and proved their strength.

"Yours respectfully,

"EDW'D LLOYD."

"Oxford, Md.,
"Dec. 8, 1852.

"_Mr. Obed Hussey:_

"Sir:--I have used your Reaper with such entire satisfaction that
I am but performing a duty to my brother farmers by recommending
it in the strongest terms.

"For sixteen years I have used a Reaping Machine, and know from
experience that the most important qualities are _strength_
and _simplicity_. In these respects your machine is superior
to any other, and is the only one I have seen which can be safely
entrusted to the management of ordinary overseers, with negro
laborers.

"Yours, etc.,

"TENCH TILGHMAN."

"Hayes, Montgomery Co., Md.,
"December 7, 1852.

"I purchased in the year 1851 one of Mr. Obed Hussey's Reaping
Machines. I used it that year and this year in cutting my grain; I
was pleased with the machine; I consider it a valuable implement,
and hope never to be without one while I continue to be a farmer.
My machine was used in cutting wheat and oats--it was not designed
for grass. I employed it about half the day, and reaped about ten
acres of land in grain--the rest of the day was devoted to the
securing of the grain; I used four horses. My machine, I believe,
was of the smallest size, and was without front wheels; with
wheels it would have been a relief to the horses.

"I cannot speak of the relative value of this machine compared
with others, having never seen any Reaping Machines but Hussey's
at work. I do not think I could be induced to return to the old
mode of cutting grain by the scythe and cradle.

"Respectfully yours, etc.,

"ROBERT P. DUNLOP."

"Forest Hill, King and Queens Co., Va.,
"December 24, 1852.

"_Mr. O. Hussey:_

"Sir:--It gives me pleasure to state that I used your Reaping
Machine in my late harvest with great satisfaction. It fully
equals my expectation as a labor-saving implement, and does the
work better than can be done by the cradle. I would farther state
that the seven which were purchased along with mine for my
relations and friends of this country have given in every
instance, entire satisfaction.

"Very respectfully,

"WM. D. GRESHAM."

"_To the Editor of the American Farmer:_

"Dear Sir:--Having had a fair opportunity of observing th