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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
WAGENEB’S CLOVER AND TIMOTHY SEED HARVESTER. 
The above is a cut of this recently invented 
machine, which, from a careful examination of 
a model, we think well adapted to the purpose 
for which it is designed. It was put into ope¬ 
ration during the past summer, and we are in¬ 
formed it worked admirably. It consists of a 
box mounted on wheels, with a set of curved 
spring teeth, so arranged that they gather the 
stalks between them, and spiral knives upon a 
revolving cylinder clip off the heads and carry 
them back into the box. These spiral knives 
operate against a straight knife, and thus act as 
j a pair of shears in severing the heads from the 
| stalk. There is a simple arrangement for ad¬ 
justing the gathering teeth to any required 
; height, and it may be used for collecting the 
j heads of clover, timothy, &c. A machine con- 
| structed on the same principle is said to operate 
| well as a harvester of wheat and other grain. 
The machine is light and simple in its con- 
; struction, and consequently requires little mov¬ 
ing power. It is furnished at a moderate price, 
we believe from $75 to $100 acording to the 
size. 
AGRICULTURAL PATENT CLAIMS. 
FOR THE WEEK ENDING NOV. 8, 1853. 
Cutting Gear of Grain and Grass Har¬ 
vesters —By S. S. Allen, of Salem, N. J.: I 
claim the arrangement by which the driving 
wheel is made the center of oscillation in coun¬ 
terbalancing the cutter beam and cutters thereon, 
embracing the secondary wheel and spring, for 
the purposes set forth. 
I also claim the combination of the tongue, 
with the driving wheel and secondary wheel, for 
the purpose set forth. 
I also claim the method of balancing the cut¬ 
ter blades on the angular bar, by the sliding bar, 
in combination with the blade, or their equival¬ 
ents, for the purpose set forth. 
Lastly, I claim the construction of the cutter 
blades as formed on the under side with a rasp 
or roughened surface, while the upper side forms 
a shear cutting edge for the purpose of prevent¬ 
ing choking of the fingers and supplying an oil 
box to the cutter bar, as set forth. 
Carriers to Grain Separators —By John 
Blue, of Covert, N. Y.: I.claim the arrangement 
of the cam .blocks, or their equivalents, on the 
shaft, for agitating the endless apron, as set 
forth. 
Cutting Gear of Straw Cutters —By John 
Jones and Alex. Lyle, of Rochester, N. Y.: We 
do not claim the knives, heads, or flanges, which 
form a part of the heads separately. But we 
claim the combination of the knives and seg¬ 
ments of flanges (which are attached to and 
form a part of the heads) the knives being placed 
on the inside of the flanges, instead of the out¬ 
side, in the manner and for the purpose, as des¬ 
cribed. 
Fastening the Teeth to Clover Hulling 
Cylinders —By Samuel Earns, of Bloody Run, 
Pa.: I claim the binding of the teeth to the 
hulling cylinder, by means of the wire band, as 
set forth. 
Looms —By Jonathan Knowles, of Cohoes, 
N. Y.: I claim the combination of inclined | 
guides with the whip roll, for the purpose of i 
graduating the tension of the warps, as set forth. 
Screens of Winnowers —Abraham Lash & M. 
Moore, of Belleville, Ohio: We do not claim any 
form of any mill or shoe ; but we claim the two 
fluted cleaners, or their equivalents, and the 
combination of said cleaners, as set forth; the 
same may be used in any common winnowing 
machine. 
Wire Fence —By Wm. II. Meriwether, of 
Comal Co., Texas: I claim the employment of 
the undulating or zig-zag wire for fencing, sub¬ 
stantially as .described, which by its elasticity, 
increases the durability and effectiveness of the 
fence, as specified. 
Grain Threshers and Separators —By A. B. 
Peterson, of Dexter, Mich. : I claim, first, the 
raddle with swinging sections, as described, in 
combination with the interior carrier or elevator, 
to separate the grain from the straw, and dis¬ 
charge the grain on to the riddles under the 
head of the carrier or elevator, with the effect 
of permitting the cylinder and concave to be set 
low down, as set forth. 
Second, the running of the raddle and carrier 
or elevator, on separate and independent pulleys, 
in the manner set forth. 
Third, the introduction of the protecting apron 
between the carrier or elevator and raddle, to 
serve the double purpose of preventing the straw 
from driving through the raddle, and protecting 
the carrier or elevator, from abrasion by the 
grain, as set forth. 
Fourth, hanging the riddles or the riddle and 
wheat board, to upright standards, as described, 
to give the upper riddle the longest stroke. 
Wagon Brakes —By W. D. Williams, of Ra¬ 
leigh, N. C.: I do not claim a double crank at¬ 
tached to the front hounds of the wagon, and 
connected to the brakes behind the wheels, for 
applying the power through the action of the 
horse, forward and backwards. 
I claim forming two swinging or rolling joints 
between the front axle and the front hounds, in 
combination with the swinging brake, arranged 
on top the reach and in front of the wheels for 
the purpose of rendering the wagon more per¬ 
fectly self-locking or for applying the brakes 
simply by the aid of the horse and wagon, and 
disengaging them by the forward action of the 
former, the whole being as described. 
I also claim making the brake capable of swing¬ 
ing on a center, so that it may be thrown over 
toward the front of the reach, when it is desired 
to dump the load, and again thrown to its proper 
place after dumping, as set forth. 
Washing Machines —By Joel Wisncr, of Au¬ 
rora, N.Y.: I do not claim the use of a horizontal 
circular rotary wash board in the bottom of a 
wash tub, when they are used with the ordinary 
radial flutings. 
But I claim making the said wash board of a 
conical form, having its surface higher above tho 
bottom of the tub, at the circumferenco than at 
the center, and attaching to it and to the bottom 
of the tub radial ribs of the form of a half cone, 
when these ribs are formed of such depth, and 
with spaces so wide between them as to receive 
the clothes in these spaces in such a manner ns 
to turn or roll them over as the board is rotated 
back and forth, as described. 
Window Shutter Bolts—B y Samuel Green 
(assignor to Samuel Green & Cornelius Arnett,) 
of Lambertville, N. J.: I claim the spring and 
drop or tumbler, arranged with reference to each 
other and the notch in the case, as described, 
and so formed and located that they may be 
acted upon in the manner described, by a single 
key. 
! Con- Robert D. James, of Clarke county, 
Alabama, has left at our office a specimen of 
concrete limestone, which is found in quantities 
near his residence, and for miles thence in 
, every direction. It is of a yellowish color, 
takes a fine polish, is of great specific gravity, 
and so very compact that it would require age 
i to disintegrate it. When quarried, however, 
the blocks are split with much facility Rod 
easily wrought, but exposure to the air soon 
hardens it. A scientific gentleman who has 
examined it, says it only differs from the stone 
, used for building in Paris by being of a darker 
: shade and greater weight, consequently more 
handsome and durable. This rock can be easily- 
produced at Gainesfown, on the Alabama river, 
about one hundred miles from the city. The 
river has cut through the stratum, and at low 
water perpendicular bluffs of ten, fifteen, and 
twenty feet are exposed; so of creeks and 
ravines. At other points in Clarke this rock 
is like abundant; also at St. Stephens, Clai¬ 
borne, etc. The quarries at Gainestown, es¬ 
pecially, offer great inducements to enterprise; 
for they are so conveniently located, that even 
at the high rates for labor, the stone cato be 
laid down in Mobile on more favorable terms 
than the granites and sand-stones of the north. 
The river being navigable at all seasons, great 
dispatch can be used in furnishing the material 
for building or other purposes. An effort will 
be made to induce the Government to construct 
the Mobile Custom House of this handsome 
material. If taste and economy be consulted, 
we feel assured that the Clarke county lime¬ 
stone will bo directed to be used. In order 
that its quality may be tested and its beautiful 
surface admired, a specimen will be forwarded 
in due season to the proper department at 
Washington.— Mobile Tribune. 
Kindness in Little Things. —The sunshine 
of life is made up of very little beams that art- 
bright all the time. In the nursery, on the 
play-ground, and in the school, there is room all 
the time for little acts of kindness, that cost 
nothing but are worth more than gold or silver. 
To give up something, where giving up will pre¬ 
vent unhappiness—to yield, where persisting 
will chafe and fret others—to go a little around 
rather than come against another—to take an 
ill word or a cross look quietly, rather than re¬ 
sent or return it—these are the ways in which 
clouds and storms are kept off and a pleasant 
and steady sunshine secured, even in very hum¬ 
ble homes, and among very poor people, as well 
as in families of higher stations. 
Dyspeptic Boarding House. —The best board 
in the world for dyspeptic young ladies is said 
to be the was/i-board. It gives them strength 
of muscle, an exuberance of spirits, a good ap¬ 
petite for their meals, and supercedes the neces¬ 
sity of painting their faces. 
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The Down East debating Society having dis¬ 
missed the question, “Where does the fire go to 
when it goes out ?” have got a new and more 
exciting ono up, “When a house is on fire, does 
it burn up or does it burn down ?” 
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A Snoring Deacon. —The Boston Bee has 
the following polite notice :—“ Deacon Smith is 
requested not to commence snoring to-morrow 
until the sermon is begun, as some persons in 
the neighborhood of his pew would like to hear 
the text." 
A dying West India planter, groaning to his 
favorite negro servant, sighed out — “Ah, Sambo, 
I’m going a long, long journey.” “ Neber mind 
massa,” said Sambo, consoling him, “ him all de 
way down hill, an you soon reach de end.” 
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The best Way of Speeding the Plow. — 
Attach a steam-engine to it.— Diogenes. 
“ I love my wife” said Mr. Caudle, “ and for 
the first two months I felt as if I could eat her. 
Ever since, I have been sorry I did not,” 
