till the half boxes become tight on the strips of leather, observing that the wrist has sufficient play, so as not to heat. Put on the iron strap, then put on the outer nuts very tightly. Enter the connecting rod into the eye of knife, putting spring key in same; should this spring key get lost at any time, a piece of leather or wood will answer a good purpose. 7th.-Bolt track clearer to outer shoe; put cast-iron plug (of which there are two in toolbox) between the shoe and track clearer, with the thick end downward, to keep the trackclearer from sliding on the ground. 8th.-Examine all the nuts and see that they are tight. 9th.-Oil with good sperm, or No. 1 lard oil, all the parts where there is any friction, and you are ready to mow. 10th.—To fold the bar over the frame for transportation, throw the pawls out of gear, place the wrist to which the connecting rod is attached that drives the knives, down or at the lower side. Take plug out of outer shoe. Take hold of the shoe and lean the bar against the frame. Take the lever in one hand and track-clearer in the other, bear down on the lever and you will lay the bar over on frame, with but little exertion. Put the flat key between the shoe and track-clearer, which will keep the track-clearer off the drive wheel. 11th. To unfold the bar, push the knife as far in the guards as it will go ; set the lever up straight; let the bar slide down on the ground; take hold of shoe and ease it down. A little practice will enable you to fold and unfold with ease. 12th. One knife should not be used longer than half a day, without grinding. The knives can be ground on a common stone.. Be careful to keep the same bevel on the knives. 13th. The bearings must be kept well oiled. The crank bearings, connecting rod and shoe, should be oiled often. If your machine draws hard you may be sure that it wants oiling, or the knives are dull. 14th. To make good, clean work, drive out at the corners, raise the bar as you drive out, and drop as you enter. Never commence a swath without having the guards clear from cut grass. Keep the knives sharp, and bearings well oiled. DIRECTIONS FOR REAPING ATTACHMENT. 21st-Uncouple the mower bar at hinge joint. Take off front brace of coupling-bar. Take off lever and fulcrum, and in same place put reel arm stand. Hang up the main coupling-bar by the longest screw cut bolt. 2d. Slip the sickle-knife in the guards. Have the platform in a suitable place, so you can back the machine up to it. Couple the bar with the same pin as you do the mower, then arrange the back coupling. Hang it up same as in front. Put on the reel, and be careful to have it a suitable height for the grain you want to cut; lengthen and shorten the reel chain with the short pieces. 3d.--In reaping, move your seat to the left, as you see holes bored for that purpose. Throw the wheel that is next the grain out of gear. Any common three-pronged fork will answer to throw off the grain. 4th. Should the machine fail to operate as warranted, you will immediately notify us or our agent, so that we may have an opportunity of removing the difficulty. By little thought, you will at once see that the success of your machine depends on the strict observance of the above rules, and should you fail to observe them you forfeit your warranty. C. AULTMAN & CO. DESCRIPTION OF THE DRILL.--The wheels are high, with broad rims; the axle extends the full width of the drill and works in composition boxes. The lox is large. The frame is strong, being thoroughly braced and put together with joint bolts and not with wooden pina. The tongue is stiff and long. The double-trce is attached back of both cross-picces, and has plenty of room to vibrate, the single-trces being attached to reds extending through the frame picces in front. The drag bats are cur patent double-braced bars, very strong but not heavy, and are attached to the shovels in t nr, or by springs, at the option of the purchaser. The points of the shovels are sharp and made bread, to give both depth and width to the row of grain. The agitators are made substantial, and run upon a shaft extending through the box and driven ly garing, thoroughly protected from dirt and grit. The feed is gauged by a screw at the end of the box and can be set to sow any desired quantity to the acre. Our patent transverse slides are so arranged, that they entirely shut off the rowing when the shovels are raised, and start it again when they are let into the ground. The seat is firmly attached to the lower part of the frame and is an easy position for the driver. With this explanation we will proceed to give some of the advantages of this drill: 1. It will sow all kinds of grain. 2. It will sow all kinds of grass seed. 3. It will not cut or break the grain. 4. It will sow any quantity to the acre, from 1 to 5 bushels. 5. It will sow correct when driving fast or ow. 6. The quantity is gauged without any change of gear. 7. The feed shaft is thrown out of gear in an instant. 8. It can easily be changed from double to single rank. 9. Can, in sowing, use any number of tubes required. 10. There is no weight upon the horse's neck. 11. The driver's seat is so attached that a man can ride a: d operate his drill perfectly without getting off to turn about, raise and lower he shovels, and see the operation o. his drill as well as when walking. 12. The spring shovels will clear themselves from roots and stones or any obstructions that come in their way, thus avoiding the necessity of stopping to replace a broken pin at every little obstruction. The foregoing, and many others which might be named, are advantages which the farmer should consider. BRIGGS, IMPROVED CULTIVATOR. This invention consists in a device exceedingly simple in arrangement and construction, by which cultivator shovels may be changed in position so as to work different distances from the main beam and be revers d at pleasure. In the above illustration the cultivator is arranged for hilling up, aud by loosening the bolts G, passing through the joints F, you can adjust the width by moving the side beams either backwards or forwards, making it as narrow as a shovel plow, or wide enough to cultivate corn, hilling it up by going once in a row each way; the side beams are kept in position by the use of different rollers (II) placed between the beams. When adjusted and the bolts G turned down tight, it is as firm as any cultivator that is not adjustible. The side shovels retain their parallel position at whatever distance they may be placed from the main beam. By removing the four outside bolts G, the side beams, post and shovels may be changed to opposite sides of the main beam, to work corn when it is small, without hilling it up; the outside shovel will then turn a furrow away from the hill, and the middle shovel will turn it back pulverized, and the weeds destroyed. Thus making a cultivator that can be so arranged as to do all the work in the different stages of the crop; doing the work of the fine-toothed cultivator in small corn, and the double shovel or three shovel in large corn, and the shovel plow among potatoes; and doing more than the two latter, as this cultivator can do all the work by going once in a row each way, saving one-half of the time and adding but little to the draft. Manufactured by E. Briggs, Medina, Ohio. L. RUNDELL'S HORSE PITCHFORK. This is the simplest and most complete working hay-fork yet introduced to the farmer. Its simplicity and compactness render it more substantial than the complicated arrangements heretofore used for this purpose. It requires less room for operating, and can be worked with greater facility in all places. Manufactured by R. J. S. Rundell & Bro., Chicago, Ill. HAMMON'S HORSE HOE AND CULTIVATOR, Patened April 10, 1860, as adapted to corn, tobacco, cotton, nursery cultivations, and hilled crops generally. plate is used on the underside of the short beam, in connection with the standard at 1. And by the use of the grooved plate, the teeth are set to plow more or less soil to the plant, as the case requires. In the third division there were 48 entries. The committee made no report, but the following are the awards: Best portable flouring mill, Jos. Sed gebeer, Painesville Best smut machine, A. J. Vandegrift..... $10 5 5 |