Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-12-19
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RICHMOND Dec 10Th, lsl5
The undersigned havin. recently returned from
the Western country, makes ms ac@ho"iedS-
menls 10 the Farmers OF Virginia far The gene
ruus patronage heretofore received n Their hahd>,
in introducing his Patent Reaper and establish
ing lis utility; and he respectfully oiicfs II 10 them
for The harvest of 1916, IN a greatly improved
stale.
While The undersigned has the satisfaction 10
believe. that no Labor saving Machine has cVei
been introduced into public favor moe eau
", and al the same time with more %e"r"' So
hsfuci,on 10 purchasers than iis heaPrl, ne i"s
now the huiher satisfaction 81 prihS aug !" P'e,
SEM il with the only difficulty "hich ne haSe'ci
experienced in iat'@dHCtRS y 'tM"''" nc "a" ~"
,rd, ,out The raking Of The wheal from the Ma
chine 10 be accomplished with ease and complete
ness by man comfortably seated upon ii, whose
nosition NAV be seen from The above cut. Du
ring the last harvest, this mporIanlimpi ovemcn,
was made in the City al Cincinnati Ohiu near
which place Machine was exhibited ii opera
ton, which was afterwards iaarn /" New Euik,
and thoroughly tested on the estate 81 tiic late
General Mills, Of Noun, Morris with !i.r r.a>'
signal success an account OF which, III Samuel
]. Mills, Esq, is hereto snb)nined.
So wide has been the range of tie % ration Of
this Machine in the la>l harvest, il would be in:
pt)SSlDle 10 puul>U ull, VI even WI bi a"S
large number Of certificates that could nuw lrs
obtained OF lis satisfactory performance in most
OF the gran-growins States oi The Union. ant -
extensively and generally has ii been known in
Virginia, il is deemed only necessary row -
make known The Improvements in question. 10 en-
sure trial OF it, BY all Farmers VIII Sc lands anu
crops suit lis operations. As improved, en- man
TO rake, and boy 10 drive the noises, vii Attend
the Machine. instead o, Two full hands n before.
making difference in The harvest Of II least Ten
dollars; and an average Oi Two or three ACRES q
day can be cut with The improved, more hau with
The old machine, by going faster, which diiier.uce,
during The harvest would br worth al leas,twcnty
dolars-makins the whole .ar,Hs ba titS In
prorenleat thirty duals in single harvest; and
other Improvements, though less important have
also been made for operating upon low and
tangled wheat. Thus il will he seen that the
Reaper is greatly improved, and il shall tea amt
pieie article. II will now BE- warranted in every
respect as heretofore and in addition, will be
ranfed 10 cut fifteen 10 twenty acres in dav. aud
the rakins as described, al one hundred dollars,
at the mandatory, including an extra bad.;
or. al four or six months, lrGm harvest, with in.
ele>t-oll prize tbs gcar-hu, no promises as To
fulurity.
The undersigned further proposes 10 send hi>
Reaper 10 anv responsible farmer, (ur farmers
who may desire To make trial 81 il along ,idc,
and on the same terms OF ann 0iicr, 10 h" par
chased or refused, as decided on maxim. such
trial.
The undersigned will only adj, thar, in he
last harvest, his Reaper was extensively and Ia
voIably introduced into most OF the wheai-.row.
ing States OF the Union, large demand from
which is expected Tor il for the next harvest,
having already received about one hundred or
der, for machines. and contracted ior lie manu-.
lnftnra a. laru .i.r n III, IN ~. N,,,h
wes where he goes du,ins Tue present Winter 10
attend 10 this business Forty eight machines
were manufactured and sold in Virginia i'or the
last harvest, BY K. & G. II. Mccormick, (hiS la
Their and himself none oi which failed 10 give "a
ti>iaction, 50 fay as known. y few certificates,
OF well.known gentlemen and farmers o a cha
racter not 10 be misunderstood are respectfully
subjoined.
Persons intending TO oder the ''Virsinia Reap
er" for the next harvest or desiring more par,iru-
lar information in relation 10 il, would do well 10
address, as soon rs NAV be r. x G. H. Meteor
mick. Steele's Tavern p O., Augusta coGnty.
Virginia; or where more convenient 10 n" under
signed, care of Bachus, Fitch & Co.. BIookpoil,
Monroe county, New York.
G. II. MCCORMICK.
From The Mt Morris (N. W Spcetaio,.
Mr. Harding Dear Sir Having made III
l.
chine, for Cutting Grain, | take pleasure in max
ing public statement IL it, agreeahly 10 his
wishes. Mr.. Mccormick, the inventor, intro
duced his Machine here from Virginia. He Did
not arrive with it until the season fer cn:ling
Wheat had nearly passed-and consequently cnt
only about thirty acres for me The ground was
level, being on the Genesce Flats, though The
face was somewhat uneven, as il was piece
turned over last Fall, when put into wheat, with
a very heavy turf, and many OF The sods still re-
naming on The top of the ground. But they
seemed 10 form no impeachment 10 lis successful
operation. The machine cui one piece of twenty
FIVE acres in a little less than day and half:
averaging about two acres per hour for The lime
ii was in operation. The wheat cur, if we'll
filled, would yield about thirty bushels 10 the acre.
The grain was cut cleaner and more even than
could have been cut with The cradl G or sickle. II
IS drawn by two horses with ease, and is attended
BY man TO rake, and boy TO tide and drive =
The raker rides on a seat attached 10 the Ma.
chine, and rakes The wheat of al the side in ga
wells, ready for binding. The Machine is simple
in its construction. The knife has sickle edge
and plays horizontally; and is represented 10 cut
one hundred acres or more without sharpening
The reel gathers The wheat for cutting and lnpS
il over on The table for The raker. design 10 usr
the Machine the next season. | have no doubt
it would work well on up lands, where tolerahy
free from stumps and large stones.
A number of persons, who were present and
wines, cd lis operation, uniformly, | believe ex-
pressed much satisfaction.
An inciden, occurred which may not be out OF
place 10 mention. Two Graders, hearing that
Machine was in The lol for cutting Wheat, never
having seen one, and believing that they could
cut faster and better than any live Machines
started with Cradles in hand, with The delerrai-
nation 10 use their own Words) If "skunking il"
As they reached The fence, in sight of the Ma.
chine, and sa The rapid pace with which i,
moved they hid their Cradles in the crook Of The
fence, and sIoped of. Yours, &c
SAML. J. MILLS
Mt. Morris Aug 18th, 1915.
RAcrNs County, Wisconsin Territory.
Mr. e. III. Mccormick: We used Virginia
Reaper part of the harvest of 1914. and all The
harvest Of The present year We cui with il last
harvest about one hundred and eighty acres Of
grain We think il comes fully up the repre-.
senlalions made of it. Wcthink we cut, at ordi-
nary speed, an acre and a half per hour: and we
think the estimate oi saving a hushcl OF grain Ia
The acre over ordinary grading correcl We are
pleased with our machine, and feel very clear in
recommending il 10 the farming community.
JOHN L. STEVENS
DANIEL STEVENS.
JrNE 24h, 1915.
do hereby certify Thai have tried The grain
cutter made by Robert and G. II. Mccormick.
Il answers all The purposes ssary 10 The sa-
wing OF grain. II cuts well with either slow or
fast motion, and hare not The least doubt il will
be highly approved Of BY any practical farmer
Ii will cul grain either dry or wet. ! can ctftl
no better recommendation Of it, than by saving
| had one on trial, and purchased il. AFTER giving
il fair trial, both on very stony land an! land
clear of stones. RlCH'D JOHNSON.
IBrolher of the Hon. VIM. CusI johnson, Of
Maryland.]
NV prrERsBuRG, Ohio JULY y, 1873.
Mr.. A. c. Brown: The Reapins Machine yon
sent me has performed 10 my entire satisfaction.
1 have moi had an opportunity OF trying how
mich the machine would Gu, in a day, in conse
queDce Of having had 10 cot my wheat in small
La nds The La roeSt land we Ind C.s L. arLr. |