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If, when the animal is killed, its flesh is 

 found to be diseased, or even bad, instead of be- 

 ing converted, as in London, into sausages for 

 the rich, or into pies and patties for the poor, it 

 is confiscated by the Inspector of Police resid- 

 ing within the establishment, who instantly 

 sends it off to the Jardin des Plantes, to be 

 eaten by the wild beasts, — by lions, — tigers, — 

 bears, — by eagles, — by vultures, — and by other 

 birds of prey. The meat for the inhabitants of 

 the city is usually sent out at night only, but 

 animals to be killed are received at any hour. 



The number slaughtered per week at the 

 single abattoir of Montmartre amounts to about 

 900 oxen, 400 cows, 650 calves, and 3500 sheep. 



On leaving the establishment I walked com- 

 pletely round the lofty walls that enclose it ; 

 but neither to windward nor to leeward could I 

 detect the slightest smell indicative of the bloody 

 business transacted within it. 



MORRISON'S REAPER. ^ 

 Brunswick, Ya., Sept, 30th, 1856. 

 Editor of the Southern Planter. 



Dear Sir ; — In the July number of the Plan- 

 ter you express a wish to hear from the perfor- 

 mance of Morrison's Reaper in the wheat field, 

 one of which you had seen, cutting clover-hay, 

 on the farm of Mr. Allen. 



Having witnessed a trial of one of these ex- 

 cellent machines in a field of light wheat on 

 the farm of Mr. J. R. Jones of this county, I 

 do not hesitate to say that its performance was 

 every thing desirable in a first class Reaper. 

 Although, on the occasion referred to, it la- 

 boured under some disadvantages, yet it was 

 perfectly evident that it was a perfect imple- 

 ment and could not be easily surpassed in the 

 execution of its work, by any other Reaper that 

 has yet been presented to the inspection of the 

 farmers^ in this region of country. I am not 

 mechanic enough to describe, intelligibly, its 

 different parts, but it struck me as no littie ad- 

 vantage to have the blades so constructed as to 

 cut both above and below like a pair of shears ; 

 this is a great improvement. Another excel- 

 lency is, that the M-heels are protected by a cov- 

 ering, which secures it against any disadvanta- 

 ges arising from dirt and grit, accumulating on 

 the cogs ; and its easy draft is a great recom- 

 mendation—two horses drawing it with the 

 greatest imaginable ease. All the Reapers that 

 I have seen, seemed to me to be drawn with too 

 great difficulty, — requiring three horses to give 

 them sufficient motion. In Morrison's Machine 

 this difficulty is obviated. 



It is built of the best material, in the most 

 substantial manner and cannot be otherwise 

 than very durable. Its performance in the field 

 is admirable — cutting a clean and wide row with 

 great rapidity. Mr. Morrison, I think, has in 

 this Reaper supplied the wants of the wheat 

 grower in a very essential particular — giving 

 him a machine of rapid and faithful execution, 



of easy draft and unusual durability, and there- 

 fore deserves the thanks and patronage of every 

 one interested in saving a wheat crop. You 

 cannot too highly recommend it. 



Very respectfully. Yours, &c., 



D. T. POYNFR. 



THRASHING BY STEAM POWER. 



E. S. Judd, of Stevens' Point, Wisconsin, in- 

 forms us, that last spring he and his brother, 

 H. A. Judd, purchased a four-horse power steam 

 engine, of Hoard & Son, of Watertown, N. Y., 

 which they had applied with much success to 

 thrashing grain. They first tried it with a com- 

 mon thrasher and separator, usually driven by 

 four horses, but finding it more powerful than 

 they expected, they applied it to an eight-horse 

 thrasher, which it worked with ease to the as- 

 tonishment of those who' first witnessed it, and 

 who were so well pleased with its performance 

 that they threw up their hats, and gave three 

 cheers for steam. He informs us that compe- 

 tent judges assert, that their four-horse steam 

 engine drives the thrasher and separator with 

 greater ease than eight horses. The farmers all 

 like it, as it is twelt^ per cent, cheaper than 

 horse power for thrashing. It is mounted on 

 wheels ; the farmers furnish them with wood 

 and water, and they go from place to place 

 thrashing by steam. This portable steam thrash- 

 er is a great acquisition to agriculture, and he 

 thinks that the farmers of Illinois should devote 

 their attention to steam thrashing as well as 

 steam plowing. With a four horse thrasher, 

 they have thrashed 100 bushels of wheat per 

 hour. — Sc ientific Amer ican. 



TRIAL OF REAPING MACHINES IN ENG- 

 LAND. 



A trial of Reaping Machines, under the direc- 

 tion of the officers of the Royal Agricultural 

 Society, took place on the 13th and I4th of last 

 month, near Colchester, England. Four ma- 

 'chines were entered to cut a field of wheat, con- 

 sisting of 54 acres. The machines were a Mc- 

 Cormick's by Burgess and Key ; a Bell's by 

 Croskill ; a Hussey's, by Deane & Dray ; and a 

 Palmer's. 



All the machines were severely tested, on 

 level and rolling ground, and on furrowed land, 

 and worked well the whole time. 



The Judges awarded £20 to Bell's ; £15 to 

 Hussey's, and £15 to McCormicks. In making 

 the awards, the Judges said : " From the results 

 of these trials, we regret to observe that very 

 little importance has been made in this class of 

 machines since last year." They consider that 

 for general harvest purposes, the machines of 

 Croskill (Bell's), and of Messrs. Burgess & Key 

 (McCormick's), are to be preferred ; but for 

 reaping only, they think Dray's (Hussey's) de- 

 cidedly the best machine." — Ih. 



