The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1859-09-09
Palmer G W5Uiams Reapers,
Emerald Grove A. o.

! The simplicity and durability Of construction,'
has won my highest favor, for it shows that while
great improvements have been msde, 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, aud men bi, ding for me say that they bind
much faster after this machine than after any
hsr d-raking machine they ever saw. The ease
with which this machine will turn corner i.
most satisfactory, not requiring cradle in the
| HELD after the grain is once cut rOuud
Yours truly, R. CHENEY.
| Mr.. E. W. SKINNER-I have used one of Psl1
mer Williams SefRaking Reapers, with two
horses, and am confident that in standing grain
that two horses will pull it all day with ease It
| 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 neater and mors
ground in day than any other Reaper in use,
and in regard to raking, no handwriting caft
| equal it in standing or lodged grain We cut II
| acres per day in standing grain, and in lodged
| grain 10 acres, when we cut one way only.
We cut one hundred and fifty acres this harvest.
| We sometimes worked two and sometimes four
horses. l have no Moving Attachment, but +
can recommend what have got with clear cons
MEssRs. PALMER l. WILLIAMs-G Gents: We
have used your reaper for the harvest of 1858.
and can truly recommend it as the best now In
use. 1t cuts clean and rakes Il 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 P. & WIS lfRakinp
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 was neither side
| 6rQft yuaiu hf III
led 1t with perfect ease. About one half of my
grain was badly lodged but the machine cut il
clean and the rake laid it in gavels in such
| perfect manner that each OF my men bound
acres per day. A man can bind acres cut by
this machine in the same time required to bind
my old Reaper l found that could do better
work and do it easier. cut with the old Reap
er about six hundred acres, and then sold it for
$25 and bought a new one. l am perfectly sat-
isfed with the simplicity OF raking off and ease
of draft. cut from ten to fifteen acres per day
with two teams, and might cut more. The ma
chine combined works to perfect charm. 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 band-rakng Reaper.
| | have cut twelve acres per day with one team
/ and consider &c nc harGer than blowing two and
q haf acres per day. | have cut rlinetv acres
10 al, reaplnE only for myself. The NOV er
/ works aSCeleaty. | have moved IS acres
! have used your Reaper the past harvest, and
| consider 1t, as to the of draft simplicity
and durability of construction, cleanness of cut,
and ne&tness OF rakng, great Improvement
over anything that have used or seen. | con-
slider it a saving the handwriting of twelve
shings per day, and does the work better. 1t
cuts six feet wide-two pair of horses used. l
have cut 20 acres per day. l cut in all 10
acres. l like your machine so we'll that l would
| not take one of the hand-rakers as gift and use
it until it was worn out, if ! could get one of
my brother farmers, that if they want Reaping
Machine that will pay them, lay aside their old
back breakers and purchase one of Palmer &
| Williams Self-Raking Reapers. For my own
| part L would not give this ole for two of any
other reaper | ever saw, and we have almost
| every kind in this vicinity. 1t is unnecessary
| or me to say anything in its commendation but
l would say that I 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 lead. For ease of draft and durability
of constr uction, neatness of cutting and raking
| it exces all others that have any knowle ledge OF
and as Moving Machine it can't be beat in
these diggings. / don't think that there will by
|
for the next harvest, but Palmer & Williams
Self-Raking Reaper with Moving Attachment.
E w. SKINsrR. E-q-Dear Sir: have used
the Palmer Williams Self-RakiHg Reaper 1
| purch Sc Il la July, and will say, if it is
| not tn. s irap"- III the world, it is certainly
| the DO. ia, / hrr" any knowledge of; and
"oud cheer'u'ly mmend it 10 others for the
following First ease of draft think il
draws much easier than any other Reaper have
ever seen of the width of cut Secondly,
the simplicity and durability of construction.
Thirdly, the acknowledgements in which every
part of it is built. 1t is 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-
ed / am satisfied that one hand is saved in
binding over hand raking Reapear. Filthy,
the width of cnt, cutting full six feet / have
not tried to see how much / could cut in day,
but think from IL to Is acres with two horses,
or l8 to 20 with four horses. | never use but
two horses, and never hurry my team. One of
my neighbors used one of Manny's two horse
Reapers, with cut of about four feet, but had
| TO use four horses on it. As mower think it
nearly perfect. Taking it all in ALL as a Reaper
and Mower / think it stands No. l, ahead of all
DEAR SIR As | have used one OF Palmer l.
Williams Self Raking Reapers the past season.
and consider it just the thing for which it de-
have ever seen, considering the amount of labor
it performs. 1t cuts as nicely as any one could
desire. 1t rakes off the grain much better than
expected. l consider the chain for driving the
reel great invention, as it never slips allows
the reel to stop. l have used the Reaper to cut
about l65 acres of grain, and consider it about
good as when started. There is little or no
side draft, and no weight of tongue. Amy one
whshng to purchase Reaper r the next lfa hsI
Self Raking Reaper before any other in use
Troy, Walworth Co, Sept l6. 1858.
E.W. SKINNER, ESQ Dear Sir have used
one OF your patent Self-Raking Reapers for the
past season, and it is no more than JUST ce to
you and the inventor. to inform the publ ic of
the simplicity and durability of yo1r Self akiDg
Reaper. The ease Of draft and cleanlin ess OF
its work, far exceeds my expectations a nd far
excels any machine that / ever saw. l have
cut thirty acres of wheat that was consid erably
lodged, in one and half days, with m ddling
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 | could mention, were this the only one i,
use, and knowing that the public In favor
OF yonr machine, il needs no putting, it speaks
for itself That it has outstripped any other
machine Jhat has been brought into Walworth
county, Is no mistake.
Ever yours, l.. MARTIN.
FITCHBURG, Dane Co. Wis Aug. %, 1858