The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1859-09-23
Palmer G Williams Reapers.

Emerald Grove, Aug oath.
Mr.. SKINNER-Dear SIR: Having used Pal!
mer & Williams Self Raking Reaper, | would
say as regards lease of draft l have found it
equal to, and even surprising my expectations
The simplicity and durability of construction
has won my highest favor, for it shows that while
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 Rakng"-This part is most per-
feet, and men binding for me 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
field after the grain is once cut rouud.
Yours truly, R, CHENEY.
Mr.. E. W SK1NNER:-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 ease Il
is constructed simply but substantially Our
| Reaper has cut one hundred aud fifty acres thcs
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, handwriting car
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 this harvest.
We sometimes worked two and sometimes four
horses / have no Moving Attachment, bnt
can recommend what have got with clear con-
| MEsSRs. PALMER & WILLIAMs-G Gents: We
have used your reaper for the harvest of 1855
and can tuly recommend it the best now in
use. 1t cuts clean and rakes it off better than
it can DE 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 SelfRaking
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
draft nor weight upon the neck yoke, they band
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 gayes in such
perfect that each of my men bound 8
acres per day. A man can bind 8 acres cut by
this machine in the same time required to bind
my old Reaper. l found that l could do better
work and do it easier. l cut with the old Reap
er about six hundred acres, and then sold it for
$50 and bought 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 hand-raking Reaper.
| have cut twelve 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, ceanness Of cut,
and of INN
over anything that have used l 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, / cut in all 40
acres. | like your machine so well that would
not take one of the hand-rakers as a gift and use
= it until it 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 of Palmer &
= Williams SefRaking Reapers. For my own
part | would not give this ole for two of any
J other reaper | saw, and have almost
every kind in this vicinity 1t is unnecessary
: or me to say anything in its COMMUNICATION, but
q [ 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 before the Wild
grass is dead. For ease of draft and durability
of construction, neatness of cutting and raking
it exces ali others that / have any knowledge of
and as a Moving Machine it can't be beat in
these diggings. l don't think that there will by
any other kind of machine sold in this vicinity
for the next harvest, but Palmer g. Williams
Self-Raking Reaper with Moving Attachment.
E W. SKINNER, Esq.-Dear Sir: have used
the Palmer & Williams Sclf-Ralipg Reaper
purchased OF you last july and will say, if it is
not the best Reaper in the world, it is certainly
= the b9st 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 l have
ever seen of the same width of cut Secondly
s the simplicity ard durability of construction
Thirdly, the acknowledgements in which every
part OF 1t is built. 1t is real pleasure to set up
such machinery, every part fitting exactly no
alteration to make. Foufthy, for cIeanness of
cut and nea of rakng 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 1 could cut in day,
but think from II to IS acres with two horses,
or Is to 20 with four horses / never use but
two horses and never hurry my team One of
my neighbors used of Manny's two horse
F., Reapers, with cut of about four feet, but had
to use four horses on it. As a mower think il
nearly perfect Taking it all in all, as Reaper
and Mower, I think it stands No. l, ahead of all
DEAR SIR AS have used one of Palmer L
: Williams SeiRaking 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 tho amount of labor
o it performs. 1t cuts as nicely as any one could
: desire 1t rake5 off the grain much better than
| expected | consider the chain for driving the
reel great invention, it never slips or allows
the reel to stop | have used the Reaper to cut
about 60 acres of grain, and consider it about
as good as when started. There is little or no
side draft, and weight of tongue. Any one
whishing to purchase Reaper for the next har-
, vest | would recommend Palmer g. Williams
Selt-Raking Reaper before any other in use
;; Troy, Walworth CO., Sept. 1G, 1858.
!, E. W. SKINNER, EsQ-Dedr Sir: have used
one of your patent Sef-Raking Reapers for the
past season, and it is no more than iusti &c to
you and the inventor, to Inform the publ ic of
the simplicity and durability of your SelfR akina
Reaper. The of draft and cleanlin esq Of
Its work, far exceeds my expectations a nd far
excels any machine that | ever saw. I have
cut thirty acres of wheat that was considerably
lodged, in one and half days, with mddling
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, this the only one i
use, aud knowing that the public are In favor
OF your machine, il needs no DufInp IL snesku