INVENTION OF KEAl'lNG MAC MINKS. 39 



Fr(7nklin Precinct, DcKalb Co., Aug. 13, '49. 

 This may certify that wc ha\ e seen Mr. O. Hu.sse)'s machine cut 

 about an acre of wheat, so badly lod<j^ed that McCormick's Reaper 

 could do nothing with it, nor could it be cradled. Said Hussey's 

 machine cut it handsomely, and laid it in very good bundles for 

 binding. 



John Scmoomaker, Danikl Mili.ek, 



Albekt Fikld, Alukrt Field, Jk , 



John JM. Schoomaker, Is.\ac Ckii.l, 



John ]\Iiller. 



Berkshire, Kane con/ity, III. Aug. 6, 1S49. 

 We, the undersigned, having seen Mr. Hussey's Reaper work at 

 cutting grass and grain, think it preferable to McCormick's or any 

 other machine that we have seen. It cut wheat that could not be cut 

 with McCormick's Reaper or a cradle. We are well acquainted with 

 McCormick's Machine 



P. A. HixBV, David Shanks, 



John Griggs, Jr., Abraham Shirwoou, 



John Griggs, James Hess, 



Harry Potter, Alson Banker, 



John Shirwood, D. C. Wright, 



Seth Shirwood, Elisha Wright. 



Os2vego, III., A?/o, 2, 1849. 

 This may certify that I cut a lot of Black Sea Wheat with Mr. O. 

 Hussey's Reaper; the wheat was so badly lodged that no McCormick 

 Reaper or Cradle could cut it; Mr. Hussey's Reaper cut it clean and 

 laid the bundles out of the track in good order for binding. I have 

 seen the work done by this machine in grass: it was as good work ^s 

 ever I saw done by a scythe, or better. For my choice I should 

 rather have my grass cut b)' the Reaper than by the scx'the. Ever\- 

 farmer ought to have such a machine, and every farmer I hear talk 

 about it sa\s the same. 



Philip Young. 



Sugar Grove, August 8, 1849. 

 This may certify that we have seen INIr. O. Hussey's machine 

 operate in clean grain, and where weeds were very tall, large and 

 thick. In the former, it operated as well as any machine we have 

 seen; in the latter, it worked to a charm, even where it was impracti- 

 cable to cut with one of McCormick's Reapers. 



Harry White, Hikam Tubs. 



L. B. Snow, Dwight Spencer, 



Chauncy Snow, Samuel Ward, 



Sullivan Dorr, A. Logan. 



