Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1898 — The Monnett Threshing Machine [ARTICLE]

The Monnett Threshing Machine

T. P. Monnett has been working persistently at his new threshing machine, in his building north of the railroad, and it is now thought to be practically perfected. The machine was taken out and given a trial a few days ago, and seemed to run in an entirely satisfactory manner. A new and woikmanlike machine will be built at once, by Blood & Co., the machinists, and it is expected to fully demonstrate tho machine’s practical qualities in this year’s threshing season. The machine possesses many novel features. It of course, is a self feeder, but that is no longer a novelty, but one other important feature is on? that no other successful machine has. It is a double fan or blowing arrangement. The first blast is a very strong one and takes out all the dirt, straw and chaff from the grain. The second blast is not so strong and is designed to save any grain that might be blown into the chaff by the fiist blast. Mr. Monnett has worked at this machine with wonderful perseverance and persistency, and deserves a full measure of success.