Excerpt from A Brief Narrative of the Invention of Reaping Machines: And an Examination of the Claims for Priority of Invention, by a Maryland Farmer and Machinist; Also a Short Appendix, Consisting of English Publications, as to the Operation and Success of Reaping Machines in England, in the Years 1851, 1852 and 1853Institution is exceptionally fine. He was also a famous rifle shot, but wasted no powder on small game buffalo and bear hunting being his recreation until the time of his death, which occurred about ten years ago. That he was a man of ability is shown by the review which follows.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.