 

 py to say has exceeded my most sanguine expectations I have 

 cut with it 1'25 acres of wheat, besides my own crop, making some 

 200 acres of oats and wheat ; and I can confidently recommend it 

 to my brother farmers as just the machine they want, I have cut 

 12 acres of oats in half a day. and 20 acres of stout wheat in one 

 day, with three horses abrea.^t, and most of it was bad cutting I 

 think I can cut 25 acres of good wheat in a day, and do it better 

 than can be doue in any other way My machine is now in per- 

 fect order, and I consider it full as good as when I got it of you. 

 Yours most respectfully, Thos. Rlshmore. 



Wheatland, August 20. 1849. 



Messrs. Eldred & Hussey— Gents:— I have now used one of your 

 Reaping Machines for two years, and do most cheerfully say that 

 it has given the best satisfaction. I have cut my whole harvest, 

 and a large one too. with my ordinary farm hands. I have cut 20 

 acres of stout wheat a day with ease, and I would most cheerfully 

 recommend it to my brother farmers as the best and most econom- 

 ical machine that is used on a farm. In fact I think so much of 

 it. that fire hundred dollars would not induce me to part with it if 

 I could not get another. I have also two brothers, each of whom 

 have one of your machines, which they like very mneh. and could 

 not be induced to be without. I think your agents. Messrs. Rap- 

 alje & Briggs, will sell a large number of them in our county next 

 season, as many of my acqua intances have told mo they intend to 

 purchase one of your Reapers another season. Anan Harmon. 

 BERr.E.v, Sept. 1st. 1849. 



This is to certify that I have this season used one of Hussey *s 

 Reaping Machines, which I purchased of Messrs. Rapalje & 

 Briggs, of Roche ter. and that it gives perfect satisfaction. I have 

 cut my wheat, which was very badly lodged, much faster, better, 

 and cheaper than it could be done any other way. I have had 

 one of McCormick's for the last three years, and it now stands in 

 the road as a useless article, as I consider it, having tried to use it 

 for three years without any success, 



I consider Husscy's Machine just the thing for our farmers, and 

 I could not now. after proving its merits, be induced to be without 

 one. Noah Wilbur. 



Greece, Sept. 7th, 1849. 



Messrs. Rapalje & Briggs —Gent'n:— The Reaping Machine 

 bought of you by Mr. Champion, for me, exceeds any thing of the 

 kind I ever saw. ^'ou will remember that when I got it I said to 

 you I was sure it would not work in my badly lodged wheat, as I 

 had seen McCormick'a tried repeatedly, and it was a pei-fect fail- 

 ure ; but I was most agreeably disappointed. It cut any of my 

 wheat better and faster than eight good cradlera could do, and I 

 think it saved me from two to three dollars per acre in all my 

 lodged wheat, in getting it clean and fast. In short, too much 

 cannot be said in its favor. I would not sell it, if I could not get 

 another, for one thousand dollars, for should 1 raise as much wheat 

 for eight or t^n years to come as I have for the last ten, it would 

 save me more than that sum, and I think it will last me Jonger 

 than that time. Yours, moi^t respectfully. J. Norton. 



June 1.1850. RAPAUE Sc BRIGGS. 



Genesee Seed Store and Ag. Warehouse, Rochester, N.Y. 



Morgan Hoi-sc General GIlTord. 



THIS justly celebrated horse will stand, the coming season, at 

 Lodi village, Seneca county. N. V. He was got by Old Gif- 

 ferd Morgan, out of a pure Morgan mare. In his size, color, form, 

 and action, he closely resembles his distinguished sire, and is one 

 of the very best specimens of this invaluable race of horses. 



Terms of insurance. $12. Good pasture provided at the usual 

 rates, and aU necef sary attention given to mares from a distance. 

 Accidents and escapes at the risk of the owners. 



March, 1850. [5-2t*] CHARLES W. INGERSOLL. 



Morgan Hunter and Morgan Cliief. 



ORGAN HUNTER will stand the coming season, .at the sta- 

 ble of S. A. Gilbert, East Hamilton. Terms $10 to insure. 

 This fine horse is seven years old ; was bred in Springfield. Vt.; 

 got by Gifford Morgan; dam by the same horse. For figure and 

 description, see The Cnltivator for 1849, page 216. 



MORGAN CHIEF will be three years old on the ISth of June, 

 1850. He is a very superior colt ; was got by Gifford Morgan, 

 dam by Green Mountain Morgan. See The Cultivator for 1849, 

 page 67. He will be kept for a few mares only, at ihe stable of H. 

 R. AclUey. East Hamilton Terms $10 to insure. 



ACKLEY & GILBERT. 

 East Hamilton, Madison Co.. N.Y., Junel, 1850. [6-lt] 



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