Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-09-03
STAUNTON SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADVERTISER. I
A WORD TO FARMERS.

IN i " IN ~ l. NG " L IL
A WORD TO FARMERS. i
BEG leave to call the attention of Farmers to one
i of the most calua6le and popular Agricultural Inn
PIGMENTS of the present age-The Patent Spring.
tooth Horse Rake for Cleaning Wheat Fields
| do not recommend it as q hay rake; but as
CLEANER it is without competition being superior 10
all other rakes for this purpose 1t has been used 10
extent in this portion of the State with the most
unparalleled success Where it has been used
its praise but for the satisfaction OF those unae
quainted with its merits append the following cert
Gates from the Gerry highest sources You Will perceive
that some of the certificates speak of very highly as
a GRASS. SEED HARROW fact which is not known
by many who use 1t.
CERTIFICATES OF MAGISTRATES OF FREDERICK COUNTY.
We take great pleasure in testiyng to the superior
merits of the SPRING Tooth Rake. AS CLEANER, too
much cannot be said in its favor In this respect u Is
without competition. We are convinced that no iar'
mer after using it, would part with 1t for many tunes
its cost it will pay for itself over and over IN one
harvest.
JOHN S. MAGILL, President Of the Court)
GEO. W. WARD, JAMES GATHER,
RoBT L BAKER, RoBT j. GLASS,
JOSEPH BRUNBACK, JOSEPH E. PAYNE,
NJ. A. CARTMELL, WIN. RoSENBERGER,
ROBERT MUSE ISAAC F. HITE,
DAVID TIMBEBLAKE, JAMES R. BRooKING,
HENRY W. RICHARDS, JACOB sENsENEY
WILLIAM j. ROWLAND.
From the Frederick County Agricultural CLUB.
The undersigned, members of the Frederick county
Agricultural Club, take great pleasure In recommend
ing the Spring Tooth Horse Rake to their brother lar
mers. We think that every farmer ought 10 useH we
have been using for several years. ana our
is, that we would not be without 1t at any cost.
FREDERICK SCHULTZ, JAMES II. BURGESS,
John 6 MAGILL, HENRY NJ. BAKER,
WI. A. CARTER, X. j. GLASS,
GEO. W. WARD JAS. W. MASON, &c.
Extract from the Southern Planter, Richmond Fa., Of
Mareh, 1856. ...
Every man who wishes to seed five acres Of clover on
wheat land should get Cleaner or Spring Tooth Horse
Rake for cleaning wheat fields If passed over the
land either before or after the seeding 1t will freshen
and form the very best seed bed for the clover seed
Our friend Charles Marx, Esq, of the Fall Plantation
has tried one and it works to charm Get II andhold
responsible for the advice and give us the cedst II
you succeed.
From Isaac f. Hite, Esq,
have used the Spring Tooth Horse Rake to my en-:
tire satisfaction It is light strong and durable, ana
performs its work in perfect manner. consider it
an indispensable implement on farm, and cannot re-
commend it too highly to my brother farmers l am
confident that saved last year by Its use between sew
enty-fve and hundred bushels fwheat which with
out it would have been lost ISAAC F. HITE
From Nsssrs E. s. Baker, John Purcell, Geo. T.
Glaize, and Casper W Rinksr.
Having used the Spring Tooth Rake for three years
past the undersigned feel at liberty to recommend tito
their brother farmers After gathering the wheat crop
with the usual care with the mandrake we have in all
cases gathered from to bushels per acre with the
horse-rake 1t is simple in construction and not liable
to get out of order An active hand can rake from 10
E. S. BAKER, GEO. F. GLAZE,
JOHN PURCELL, CASPER w. RINKER.
From, General Carson.
bova nsad tha Snrinp- Tooth Horse Rake to my
tire satisfaction AS CLEANER it is remarkable, per-
forming its work in perfect manner would advise
I'll NY 'i0'D Ni i"' ''' ~ JAMES H. CARSON.
Eetyaet from letter qcritten to ane by tile Clerk of
Augasta County.
Enclosed send twelve dollars to pay for the Spring
Tooth Rake purchased of you, and which pay for
with the greatest pleasure as it is the cheapest mple
ment ever bought. NICHOLAS Y. hlNNE1.
Extract from Letter of Douglass Gray, Esq, of
-' HdyriSonJuyg.
Tn consequence of the frequent rains last harvest
was not able to my Rake much, but tried 1t sui-
GENTLY to discover that it admirably adapted for
the purpose designed Don't forget to furnish me an
other next harvest for my farm in Augusta County:
DOUGLASS GRAY.
From Msssrs Siglr Dc Rdder, Mt. Jackson, Shen-.
QadoQh County.
1t affords us pleasure to state that the SpringTooth
Rake we purchased of you last harvest gave entire
satisfaction 1t is decidedly the best implement for ra,
king wheat stubble we have used being light and
saving every thing on the ground
WILLIAM SIGLER, =
A. r. RUDER.
ry- Ihave the exclusive right to sell the Rake in
augusta, Rockingham, Page Shenandoah, Warren,
Clarke, Frederick Berkeley, jefferson, Loudoun and
Fauquier Counties. If Farmers send their orders to
me at once will deliver the Rake at any of the coun-
ty towns or other prominent places in their respective
counties The Rake is gotten up in superior manner
The nrica in all in