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THE CULTIVATOR 
August 
HI C HD. H. PEASE’S 
EICELSIOR AGRICULTURAL WORKS. 
The Excelsior Changeable Railway Horse Power, 
With. Ifhreshers, Separators, Cleaners, Clover Hallers, and 
CIRCULAR AND CROSS-CUT SAW MILLS, FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES, 
CIDER MILLS, AND ALL OTHER IMPLEMENTS ADAPTED TO THE POWER. 
W E have no hesitation in recommending our Horse 
Power as the very best Machine of the description 
ever offered to the public. Its simplicity of construction and 
accessibility to all parts of its machinery, all the gears be¬ 
ing on the outside of the frame, is in itself an item which 
should claim the attention of every farmer. The various 
improvements which we have made over other machines 
of the same class, though they may appear small in de¬ 
tail, yet as a whole they have given our Power a supe¬ 
riority over them which has been ahpndantly attested in 
the various trials with competing machines. Below is the 
report of the Louisville Journal in reference to the trial 
of Horse Powers and Threshers, on the Grounds of the 
United States Agricultural Society, held at Louisville, in 
September, 1857 : 
“ At the trial before the Committee, of Endless Chain 
Horse Powers and Threshing Machines, the Excelsior Ma¬ 
chine, manufactured by Richard H. Pease, of Albany. N. 
Y., came off successfully—they having threshed the fifty 
sheaves allotted them in five minutes and eight seconds, 
while the Emery competing Machine occupied six min¬ 
utes in threshing the same amount or nearly twenty per 
cent, longer than the Excelsior. The threshing was done 
by the mere weight of the horses, no harness being used. 
The workmanship on the Excelsior Thresher is of a very 
superior description. Every farmer should have one of 
these Machines, as it is adapted to threshing and grinding 
grain, cutting fodder, sawing wood, pumping, churning, 
&c. It is truly a useful and cheap Machine.” 
At this Fair we were awarded the First Premium, the 
Society’s Large Silver Medal, for the best Horse Power 
and Thresher, and a Diploma of Special commendation 
for the best Motive Power for General Farm Use 
U nder this head we came into competition not only wtth 
all Horse Powers, but Steam Engines, Wind Mills, &c. 
This is the highest commendation that has ever been 
awarded to similar machines, and indeed it was a great 
triumph, as the most celebrated Machines in the country 
came in direct competition with our own in a fair and im¬ 
partial trial. We have also taken premiums at nearly 
every State and County Fair where we have exhibited, 
and -where the Machines have been put in operation before 
competent committees. 
Our Horse Powers are especially adapted to driving 
Threshing Machines, Circular and Cross Cut Saws, Ma¬ 
chine Shops, Elevators, Pile Drivers, Ferry Boats, Hay 
Cutters, Cider Mills, Feed Mills, Corn Shelters, and may 
be used for Loading and Discharging Vessels, and indeed 
for any purpose where only One or Two Horse Power is 
required. The angle of elevation necessary to operate this 
Power, depends on the weight of the horse and amount 
of work required to be done. The operator of the Ma¬ 
chine should always be his own judge in this matter. 
However, we will state that our Machines are so geared 
that the elevation necessary is less than other Machines, 
when the same amount of power is applied. 
Tfireslier and Separator. 
We would call the attention of Farmers and othei’s de¬ 
siring to obtain the most perfect Machine extant, to the 
ease with which the concave can be raised and lowered to 
suit the various kinds and conditions of grain, no wrenches 
being required. All that is necessary to adjust it, is to 
unscrew two thumb screws, one on either side of the Ma¬ 
chine, then adjust the concave as desired, turn the screws 
again, and it is fixed, it being the work of only a few se¬ 
conds ; also, to the nicety of the balance of our cylinders, 
in order to secure their running with the least friction ; 
and to the general getting up of the Machine, as we are 
very particular to use nothing but the best seasoned tim¬ 
ber, and we have never yet met with an accident from 
the using of bad wood, although we have made thousands 
of machines. 
Capacity. —The Single Power and Thresher -will thresh 
from 100 to 175 bushels of Wheat, Rye, Barley, or Buck¬ 
wheat, or from 175 to 200 bushels of oats in a day. The 
Double Power and Thresher will thresh from 200 to 250 
bushels of Wheat, &c., and from 350 to 375 bushels of 
Oats, in he same time, attended by one extra man. The 
construction of the Power is such that it can be changed 
from a right to a left hand Machine, and the reverse, at 
pleasure, as the gears are all outside the Powbr, and ac¬ 
cessible at all times. 
Warranty. —If the Powers and Threshers do not an¬ 
swer the description, and fail to do any reasonable amount 
of work required of them, after a fair trial, following the 
directions sent with each Machine, the money will be re¬ 
funded, and the Machine returned at the manufacturer’s 
expense. 
We here beg to call the attention to a few certificates 
from farmers in various sections of the country ; had we 
sufficient space, we might add many more. 
CERTIFICATES. 
Kinderhook, Dec. 21, 1857. 
Mr. Rich’d H. Pease, Albany, N. Y.—Dear Sir—The 
Two Horse Power, Thresher and Separator, I purchased 
of you, is certainly the best Machine I have ever seen. 
Having given perfect satisfaction in every way, I would 
