The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1859-08-19
Palmer Dc Williams Reapers.
Emerald Crnya Apr 9th

| Mr. SKINYER-Dear Sir: Haviop nsed Pal.
mer & Williams SelfRaking Reaper, l would
say as regards lease of draft" have found il
| equal to, and even surprising my expectations.
The simplicity and durability of construction
has won my highest favor, for it shows that whilo
great improvements have been 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''-Ths part is most per-
| feet, and men binding for say that they bind
much faster after this machine than after any
handwriting machine they ever saw. The ease
with which this machine will turn corner is
most satisfactory, not requiring cradle in the
| held after the grain is once cut round.
| Yours truly, r, CHENEY.
| Mr.. E. w. SKINNER:-I have used one of Pal
mer & Williams elfRakng 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 peater and moro
| ground in a day than any other Reaper in use,
| and in regard to raking, no haud-raking can
equal it in standing or lodged grain. We cut17
acres per day in standing grain, and in lodged
grain 10 acres, when we cut one way only.
We sometimes worked two and sometimes four
horses. l have no Moving Attachment but
| can recommend what have got with clear coma
| MEssRS. PALMER Il WILLIAXs-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 it off better than
it can be done by hand. The machinery is yery
strong and not liable to break. 1t is the easiest
running Reaper now in use We have cut from
grain this season with p. Il WIS SelfRakinc
Reaper, and it did the work to my entire salts
| faction. The amount of team used was one span
Of light horses; and there was 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 a
perfect manner that each of my men bound 3
acres per day. man can bind 8 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
S25 and bought new one. | am perfectly sat,
sfied with the simplicity of raking off and ease
of draft cut from ten to fifteen scres per day
with two teams, and night 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 1
am acquainted with, for ease of draft doing
more work with the same power, than any am
leaving my fields much cleaner than l ever had
them before when using the handwriting Reaper.
l have cut twelve acres per day with one team,
and consider it no harder than blowing two and
half acres per day. l have cut ninety acres
in all reaping only for myself The mower
works excelently. l have moved % acres
have used your Reaper the past harvest and
consider it, as to the ease of draft, simplicity
and durability of construction, Cleanness of cut,
and neatness Of raking, a great Improvement
over anything that have used or seen. | con-
slider it a saving over the handwriting of twelve
shilings per day. and does the work better. 1t
cuts six feet wide-two pair of horses used. l
have cut 20 acres per day. | cut in all ITO
, acres. | like your machine so well that | would
not take one of the hand-rakers gift and use
it until it was worn out, if l 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 one 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 commentator, but
, | would say that have cut over two hundred
acres OF grain and grass, and the greater part of
the time L have worked only two horses, and L
expect to cut fifty acres more before the wild
< grass is dead. For case of draft and durability
of construction, neatness 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. l don't think that there viii by
any other kind of machine sold in this vicinity
for the next harvest, but Palmer & Williams
Self-Raking Reaper with Moving Attachment
L w. SIMMER Esq-Dear Sir: I have used
the Palmer & Williams Self-RakiRg Reaper l
purchased OF you last July, and viii say, if it is
not the best Reaper in the world, it is certainly
the bost that have any knowledge of; and
would cheerfully 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 construction.
Thirdly, the workmanslk emanner 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 nealIess Of rakng it cannot be surpass-
ed. l am satisfied that one hand is saved in
binding over hand rakng 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 8 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
| 4 N
Williams Self Rakng Reapers the past season,
and consider it just the thing for which it de-
signed. ! think it the easiest running Reaper
have ever seen, considering the amount of labor
it performs. 1t cuts nicely as any could
desire. 1t rakes off the grain much better than
l expected l 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 l65 acres Of grain, and consider it about
as good as when started. There is little or no
side draft and no weight of tongue. Any ono
wishing to purchase Reaper for the next bar
vest, l would recommend Palmer g. Williams
Self-Rahing Reaper before any other in use.
81 Troy, Walworth Co., Sept l6, 1858.
E. W. SKINNER, EsQ-Delr Sir | have used
one of your patent Sef-Raking Reapers for tn o
past season. and it is no more than justice to
you and the inventor, to inform the public OF
the simplicity and durability of yo1r Self Raking
Reaper. The ease of draft and cleanliness Of
its work, far exceeds my expectations, and far
excels any machine that / ever l 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
ofth owner and many witnesses present. There
, are many more qualities about your machine
$ that could mention, were this the only one il