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the result of the trial. The Durham Advertiser states that the per- 

 formance took place at ]\Iiddlesbro, and says: 



•• Few subjects have created a greater sensation in the agricultural 

 world than the recent introduction into the country of the reaping 

 machines of Mr. IM'Cormick. and the subsequent appearance of a rival, 

 of no inferior description, in a similar implement from Mr. Hussey. 

 The interesting trial of the two in competition, intended to have taken 

 place on Thursday last, was postponed, in consequence of the torrents 

 of rain, until Saturday, when, under the superintendence of a very efifi- 

 cient jury empanelled to decide the respective merits of the two imple- 

 ments, the contest Came off. The compact form of Hussey's iniple- 

 ment was in its favor, though from the notoriety of M'Cormick's at 

 Mr. Mechi's farm, the general preference was at first on his side. 

 M'Cormick's machine was first tried against the inclination of the corn, 

 and completed its portion in very good style, leaving the sheaves in 

 a handy manner at the side of the furrow. Hussey's completed a 

 similar breadth, but deposited the sheaves behind, and consequently 

 several binders were required to follow the machine to clearthe course 

 for cutting the next breadth, an imperfection, which, however, it was 

 understood could be easily remedied, and the back deliver replaced 

 by a side one. This breadth was closer cut than the one executed by 

 M'Cormick's reaper. The two were then tried across the ridge, where 

 Hussev's implement carried the palm, M'Cormick's leaving a very 

 considerable portion of the straw standing behind it; and the last trial 

 upon the wheat, in the direction of the lean of the wheat, Hussey's 

 machine did its work very fairly, while M'Cormick's was obliged to 

 be stopped in its course, after having taken the heads of the wheat, 

 but left the whole of the straw standing. At this time two opinions 

 did not exist among the company present— Hussey's being the favor- 

 ite. The trial was then carried to some barley, where Hussey's again 

 succeeded in obtaining public favor. The more compact form of 

 Hussey's implement, as well as the superiority of the clipi)ing action 

 over the cutting action of M'Cormick's, entitle it to a greater share of 

 public favor, and as the advantages of a side delivery can be easily 

 applied to it, it will doubtless, becomethe more general in use amongst 

 the farmers. We cannot, however, but think that some mechanical 

 process might be substituted for raking the sheaf from the receiving 

 board, and this with a few other mechanical improvements, would, we 

 think, make Hussey's reaping machine a perfect, useful, and econom- 

 ical agricultural implement. The latter may be also advantageously 

 applied to the cutting of clover crops, which is quite out of the ques- 

 tion with the farmer. Another Correspondent on this subject says:— 

 " The jury did not on Saturday announce their decision, nor have they 

 yet made a report. Nineteen farmers out of twenty who witnessed 

 the trial were in favor of Hussey's machine." 



The Gateshead Observer, remarks:—" The great Cleveland contest 

 between the two American, reaping machines, respectively invented 

 by Mr. M'Cormick, of Chicago, and Mr. Hussey, of Baltimore, origi- 

 nally appointed for Thursday, the 25th ult., frustrated, for a time by 



