1849 
THE CULTIVATOR 
71 
Premium Hay and Straw Cutters, 
BY RUGGLES, NOURSE AND MASON. 
YjtT E have recently made improvements by greatly simplifying 
and strengthening the construction of that kind of Hay and 
Straw Cutters, having spiral or crooked knives set upon the circum¬ 
ference of a cylinder, or arbor, and cutting against a hide roller. 
The NEW YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY , at 
Buffalo, and the AMERICAN INSTITUTE, at New-York city, 
at their respective Fairs^ held in September and October last, 
awarded their first premiums to these Machines, and the Worces¬ 
ter County (Mass ) Mechanics Association , at their Fair awarded 
to them its highest commendation. The Committee of the latter, 
in commenting favorably upon the mechanical skill, design and 
arrangement of the knives of “ Hovey’s Patent Spiral Straw Cut¬ 
ter,” in their report, say: “ Were these Cutters to be used only 
by mechanics whose skill might, at any time, be applied to keep 
them in order, we might come to a different conclusion from that 
which is stated below:” and then add—•“ But Straw Cutters are 
used more generally by farmers, and are sent not only to the re¬ 
motest parts of this country, but into all parts of the world, where 
mechanical skill may not be at command. In view of these facts, 
it is the opinion of your Committee, that no Cutter or other ma¬ 
chine should be recommended to the agricultural community, or 
can be very useful to them, which is”not simple in its construction. 
And this simplicity must be obtained, if need be, at some loss in 
other respects, 
” Straw Cutters made by Ruggles, Nourse & Mason, and enter¬ 
ed by them, have straight knives placed diagonally upon the arbor 
and fastened at the ends by caps. These Cutters are very simple 
in their construction, so much so, that any part, liable to get out 
of repair, may be repaired by any mechanic of ordinary skill. 
The cylinder of one of these Cutters with ten knives, consists of 
only fifteen pieces, while that of one of Hovey’s, with the same 
number of knives, consists of ninety-one. In the same cylinder of 
Hovey’s Cutter, there are one hundred threads out and tapped—in 
that of R., N. & Mason, none. These facts will show the liability 
of the two machines to get out of order, and the ease or difficulty 
with which they may be repaired. 
‘‘After the most careful examination into the merits of these Cut¬ 
ters, theoretically and practically, your Committee have come to the 
conclusion, that the machine made by Ruggles, Nourse & Mason, 
is the best, and they recommend it as the Cutter which will prove 
the more useful one to the community in general.” 
The improvements consist: 
First. The adopting straight knives, and so placing them on the 
arbor, (diagonally) that they work in the same manner as the spi¬ 
ral knives, and being straight can be ground by the person using 
them, with the same facility as other farm implements. 
Secondly. They can be replaced by the common blacksmith 
when worn out, or new blades can be obtained of the makers or 
dealers, at trifling cost. 
Thirdly. All the knives are confined to the arbor with simply 
two caps, and two pins, instead of eighty distinct pieces, consist¬ 
ing of small and delicate screws and nuts, liable to be lost or in¬ 
jured, by which the great liability to get out of repair, or the 
knives to twist, cripple and break, is obviated. 
Fourthly. The roller, when used with straight knives, pro¬ 
perly set, will endure much longer than when used with spiral 
knives. 
FOR SALE AT 
H. L. EMERY’S Albany Agricultural Warehouse, Albany. 
• A. B. ALLEN & CO., 189 & 191 Water St.. New-York. 
FOSTER & CO., Utica, N. Y. 
J. & E. B. ARMSTRONG, Rome, N. Y. 
E. J. FOSTER, Syracuse, N. Y. 
RAPALJE & BRIGGS,.Rochester, N. Y. 
T. C. PETERS & CO., Buffalo, N. Y. And at their 
Quincy Hall Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Store, 
(over the Market,) South Market Street, Boston, together with 
their celebrated Eagle Plows, and an extensive assortment of Ag¬ 
ricultural and Horticultural Machines and Tools, Field and Garden 
Seeds, Guano, Bone Dust, Poudrette, &c. Also, a full supply of 
implements made by them, for sale 
AT THEIR WORKS IN WORCESTER. 
SCT“A liberal discount to Dealers, and Descriptive Catalogues 
gratis, if ordered by mail or otherwise. Feb. 1.—It. 
THE HORTICULTURIST, 
AND 
Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste. 
EDITED BY A. J. DOWNING, 
Author of “ Fruits and Fruit Trees of America ,” 11 Landscape 
Gardening ,' 15 “ Cottage Residences§c., ffc. 
T HIS work is published by the proprietor of “ The Cultivator,” 
at his office in Albany, to whom all orders should be sent. Two 
volumes are completed, and the third is now in course of publica¬ 
tion. The numbers are issued promptly on the first of the month, 
each containing 48 pages, and embellished with an engraved fron¬ 
tispiece, and illustrated with numerous engravings of Rural Cotta¬ 
ges and Villas, Farm-Houses, Gates, Lodges, Ice-Houses, Vineries, 
Fruits, Flowering Shrubs and Plants, &c., &c. 
Terms. —Three Dollars per year—Two copies for Five Dollars. 
KT* Subscribers may commence with the volume in July, or 
with the January number. The back Vols. and back Nos. can be 
furnished. 
Agents for “ The Cultivator,” will do us a favor by acting al¬ 
so as Agents for “ The Horticulturist,” a work designed to 
promote rural taste and rural art, not only in the orchard and the 
garden, but in all that gives character and pleasure to a country re¬ 
sidence. LUTHER TUCKER. 
To Nurserymen, Orchardists, and Planters. 
THE subscriber offers for sale at his Nurseries, Plymouth. Mass , 
1 Pear, Quince, Cherry, Plum, Apple, and Dwarf Apple, (Para¬ 
dise) stocks, suitable for budding next August, or for spring graft¬ 
ing. Also, the following ornamental tree stocks, from two to three 
feet high, and stout, viz : Mountain Ash, Oak, Hawthorn, Elm, 
Spanish Chestnut, Horse Chestnut, Birch, Beech, Ash, Norway 
Maple, Sweet Brier, Larch. Scotch fir, (2 ft.) Silver fir, (1ft.) Spruce 
fir, (1ft) Norway fir, (1ft.) Arbor Vitae, (15 in.) 
Also, 20 of the finest sorts of PEARS, standard and dwarfs. 
Priced lists sent to post paid applicants. 
Oct. 1—-51_B. M. WATSON. 
Grant’s Patent Fan-Mills. 
I T. GRANT & CO., Junction, Rensselaer county, N. Y., eon- 
. tinue to manufacture these celebrated mills. They have been 
awarded five first premiums at the New-York State Fairs and the 
Fairs of other States, and in no instance has any other mill of the 
kind received a premium over them. The manufacturers feel con¬ 
fident, therefore, in offering these mills to the public, that they a r t 
the best in use. During the last year they were introduced" in't 
England, by Mr. Slocum, of Syracuse They were very favorably 
noticed by the English papers; and from a communication of M:, 
S.’s, published in the Transactions of the New-York State Ag. So¬ 
ciety for 1847, it will be seen that they were tried by several largt 
farmers, and highly approved. One farmer, it is stated, set aside 
an almost new winnowing machine, for which he paid £18, ($90) 
and used Grant’s for cleaning a crop of 300 qrs (2,700 bushels) of 
wheat, and several hundred bushels of mustard seed. We have 
lately made some valuable improvements in the article, though the 
price remains as before. Our agents are H. L. Emery, Albany 
G S. & F. A. Willis, Pittsfield, Mass ; Parsons & Dickinson; 
Springfield, Mass.; John Mayher & Co, 195 Front Street, New 
York ; Benj. Myers, Newark, N. J.; S & E. Hasbrook, Stone 
Ridge, N Y.; James S. Browne, Newburgh. N. Y.; H. Warren, 
Troy; Hugh Van Alstyne, Kinderhook; S. & M. Peckham, Utica ; 
E. Whitman, Jr., Baltimore, Md ; Fitzhugh Coyle, Washington, 
D. C ; Denison & Webster, Savannah, Geo. Address I T. GRANT 
& Co., Junction, P. O., Rensselaer county, N. Y., by whom all 
orders will receive prompt attention.Sept. 1.—6t. 
John Mayher & Co. 
United States Agricultural Warehouse , 195 Front , one door south of 
Fulton Street, New-York Gi'ty, 
W 'lIERE they have for sale over 200 different patterns and sizes 
of Plows, of the most approved kinds, and suitable for all kinds 
of soil, together with the most extensive assortment of Agricultural 
Implements ever offered for sale in the city of New York, which 
will be sold at lower prices than they can be obtained at any other 
establishment. Purchasers will do well to call and examine their 
stock before purchasing elsewhere. Among the plows advertised 
will be found J. Mayher & Co’s celebrated and unequalled First 
Premium Eagle D. Plow, without doubt the best and cheapest plow 
to be had in the United States. 
N. B. Castings of all kinds made to order 
New-York, Oct- 1, 1843.—tf. 
