. The American farmer's instructor, or, practical agriculturist : comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm; together with a variety of information which will be found important to the farmer. Agriculture. 448 IMPLEMENTS, &c. OF THE FARM. the meritorious inventor of it, (Mr. 0. Hussey,) a handsome pair of silver ;. Husset's Patent PIN > ?£. The Committee appointed by the "Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture," to superintend the operation of Mr. Hussey's machine, make a very favourable r
. The American farmer's instructor, or, practical agriculturist : comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm; together with a variety of information which will be found important to the farmer. Agriculture. 448 IMPLEMENTS, &c. OF THE FARM. the meritorious inventor of it, (Mr. 0. Hussey,) a handsome pair of silver ;. Husset's Patent PIN > ?£. The Committee appointed by the "Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture," to superintend the operation of Mr. Hussey's machine, make a very favourable report, recommend- ing it to the attention of the society and the agricultural com- munity generally. They state that it was put in operation in a piece of several acres of heavy wheat, considerably lodged, and contrary to their expectations, it performed remarkably well. *'The committee estimate the ordinary performance of the machine at from ten to twelve acres per day; although they fully believe, that on an emergency, it would accomplish twice. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wiggins, Francis S. Philadelphia : Orrin Rogers, 67 South Second Street
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