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Hartfordsliirc, the farmers of that part of tlic country witnessed a sim- 

 ilar experiment, attended with results precisel)' similar, and which gave 

 them the same satisfaction. 



The following Testimonial was given by the Duke of Marlborough: 



Tuesday, September 9th, 1S51. 



Having yesterdax', witnessed the working of the American Reaping 

 Machine, patented by Mr. Husse>', and being requested to give my 

 opinion upon its execution, I state that it performed its work admira- 

 bly, laying the corn when cut \ery neatly for tying up, and leaving the 

 stubble very regular. MARLBOROUGH. 



Following upon these various successes, an advertisement from the 

 proprietors of McCormick's Machine, appeared in the public papers, 

 as follows: 



MR. MCORMICK'S AMERICAN REAPER. 



Public Challenge to Makers and Venders of Reaping Machines. — 

 We, the undersigned, agents for Mr. McCormick, having observed 

 sundry ad\'ertisements and circulars complaifiing of the decision of the 

 Jurors of the Great Exhibition of 185 1 in favor of Mr. McCormick's 

 Reaper, and of the reports given in the public journals of the trials 

 which led to such decision, do hereby give notice to Messrs. \Vm. Uray 

 & Co., Messrs. Garrett & Son, Mr. O. Hussey, and all other makers and 

 venders of Reaping Machines whatsoever, that M'CORMICK'S 

 RP!APER will be tried at the Cleveland Society's Show at Marton, 

 Middlesboro, near Stockton-on-Tees, on the 25th inst., and publicly 

 CHALLENGE them or any of them, to meet us there, with their 

 machines, for the purpose of a comparative trial of the respective 

 merits of each, to be determined by the Chairman and Council of the 

 Cleveland Society, or by such Judge or Judges as the said Societ\- may 

 appoint. BURGPvSS & Kl'LV, 103, Newgate-street, London. ' 



The Challenge was immediately accepted. 



MR IIUSSEV'S AMERICAN REAPER. 



" In answer to an ad\ertisement which appeared in the Times of 

 the iSth, from Messrs. Burgess & Ke\', giving us a PUBLIC CHAL- 

 LENGE, to a TRIAL of the AMERICAN REAPING MACHINP:S, 

 we hereby announce that we shall willingly ACCP2PT the SAME, and 

 on the 25th inst., we shall be prepared at the Cleveland Society's Show. 

 Marton, Middlesborough, near Stockton-on-Tees, to prove to the 

 Agricultural World, the superiority of HUSSEV'S REAPER, for gen- 

 eral farming purposes. Wc stipulate, however, that the Machines shall 

 be tested, not only on a particular patch of good upstanding grain, where 

 they might, perhaps, prove equal, but on an average variety of condi- 

 tion, as to short and laid corn, &c.. such as the farmer will usually meet 

 with. Its capabilities for cutting green crops, such as clover, &c.. shall 

 also be proved. It must be evident to the Farming Public, that the 

 Reaping Machine which will cut a crop of the greatest variety and 



