| Show reaping toy by machinery in england mr J J mechi the geD gentleman gessleman sleman on whose estate mr micks machine did such creditable work has published a letter stating that the said reaping machine had been at work all d day 18 V 0 on n his farm cutting a heavy crop of wheat W with t h a very long straw partially laid and that he had arrived at the following it lowing conclusions respecting spec ting it 11 lat it wi will 11 cut from ten to fifteen acres per day according to circumstances 2nd and the quantity out cut depends greatly gare atly on the strength of the man who has to remove move e it from the rake boards 3rd ard the paddle wheels do not injure the crop he says he is convinced that all reaping in england witt will soon be done by horse or steam machines it is desirable in that rainy country to harvest the crops crops in in a great hurry in dry days there is a prospect of this now being done by machines to thi the great benefit of farm farmers ers 11 |
