Show american this country has not yet become established in the markets of the world in many manufactured articles acis it is anew a new commonwealth and competition with the old countries i is s of course very disastrous there Therel is only sonly due one line of machinery where americans lead the world and that is in farm implements england once add the lead tu tn farm machinery but now with the important exception of portable engines and steam threshers thre england has practically lost the trade in such bueb machinery reaping and mowing machines an i hay bay rakes are almost universally of american manufacture while ploughs hs drills and other aber emall mn machines chines are generally of german orman or swedish origin and the ilie reaton reason of the change is not far to 6 seek in england horses are strong and can drag heavy machinery and farmers are prepared pro pared to pay day goo 1 1 prices for highly finished strong ma chines solidity being especially appreciated precia ted and weight certain limits being immaterial on the continent speaking generally horses are smaller than in england and weight is a very important condition while r real e ai finish is no not t f fully ua ly apar appreciated e ceat and lowness of prime cost is all important german and Swe swedish diall agrical agricultural tural machir machinery iery may not al ways be ba of as good material or as well flat finished shed as Engl english iab but it satisfies ordinary foreign requirements in in the more important conditions of weight and price and consequently lie helps aps drive english rivals out of the markets where it has cot already been displaced by american machinery ille ry |