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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



MCCORMICK'S REAPING AND MOWING MACHINE 



I AM manufacturing 1500 Reaping and Mowing Machines for 

 1854 and farmers who want llachiuos are requested to send in 

 tlaeii- orders early. Last year I had not a supply, although I had 

 1500 in tlie market. •■ . t^ s 



I offer my large experience (hoth in this country and in Europe) 

 for the last Ofteen years and more in this business, as the safest 

 guarantee the faj-mer can have in the purchase of a Machine of 

 this kind. . . i, 



Deemino- it useless to insert long advertisements in the newspa- 

 pers, I shall be pleased to furnish appUcants with my printed Cu- 



Sorao important improvements have been made, while the Ma- 

 chine will be found as simple and efficient as a Machine of the kind 

 can be. The important points that will present themselves m these 

 Machines, will be Perfect Simplicity, Ease of Repairing, Durability, 

 and Adaptation to the Wants of the Farmer as a Reaper and 

 Mower. I shall continue the use of the Wrought-iron Beam which 

 will be found very important in mowing, because of the friction 

 upon the ground, and liability to tear and wear a Wooden Beam, 

 or any sheet- iion hning that may be used upon it. Another very 

 imporUnt advantage which I claim for ray Combined Machine is 

 that it can be readily changed so as to cut any desired height ot 

 stubble as a Reaper or Mower by simply removing three bolts. 

 Tliis principle will be found wanting in other machines, though 

 valuable upon rough ground, or for mowing bariey or lodged oats, 

 timothv seed, clover seed, &c., or where the ground may not be 

 firm aid there be liabilitv in the wheels to sink and the cutter to 

 be brouirht in contact with the ground, sand, gravel, &c. With niy 

 Combined Machine the farmer has the advantage of a Reel in 

 mowing, which admits of a slow walk to the horses, and is es- 

 pecially valuable when the wind interferes with the successful ope- 

 ration of the Machine. I have no fear of the result upon trial of 

 the Machine with others ; it has no superior as a Reaper or as a 



The public are now especially cautioned to beware of Seymour 

 & MorgaVs « New York Reaper." These men have been selling 

 mv Machines, though under an injunction ttie second time since the 

 re-issue of my Patent in April last, m addition to a verdict of $20,000 

 for past infringements. . , , , , ^ ■ , l c 



r3r Sundry other parties will soon be held to strict account tor 

 their infringements under this Patent, which makes them just as 

 liable to be enjoined as Seymour & Morgan. 



The Machine will be warranted equal to any other, both as a 

 Reaper and as a Mower; and it will be forwarded to any part of 

 New York or Canada, if ordered of THOS. J. PATERSON, at Ro- 

 chester, N. Y., who wants Agents to sell " m some of the unoc- 

 cupied wheat districts. C. H. McCORMCK. 



May 1, 1854.— tf 



ROCHESTER AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY. 



GENESEE VALLEY NURSERIES. 

 A. FROST & CO. RQCHESTER, N. Y., 



OFFER to the public the coming spring one of the largest and 

 finest stocks of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs Rnses, 

 &c in the country. It in part consists of standard Apple, Pear, 

 Ciierry, Plum, Peach, Apricot, Nectarine and Quince Trees. Also, 

 Dwarf and Pvramid Pears and Apples. , , ■, . 



SM \LL FRUITS.— Native and Foreign Grapes, old and new sorts 

 of Currants, finest Lancashire Gooseberries, Strawberries, Rasp- 

 berries, &c. &c. . j • i. 



The ORN VilENTAL DEPARTMENT comprises a great variety 

 of Deciduous and Evergreen Trees, Shrubs, Vines and Creepers, 

 which includes upward of of 300 varieties of the Rose. 



BEDDING PLANTS.— 150 varieties of Dahlias, a large coUection 

 of Verbenas, Petunias, Helictropes, &c. &c. , „ ,. ^ 



Priced Catalogues of the above will be mailed to all_ appbcants 

 enclosing a postage stamp for each Catalogue wanted, viz : 



No. l!— Descriptive Catalogue of Fruits, Ornamental Trees, 



" No ^^' —Descriptive Catalogue of Green Hoiise and Bedding Plants 

 of ev'erv description, including every thing new which may be in- 

 troduced up to its season, will be published in March each year.-l 



No. 3.— Wholesale Catalogue, published in September. 



February 1, 1854.— tf 



THE GREAT RED DRAGON, 

 OR THE MASTER KEY TO POPERY, 



By Anthony Gavin, 

 Catholic Priest, of Saragossa, Spain. 



BOOK AGENTS WANTED, 



TO sen the work which is now ready, and surpasses in detail and 

 interest any other work on the subject of Popery ever issued. 

 The terrible revelations which it contains will startle every Protest- 

 «nt with horror, as coming from one who was a participator in the 

 bloodv deeds, and who has had the best opportunity ever possessed 

 bv any man to unveil the mysteries of the Great Babylon of Po- 

 T,i>rv Finely Ulustrated. Address, immediately, 

 pery. r me j, SAMUEL JONES, Publisher, 



August 1, 1854.-3t 86 Washington street, Boston, Mass. 



THE undersigned, who h.as been many years engaged i" ^he ex- 

 tensive manufacture of various kinds of Agricultural Machin- 

 ery particularly Horse Powers, Threshing Machines, Separators, 

 &c., has now added to his business the manufacture ot several 

 valuable implements — 



1st. ATKINS' AUTOMATON OR SELF-RAKING REAPER 

 AND MOWER; an implement well known at the West, which has 

 been advertised for the last three months by Mr. Wright of Chi- 

 cago, in the Genesee Farmer, to which the reader is referred lor 

 particulars. 



Atkins' Self-Raking Reaper.— This machine was in successful 

 operation on the farm of B. B. Kirtland, Greenbush, on Wednes- 

 day and Thursday of last week, and elicited the approbation ot 

 every one whi saw it It is impossible to convey in words any idea 

 of the mechanical construction of the raking attaeliment. Ihe 

 cutting apparatus does not ditfer materially from that of other 

 reaper! but at regular intervals an arm, to which a rake is attached, 

 extends itself to the farther part of the apron, slowly draws itself 

 the len.'th of the apron, pressing the grain against a plate, where 

 it holds'it till it swings around a quarter of a circle, clear ot the 

 machine, and coolly deposits its neat sheaf on the ground, when it 

 immediately returns to repeat the process. The machine is not of 

 heavier draught, apparently, than other machines-and it does ite 

 cutting fully equal to any we have seen work. While it lias no 

 superior as a practical thing, it is a curiosity worth quite a pilgrim- 

 ase to see. It comes the nearest to being instinct with life and 

 nilinifesting signs of intelligence, of any piece of mechanism, not 

 excepting the steam engine.— Country Gentleman. 



2d BURRALL'S GRAIN REAPER.— At the great trial of Reapers 

 in the harvest field, at Geneva, N. Y., in July last, the Committee 

 appointed by the State Agricultural Society, took into consideration 

 its simplicitv, durabilitv, the manner in which it performed its 

 work, and tlie ease with which it can be managed, when, m com- 

 petition with eleven other Reapers, they unanimously awarded it 

 the first prize nf .f 50 aiid diploma. The Committee in their report 

 remark that "T. D. Bdrrall's Machine performed its work in the 

 most admirable manner; the gavels were well laid; the workman- 

 ship and materials were exceUent; the circular apron for side de- 

 liverv, the balance wheel and an arrangement to elevate the exte- 

 rior edge of the apron, are viiluable features, &e., &c. 



This Reaper has been thoroughly tested practically, during the 

 last two years, in AVestern New York. All the Reapers sent out 

 have given complete satisfaction. We would say to those who are 

 not convinced of the superiority of this Reaper over all others, that 

 we have stUl more facts which we could not exhibit for want ot 

 space, and which we would be pleased to exhibit to all such ^s may 

 call upon us. We would observe that experience with this Ueaper 

 will bear us outkin saving that 



1. It cuts grain of all kinds, in aU conditions, without clogging, 

 and' may be worked by oxen or horses. 



2. It cuts at any height required, by a few moments change. _ 



3. It discharges" the grain in the rear, if preferred, like HUSSEY s , 

 or at the side, like M'Cormick's; leaving room for the team ana 

 machine to pass again without treading on the gram. This change 

 is made by means of an extra apron, (attached in a moment,) from 

 which the grain is laid in a better condition for (h-ymg and binding, 

 and with much less labor to the raker than has ever been done before 



4. It has a Balance Wheel, which corrects the u-regularity of the 

 crank motion, and gives a quiet and uniform movement to th« 



""■riiirReaner has been so thoroughly tested in Western New York 

 where wheat grows as stout or stouter than in any other part of 

 the country, that there is now no doubt but that it will give entm 

 satisfaction to all who may purchase. There is however, no risl 

 in buving. The purchaser can rest assured that when his harves 

 comes, he has something that will perform. It is not like an un^ 

 tried thing, or a thing that has not been tried in the Genesee coun 

 trv where wheat grows large and stout, and may fail, and m failing 

 make the purchaser enough expense in money and trouble to con 

 siderably more than have purchased something reliable at first 

 Experiments cost too much money, time and trouble to be camec 

 on in the hurry of harvest time, and by those who ha e crops t< 

 secure. We sav, therefore, if you buy a Reaper, buy one, the reUa 

 bilitv of which' has been demonstrated by thorough practical ex 

 periment, and if possible, in your own neighborhood, and on soil 

 producing similarly to your own. 



3d D \NFORTn-S REAPER AND MOWER COJrBTNED, whicl 

 took' the fii-st premium at the Agricultural Fair m Chicago, 1852. 



4th. KINMAN-S PATENT FLOUR PACKER. 



5th. CHILDS' GRAIN SEPARATOR. 



f.th. WOODBURY'S MOUNTED HORSE POWER AND GRAI> 

 SEPARATOR. 



7th HVII'^ SIX FEET DOUBLE PINION HORSE POWER 

 which is uueriualed for strength, easy working and darabiUty. 



8th. IRON OR PLANET HORSE POWER. 



9th. PITT'S P.ATENT THRASHER AND SEP.ARATOR, whicl 

 has been in use for 17 years. 



All of which will be sold at the lowest manufacturers' terais by 



June iri854.-tf JOSEPH HALL, Rochester, N. Y. 



