The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1859-12-23

great improvements have been made, the leading
principle most interesting to the purchaser, has
not been overlooked. "Cleanness of cut"-I
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 bill ding for me say that they bind
mt oh faster after this machine than after any
and-rakng machine they ever saw. The ease
with which this machine will turn a corner is
most satisfactory, not requiring cradle IN the
field after the grain is once cut round.
Yours truly, r. CHENEY.
Mr.. f. w. SKINNER:-I have used one of Pal
mer & Williams SelfRakng Reapers, with two
! horses, and am confident that in standing grain
that two horses will pull it all day with 1t
| is constructed simply but substantially, Our
Reaper has cut one hundred and fifty acres this
season, and have not been to one dimes
expense for repairs. ] can cut neater and more
ground in day than any other Reaper in use,
and in regard to rakng, no hand-raking can
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. / have no Moving Attachment, bit
can recommend what have got with a clear cons
MEssRs. PALMER q 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 it off hotter 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 =. & WIS Self Raking
Reaper, and i. 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
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 gaves in such
perfect manner that each of my men bound
acres per day. A man can bind 3 acres cut by
this machine in the same time required to bind
my old Reaper / found that | could do better
work and do it easier. / cut with the old Reap
er about six hundred gcres, and then sold it for
So and bought new one. | am perfectly sat-
isied with the simplicity of raking off and ease
of daft. cut from ten to fifteen acres per day
with two teams, and might cut more. The ma
chine combined works 20 perfect charm. be-
Self 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 L am
acquainted with, cuts cleaner and rakes neat
leaving my fields much cleaner than l ever had
them before when using the handwriting Reaper.
| | have cut twelve acres per day with one team
and consider it 10 hlrGer than blowing two ard
in all, reaping only for myself. The NOV er
works exce!eaty. | 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 neatness of rakng, a great Improvement
over anything that have used seen. | corr
slider it saving over the handwriting OF twelve
shillings per day, and does the work better. 1t
cuts six feet wide-two pair CT horses used. /
have cut 20 acres per day. | cut in all 10
acres. | like your machine so well that l would
not take of the hand .rakers as a gift and use
il until it was worn out, if ! could get Of
my brother farmers that if they want Reaping
Machine that will pay them, lay aside their old
back breakers and purchase enc of Palmer 81
: Williams Self-Raking ReapeTs. For my own
part | would not give this ole for two of any
other reaper | saw, and we have almost
every kind in this vicinity. 1t is unnecessary
or ne 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 have worked only two horses, and [
expect to cut fifty acres more before tie wild
grass is dead. For of draft and durability
Of construction, neatEess of cutting and raking
it excels all others that have any knowledge Of
and as Moving Machine it can't be beat in
these dggings, don't think that there will by
any other kind of machine sold in this vicinity
for the next harvest, but Palmer Williams
Seli-Raking Reaper with Moving Attachment.
f w. SKINNER, Esq.-Dear Sir: have used
the Palmer & Williams Self-Raking Reaper /
purchased OF you last July, and viii say, if it is
not the best Reaper in the world, it is certainly
the b9st that have any knowledge of; and
would cheertully 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 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 | satisfied that one hand is saved in
binding over a 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 II to ID acres with two horses,
or Is to 90 with four horses. | never use but
two horses, aud never hurry my team. One of
my neighbors used of Manny's two horse
Reapers, with cut of about four feet, but had
10 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. l, ahead of all
DEAR SIR AS have used one of Palmer l.
Villains Self Raking Reapers the past season,
and consider it just the thing for which it was de-
signed. think it the easiest running Reaper /
have ever seen, considering the amount of labor
IL pSiiOIHS. II cuts as nicely as any one could
desire. 1t rakes off the grain much better than
| expected. | consider the chain for driving the
reel great invention, as it never slips 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 one
wishing To purchase Reaper for the next har-
vest, would recommend Palmer g. Williams
Self-Rakng Reaper before any other in use.
Troy, Walworth Co., Sept. 16, 1863.
f.. w. SKINNER, EsQ.--Dear Sir: have used
one of your patent Self-Raking 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 yo1r Self Raking
Reaper. The of draft and cleanliness OF
its work, far exceeds my expectations, and far
exceis any machine that l ever saw / have
cut thirty acres of wheat that was considerably
lodged, in one and a 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 | could mention, were this the only one il
use, and knowing that the public are In favor
of your machine, it needs no putting, il speaks
for itself. That it has outstripped any other
] machine that has been brought to Walworh,