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SOUTHERN PLANTER.— ADVERTISING SHEET. 



ATK2HS' AUTOMATION; 



OR, 



SELF-RAKING REAPER AND MOWER. 



BEST MACHINE IN USE. 



1 {the first) used in 1852. 

 40 used successfully in 1853. 

 300 in twenty different States in 1854. 

 1200 in all parts of the Union in 1855. 

 3000 building for the harvest of 1856 ! 



THERE ARE SIX GOOD REASONS FOR THIS UNPARAL- 

 LELED INCREASE AND GREAT POPULARITY j 



1st. It is strong and reliable, and easily man- 

 aged. 2nd. It saves the hard labor of raking. 

 3rd. It saves at least another hand in binding. 

 4th. It saves shattering by the careful handling 

 in raking; besides, the straw being laid straight, 

 it is well secured in the sheaf, and does not drop 

 in the after handling, and the heads are not ex- 

 posed in the stack, so that the grain saving even 

 exceeds the labor saving. 5th. It is a good 

 Mower, being one of the best convertible ma- 

 chines in use. 6th. It has a knife that does not 

 choke. 



Its other excellencies, too numerous to men- 

 tion here, are fairly given in the circulars. Its 

 intrinsic worth is also attested by the award 

 (mostly in only three years) of 



Over Seventy First Premiums. 



Price— Reaper and Mower $200, $75 on its 

 receipt ; $75 1st September, and $50 1st Decem- 

 ber. Price of Self-Raking Reaper only $175. 

 Considerable saving in freight to those at a dis- 

 tance who order prior to 1st March ; also libe- 

 ral discount for advance payment. 



To secure a machine, order immediately. — 

 Though so little known the past season, and 

 none ready for delivery, till 1st May, yet not 

 two-thirds the customers could be supplied. — 

 The reputation of the Machine is now widely 

 established, so that three thousand will 'not as 

 nearly supply the demand as twelve hundred 

 did last year, and we shall also be selling four 

 months earlier.' 



Order early, if you would not be disappointed. 



Pamphlets giving impartially the opinions of 

 Farmers, together with orders, notes, &c, mail- 

 ed to applicants and prepaid. 



Write to us at Chicago, (111.,) Dayton, (Ohio,) 

 or Baltimore, (Md,) which ever is nearest to you. 



J. S. WRIGHT & CO. 

 " Prairie Farmer" Works, Chicago. 



March, 1856.— 4t 



MORRISON'S REAPER, 



MANUFACTURED AND FOR SALE BY 



WM, E. MORRISON & MOORE, 



PETERSBURG, VA. 



We learn that a factory has been established 

 in the City of Petersburg for the purpose of 

 manufacturing the Reaping Machine patented 

 by Robt. J. Morrison of this city. A model of 

 this machine was exhibited at the late State Ag- 

 ricultural Fair. It attracted the attention of 

 thousands of our best farmers, and received the 

 commendation of the Committee on Reapers.— 

 The report of this committee was published in 



the December number of this paper. Those 

 who desire to purchase this implement, should, 

 without delay, address Messrs. W, E. Morrison 

 & Moore, Petersburg, whose advertisement will 

 appear in the next number of this paper. 



[Southern Planter. 

 Extract from report of Committee on Reapers : 

 " They would call the attention of the Society 

 to a new Reaper and Mower, a Virginia inven- 

 tion, patented by Robert J. Morrison, of the City 

 of Richmond, differing in some important res- 

 pects from others, which, after a careful exami- 

 nation, they believe will prove a valuable ma- 

 chine. Among other improvements they would 

 mention the covering and protection of the dri- 

 ving power from dirt, &c, preventing wear and 

 tear and clogging. The facility with which it 

 can be thrown out of gear, the peculiarity of 

 the gear, the upper lid having a slight vertical 

 motion, but no lateral, forming scissors without 

 a pivot, cleaning the cutter, and at the same 

 time opposing a cutting edge to the cutting edge 

 of the knife," &c. ap — 3t 



Improved Sup. Phos. Lime. 



THE subscriber continues to manufac- 

 ture the above at his Bone Mill, near the 

 city, and having appointed Messrs. Branch & 

 Co., Richmond, and T. Branch & Sons, Peters- 

 burg, agents, all orders addressed to them will 

 be promptly attended to. His price is $40 per 

 ton, and the quality is fully equal to an}^ manu- 

 factured out the State. Those in want would do 

 well to order soon, that none may be disappoint- 

 ed. Annexed will be found one out of many 

 certificates. R. R. DUVAL. 



CERTIFICATE. 

 Having used R. R. Duval's Super. Phosphate 

 of Lime both on Corn and Wheat, I am much 

 pleased with its effects, and take pleasure in re- 

 commending it- I consider it equal, if not su- 

 perior, to any manufactured out of the State. 



J. LUCIUS DAVIS, 

 March 1856.— tf Henrico, Va. 



Agency for the Purchase and Sale of 

 Improved Stock. 



O TOCK CATTLE of all the different 



O breeds, Sheep, Swine, Poultry, &c, will be 

 purchased to order and carefully shipped to any 

 part of the United States, for which a reasona- 

 ble commission will be charged. 



Apply to Aaron Clement, Philadelphia. 



Refer to Gen. Wm. II. Richardson, Richmond, 

 Virginia. 



N. B. — All letters (post paid) will be prompt- 

 ly attended to. ap '53. — tf 



Pure North Devon Stock. 



QEVERAL Bull and Heifer Calves, of 

 O unquestionable purity of blood, for sale, de- 

 liverable at Tolersville, on the Virginia Central 

 Railroad. Terms reasonable. Address 

 Dr. P. B. PENDLETON, Tolersville, 

 April '56. — tf Louisa County, Va. 



