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involution the sweeps flew all to pieces, the corn 

 being entirely too hard for it. This induced the 

 committee to postpone their examination until the 

 next morning, with the request that each Mill 

 should be tried' with the same corn. Then came 

 the trial referred to, and feeling some curiosity in 

 the matter we made our appearance upon the 

 ground in good lime to witness it. The commence- 

 ment was with Mr. Maynard's Champion Mill 

 -which produced a half bushel measure halt full of 

 meal in five minutes, requiring twenty revolutions 

 with but one horse. Then came the Excelsior, which 

 produced about the same amount of meal in three 

 minutes and a quarter, requiring 10 revolutions with 

 two horses. Then came the Liule Giant, which pro- 

 duced about the same quantity in four minutes, re- 

 quiring fifteen revolutions with but one horse. 

 Then came Mr. Colburn's Miil, which produced the 

 aarae amount of meal in eight and a quarter minutes, 

 :requiringthirty-iwo revolutions also with one horse. 

 We were under the impression that the Little Giant 

 led the van, but there is the statement and a dis- 

 interested communitv can judge for themselves, 

 jamf EDMUND MAHER. 



IiBAVITT'S PATENT EXCELSIOR 



CORN AND COB CRUSHER, 



YOUNG AMERICA 1 



A WESTERN INVENTION. 



THE above cut represents a valuable improve- 

 ment in Portable Grain Mills, which are now re- 

 quired and found so profitable in the improved 

 Diodes of feeding stock. It is well known in the 

 Western States, that the Farmers of this country 

 are indebted to Mr. Charles Leavitt, of duincy, 111., 

 for the successful introduction of a machine for 

 grinding Cora and Cob. Machines for this purpose 

 have long been in use, but were attended with too 

 much labor and expense to render them profitable. 



In the year 1852, after expending much time and 

 money, he invented and patented a machine for this 

 purpose, which has proved almost invaluable to the 

 farmer ; and since the great success of this invention, 

 various machines have been introduced into our 

 markets, such as the "Star Mill," "Little Giant," 

 &c. &e., for the same purpose. Mr. Leavilt being 

 the original inventor of this kind of machine, and 

 from a long experience, finding that all of them had 

 some defect, he again went to work to improve the 

 defective parts; and in February, 1855, he patented 

 another Mill, which has proved to be far superior to 

 them all. It was fairly tested at the Ohio State 

 Fair in October, 1855, with the ''Little Giant/ 5 

 'Star Mill'' and others, and was awarded the high- 

 est Premium, and }s pronounced far superior to ail 

 others. This Mill is set on three legs, cast solid to 

 the inner Plate or Cone of the Mill, which is con- 

 sidered proof against breaking bv the draft of the 

 hordes, thus making the inside Grinder stationary 

 while the concave or outer Grinder revolves, by 

 means of a double lever which applies the power 

 directly where tequired, with the least possible loss 

 by friction. 



The large teeth or cob breakers are set as near 

 the centre of the Mill as possible. The fine teeth 



are inserted on moveable rings, which can be tasi 

 thin of bard metal, and if ever worn out can be 

 readily replaced by new ones in five minutes time, 

 at a trifling expense compared with the cost oi 

 pecking; stones. 



This Mill is furnished with two sets of fine teeth, 

 (and others can be furnished at any time at a 

 cost not exceeding three dollars per set,) one set for 

 Crushing and Cob Grinding, and the other for Grind- 

 ing fine Meal for family use. 



This Mill has also a very simple and convenient 

 arrangement for receiving and conducting the Meal 

 out at a spout on one side of the Mill, which will 

 enable the operator to set a box under and receive 

 the Meal without the trouble of shoveling it up. 



The adjusting: apparatus is simple and effectual 

 and is worked from above without interfering with 

 the operation of the Mill; by it the Mill is made 

 capable of application to a vast range of purposes, 

 as well as being made to grind coarse or fine as 

 desired. 



Among; the uses to which this Mill is adapted 

 are the following, viz: Grinding or Crashing Corn 

 and Cob together, Grinding Meal from Cora and 

 other Grain, and other like purposes. 



This form of Mill is so simple in its construction^ 

 and so few in its parts, that it can be furnished at a 

 very low price, when the value of the services it 

 performs is. considered ; and for the same reason it 

 is durable and not likely to get out ol repair. 



It is a well known fact among Scientific Farmers^ 

 that two bushels of Corn ground is worth three in 

 the ear, to feed hogs or cattle, and will fatten either 

 in one third less time. 



Piice S50— including an extra set of Grinding 

 Plates, which renders it equal to two entire Mills 

 for $ 50, and new Plates can be furnished at the 

 small cost of S3 per set, whieh can be attached in 

 the same manner that new points or shares are pttf 

 to a Plough when the old ones are worn out. 



Trial of Cora and Cob Mills, at Ike late Fbir of 

 Ike Maryland Agricultural Society. 



The following table will show the time occupied 

 and number of Revolutions of each of the Mills on 

 Exhibition, in grinding half bushel of Corn and 

 Cobs. 



Excelsior Mill 2} Minutes.. 10 Revolutions. 



Little Giant Mill 4£ " --15 " 



Maynard's Champion Miil, 5 " «-20 " 

 Col burn's Mill, 7| " v-32 " 



Advantages of thv Excelsior Mitt over all others: — 

 1st. Great Strength and Durability! 2d. Simplici- 

 ty— having only one set screw to graduate the qual- 

 ity of grinding, which renders it so simple that it 

 may be managed by any ordinary farm hand. 3d. 

 It will grind more Cora, or Corn and Cob, in the 

 same time, and of same quality, than any other Mill 

 in use. 5th. Economy— that part of the mill which 

 is most liable to wear being separate from the main 

 body of the machine can be renewed, when worn out, 

 at the small cost of S3. Thus, in the Excelsior Mill 

 we present the Best, Cheapest and most durable 

 Mill ever offered to the Farmer. 



The above Mills are now manufactured and for 

 sale by Talbot & Bito. Shockoe Foundry, Cor. 19 

 and Carey sts. Richmond, Va. 



All orders punctually attended to, and cireul 

 and further information furnished by 



R. McLAGAN. 

 decl— lOt 157 Main Street, Richmond, Va. 



