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THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 



The dallying spring has come at last, arrayed 

 in all her charms ; the grass has sprung, the 

 buds have burst, the blackbird is rocking on the 

 tops of the poplar trees, carolling and revelling 

 in the soft beauty of a summer morning : all 

 nature is vivified and refreshened, and you see 

 the joyousness of returning spring impressed 

 upon the glowing countenances of men. We 

 sincerely wish that our friend's eye, suffering so 



long from the glare of his northern snow, could 

 be relieved by a view of the beautiful green 

 with which, within a few days, nature has 

 clothed our woods and fields. 



We shall always be pleased to hear from so 

 distinguished a friend to agriculture, as Mr. Ro- 

 binson, if it is only to be chilled by a record of 

 the weather in his inhospitable region. 



EXALL & BROTHER'S THRESHING MACHINE. 



The above engraving represents one of Exall's 

 Geared Horse Power Threshing Machines. It 

 is complete and ready for use. It is made in 

 the very best manner, of the best materials and 

 warranted to do as good work, and as much of 

 it, as any other Machine in the State or out of 

 it, with the same power. It has all the real 

 improvements of twenty-five years' experience 

 of one of the concern, with the addition of one 

 or two important and acknowledged improve- 

 ments recently made by the other. The whole 

 arrangements of the gear and frame, and all 

 other parts, have been well studied and carefully 

 adjusted, to make it substantial and durable. 



Some of the improvements to which we claim 

 the patent right, and not used by any other 

 Machine makers, are the following : 



1st. The Horse Wheel (B) has the flange 

 covering the top ends of the cogs to prevent 

 their breaking. It gives great strength and is 

 a decided improvement. 



2d. The Drum is driven by a spur wheel, to 

 the pinion of which, at (C) is a ratchet, which, 

 let the horses stop as suddenly as they please, 

 allows the Drum to run down in its own time, 

 without dragging with it the Horse Power and 

 Horses, as is the case with other Machines. 



3d. The Drum frame is of cast iron, with oil 



boxes and friction rollers— oiling itself for a day 

 at a time, without admitting the dust to the 

 bearings. The friction rollers are large and 

 well fixed, coming up through the bottom box, 

 so that while the Drum is provided with good 

 bearings, these rollers greatly relieve the friction 

 and consequently the horses. The cylinder is 

 the brace tooth, with bed to correspond, which 

 is set on springs to relieve itself when over-fed. 

 The teeth are wide so that they may be sharp- 

 ened, and by reversing the ends of the Drum 

 may be used on both sides and thus last twepty 

 years. The Drum is set on a separate frame, 

 so that it may be removed into a barn, if de- 

 sired, and be driven by a band from the spur 

 wheel at (C) which is in one minute made a 

 band wheel by putting on it a hoop or tire 

 (which is provided) to a pulley on the opposite 

 end of the drum at (A). Thus it is adapted to 

 suit all. 



PRICES OF MACHINES. 



The price of this Machine, payable in Rich- 

 mond, is, for a 4 Horse Power which will thresh 

 300 bushels, $200 ; for a 2 Horse Power which 

 will thresh 175 bushels, $175; delivered on 

 boat, car, or wagon in Richmond. For a 4 

 Horse Power alone, $125; 2 Horse Power 

 alone, $110; 4 Horse Drunv alone, $75; 2 



