by any common blacksmith. I have no doubt but Mr.
Hussey's machine will come into general use.

"D. W. ANNIS."

"Franklin Precinct, DeKalb Co.,
"August 13, 1849.

"This may certify that we have seen Mr. O. Hussey's machine cut
about an acre of wheat, so badly lodged that McCormick's reaper
could do nothing with it, nor could it be cradled. Said Hussey's
machine cut it handsomely, and laid it in very good bundles for
binding.

"JOHN SCHOOMAKER,
ALBERT FIELD,
JOHN M. SCHOOMAKER,
DANIEL MILLER,
ALBERT FIELD, JR.,
ISAAC CRILL,
JOHN MILLER."

"Berkshire, Kane County, Ill.,
"August 6, 1849.

"We, the undersigned, having seen Mr. Hussey's reaper work at
cutting grass and grain, think it preferable to McCormick's or any
other machine that we have seen. It cut wheat that could not be cut
with McCormick's reaper or a cradle. We are well acquainted with
McCormick's machine.

"P. A. HIXBY,
JOHN GRIGGS, JR.,
JOHN GRIGGS,
HARRY POTTER,
JOHN SHIRWOOD,
SETH SHIRWOOD,
DAVID SHANKS,
ABRAHAM SHIRWOOD,
JAMES HESS,
ALSON BANKER,
D. C. WRIGHT,
ELISHA WRIGHT."

"Oswego, Ill.,
"August 2, 1849.

"This may certify that I cut a lot of Black Sea Wheat with Mr. O.
Hussey's Reaper; the wheat was so badly lodged that no McCormick
Reaper or Cradle could cut it; Mr. Hussey's Reaper cut it clean and
laid the bundles out of the track in good order for binding. I have
seen the work done by this machine in grass; it was as good work as
ever I saw done by a scythe, or better. For my choice I should
rather have my grass cut by the Reaper than by the scythe. Every
farmer ought to have such a machine, and every farmer I hear talk
about it says the same.

"PHILIP YOUNG."

"Sugar Grove,
"August 8, 1849.

"This may certify that we have seen Mr. O. Hussey's machine operate
in clean grain, and where weeds were very tall, large and thick. In
the former, it operated as well as any machine we have seen; in the
latter, it worked to a charm, even where it was impracticable to cut
with one of McCormick's Reapers.

"HARRY WHITE,
L. B. SNOW,
CHAUNCEY SNOW,
SULLIVAN DORR,
HIRAM TUBS,
DWIGHT SPENCER,
SAMUEL WARD,
A. LOGAN."

"Springfield, Ill.,
"Dec. 25, 1850.

"_Mr.