PREPARED BV THE DEERING HARVESTER COMPANY. >17 



i8:;i Upon the day of first trial Mr. Hussey was not present, and his 

 machine was operated by one wholly unfamiliar with it, who did not 

 adiust it properly. As a result, it only moved a few feet in the gram. 



\fter Mr Hussey's arrival in England, however, popular clamor 

 was such that further tests were demanded. We quote from the "Wind- 

 sor and Eaton Express," Novembers, 1851: 



"By this unlooked-for turn of events, the proprietors of McCormick 

 michines found that their supremacy was no longer undisputed, and that 

 the necessity was laid upon them to look to their laurels; they therefore 

 came boldly forward and threw down the gauntlet, challenging all 



^°'" The trial came off under the auspices of the Cleveland Agricultural 

 Society. (For a full account of the trial see "Overlooked Pages of 

 Reaper History," Chicago, 1897.) 



The account continues: ,_ , . 



"Mr Hussey led off. An attempt was made to keep back the eager 

 crowd- but their curiosity was irrepressible-they flocked in upon the 

 machine so that the experiment could not be properly performed, nor 

 could the jury discharge their duties. P. C. Thompson did his very 

 best- he was all but everywhere at once; but what avails a police force 

 one strong against a concourse of Yorkshire yeomanry and clowns? It 

 was requisite that he should have recruits, and a body of self-elected 

 specials came to his aid, who succeeded in procuring a breach to a clear 

 course Mr Hussey then took his seat anew, and his machine cut down 

 a path'of wheat from end to end of the field. It seemed to do its \vork 

 neatly and well. The wheat was cleverly delivered from the teeth ot 

 the reaper, and handed over to the binders by the rake." 



The points considered were: 



I Which of the two cuts corn in the best manner.' 



T'he verdict of the jury was unanimous in favor of Mr. Hussey s 

 machine. 



2. Which of the two causes the least waste? 

 Eleven to one in favor of Mr. Hussey's machine. 



3. Which of the two does the most work in a given time? 

 Verdict in favor of Mr. Hussey's machine. 



4. Which of the two leaves the corn in the best order for gathering 



and binding? ^ 



Six to four in favor of Mr. Hussey s machine. 



5. Which of the two is the best adapted for ridge and furrow.' 

 Unanimous in favor of Mr. Hussey's machine. 



6. Which of the two is the least liable to get out of order? 

 This was in favor of Mr. Hussey. 



7. Which of the two at first cost is least price? 

 In favor of Mr. Hussey's machine. 



8 Which of the two requires the least amount of horse-power? 



o Which of the two requires the least amount of manual labor? 



The jury declined to judge in the matter of 8 and 9 on account of 

 the state of the weather. The superiority was possibly m the matter 

 of minor details, for the two machines were alike in that Mr.^ McCor- 

 mick had applied the Hussey cutting apparatus and Mr. Hussey s raking 

 stand. 



