Social England : a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . , and two-horse manual delivery machines. Thewinners of prizes in the several classes were Hornsby, Samuelson,Bauilett, liurgess and Key, and Cuthbert, and others were com-mended. The mowing-machines tried numbered 23, Hornsb),W. 2V. Wood, Burgess and Key, and Samuelson (for a combinedmower and reaper) being the winners. About 1870, the self-binding reaper was brought out in the United States byMcCormick, Wo
Social England : a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . , and two-horse manual delivery machines. Thewinners of prizes in the several classes were Hornsby, Samuelson,Bauilett, liurgess and Key, and Cuthbert, and others were com-mended. The mowing-machines tried numbered 23, Hornsb),W. 2V. Wood, Burgess and Key, and Samuelson (for a combinedmower and reaper) being the winners. About 1870, the self-binding reaper was brought out in the United States byMcCormick, Wood, and others, wire lirst and string or strawafterwards being used for binding the sheaves. This wonder-ful labour-saving machine was shortly afterwards introduced to this country, but wasnot greatly used untilstring took the place ofwire for binding, becauseof the danger to stock ofpossibly swallowing Avirein the chati made fromthe straw. Horse-rakes,h ay -ma king m ac hines,. .MDUia, OF \ LKVKR IIORSK-IIOE IX [Vidoria and Albert iUisciim, by jicraiissioii 0/ Messrs. R. Garrett cC Sons.) AGRICULTURE. 813 1885]
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