The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1859-12-09

great improvements nave Deen made the leading
principle most interesting to the purchaser, has
not been overlooked "Cleanness of cut
have used the reaper in cutting wheat, oats,
timothy and barley, some of which was lodged,
| but it cut them all to my entire satisfaction.
"Neatness of Raking'-This part is most per-
feet, and men biz ding for me say that they bind
much faster after this machine than after any
hand -raking machine they ever saw. The ease
with which this machine will turn corner is
most satisfactory, not requiring cradle in the
field after the grain is once cut round.
Yours truly, r. CHENEY.
| Mr.. E. W. SKINNER:-I have used one of Pal
mer & Williams Self Raking Reapers, with two
| horses, and am confident that in standing grain
that two horses will pull it all day with ease. 1t
is constructed simply but substantially. Our
Reaper has cut one hundred and fifty acres this
season, and we have not been to one dimes
expense for repairs. ! can cut heater and more
ground in day than any other Reaper in use,
and in regard to raking, no handwriting can
equal it in standing or lodged grain. We cut II
acres per day i'll standing grain, and i'll lodged
grain 10 acres, when cut one way only
/ We cut one hundred and fifty acres this harvest.
! We sometimes worked two and sometimes four
horses. / hive Moving Attachment bat |
| can recommend what have got with clear cons
| MEssRs PALMER & WILLIAMS Gents: We
have used your reaper for the harvest CT 1888.
and can truly recommend it az the best now in
use. 1t cuts clean and rakes it off better than
it can be done by hand. The machinery is very
strong and not liable to break. 1t is the easiest
| running Reaper now in use. We have cut from
! grain this season with z. & WIS SelERakinn
! Reaper, and it did the work to my entire salts
! faction. The amount of team used was one span
| OF light horses; and as there neither side
draft nor weight upon the neck yoke, they hand
led it with perfect ease. About one half of my
grain was badly lodged, but the machine cut it
clean and the rake laid it in gavels in such
! perfect manner that each of my men bound 3
acres per day. A man bind 8 acres cut by
this machine in the same time required to bind
my old Reaper, l found that could do better
work aud do it easier. l cut with the old Reap
er about six hundred acres, and then sold it for
| SS25 and bought l am perfectly sat-
| isfed with the simplicity of raking off and ease
of draft. | cut from ten to fifteen &cres per day
with two teams, and might cut more. The ma
chine combined works to perfect charm. l be-
Setf-Raking Reaper, with Moving Attachment,
and consider it ahead of any other Reaper that
am acquainted with, for ease of draft, doing
more work with the same power, than any am
acquainted with, cuts cleaner and rakes neat
leaving my fields much cleaner than / ever had
| them before when using the handrakng Reaper.
! L have cut twelve acres per day with one team,
and consider it no harder than blowing two and
| half acres per day. / have cut ninety acres
in all, reaping only for myself. The mower
works czce.enty. I have moved % acres
have used your Reaper the past harvest, and
consider it, as to tie ease Of draft, simplicity
and durability Of construction, cleanness Of cut,
| and ncatness of rakng, a great Improvement
over anything that have used seen. | con-
slider it a saving over the handwriting Of twelve
shillings per day, and does the work better. 1t
cuts six feet wide-two pair of horses used.
have cut 20 acres per day. l cut in all 40
acres. like your machine so well that would
not take ore of the hand rakers as gift and use
1t until it was worn out, if | could get ono of
! my brother farmers, that if they want a Rcaping
Machine that will pay them, lay aside their old
back breakers and purchase enc of Palmer Il
Williams Sclf~Rakin5 Reapers. For my own
part | would not give this ole for two of anv
other reaper | ever saw, and we have almost
every kind in this vicinity. 1t is unnecessary
| or ne to say ything in its commentators but
| | would say that | have cut over two hundred
acres Of grain ard grass, and the greater part of
/ the time | have worked only two horses, and
expect to cut fifty acres more before the wild
/ grass is dead. For ease of draft and durability
! of construction, ncatness of cutting and raking
it excelS all others that | have any know ledge of
and as Moving Machine it can't be beat in
these diggings. don't think that there will by
any other kind of machine sold in this vicinity
for the next harvest, but Palmer & Williams
Selt-Raking Reaper with Moving Attachment.
l. W. SKINNER, Esq.-Dear Sir: have used
the Palmer & Williams Self-Rakipg Reaper |
purchased OF you last july and will say, if it is
not the best Reaper in the world, it is certainly
the best that | have any knowledge of; AID
| would cheeriully recommend it to others for the
/ following reasons First ease of draft | think it
draws much easier than any other Reaper have
ever seen OF the same width of cut Secondly,
the simplicity and durability of constructions
/ Thirdly, the workmansikemanner in which every
part Of it is built 1t is a real pleasure to set up
such machinery, every part fitting exactly, no
alteration to make. Fourthly, for cleanness of
cut and nea ness Of raking it cannot be surpass-
] cd. L am satisfied that one hand is saved in
! binding over q hand raking Reapear. Filthy,
j the width OF cnt, cutting full six feet. | have
/ not tried to see how much | could cut in a day
/ but think from II to ID acres with two horses.
or Is to 20 with four horses. | never use bu.
two horses, and never hurry my team One of
my nelghboTs used one of Manny's two horse
Reapers, with cut of about four feet but had
/ TO use four horses on it. As a mower think it
nearly perfect. Taking it all in all as a Reaper
and Mower think it stands No. /, ahead of all
! DEAR SIR:-As | have used one of Palmer K
Williams Self Raking Reapers the past season,
and consider it just tl thing for which it was de-
signed. l think it the easiest running Reaper |
have ever seen, considering tho amount of labor
| u performs. 1t cuts az nicely as any one could
desire. 1t rakes off the grain much better than
expected | consider the chain for driving tho
reel great invention, as it never slips or allows
the reel to stop. | have used the Reaper to cut
about ! 90 acres Of grain, and consider it about
/ as good as when started There is little or no
side draft, aud weight of tongue Any one
wishing to purchase Reaper for the next har-
vest, | would recommend Palmer & Williams
/ Seii-Rahing Reaper before any other in use.
Troy, Walworth Co, Sept. 16, 1858.
| +. W. SKINNER, ESQ. Dear Sir have used
one OF your patent Self-R, king Reapers for the
| past season, and it is no more than Justice to
/ YOU and the inventor, to inform the public of
! the simplicity and durability of your Self Raking
! Reaper. The ease of draft and cleanliness OF
Its work, far exceeds my expectations, and far
excels any machine that | ever saw. / have
cut thirty acres of wheat that was considerably
| lodged, in one and half days, with middling
sized team, and it was done to the satisfaction
/ OF the owner and many witnesses present There
/ are many more qualities about your machine
that l could mention, were this the only one i,
use, and knowing that the public are In favor
! OF your machine, it needs putting, it speaks
tor itself. That it has outstripped any other
machine that has been brought to Walworth