The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1859-08-05
Pal0aer &c Williams Ro0perS.

mcr & " iliiams' Selt-Raking Reaper I would
say as regards lease of draft" l have found it
equal to- and even surprising my expectations.
Tie "sinploity and durability of construction,
has won my highest favor, for it shows that whc
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,
| bur it cut them all TO my entire satisfaction
| sNeatIess OF Raking part is most per
feet. and men birding 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 VIII turn corner Is
most satisfactory, not requiring cradle III the
| field after the grain is once cut round
| Yours truly, r. CHENEY.
Mr.. F. W. SIMMER have used one of Pal
mer g. Williams SelfRaking 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. I cal cut neater and moro
| ground in day than any other Reaper IN usei
and in regard to raking, no handwriting 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: Wo
have used your reaper for the harvest of 1853.
and can Truly recommend it as the best now in
use. 1t cuts clean and rakcs 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 ?. & WIS SelfRaking
and III a.
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 nv
grain was badly lodged but the machine cut it
clean and the rake laid it in gaveIs in such a
perfect manner that each Of my men bound
acres per day. man can bind 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. l cut with the old Reap
er about six hundred acres, and then sold it for
S25 and bought new one. | am perfectly sat-
isfied 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-
Sctf-Raking Reaper, with Moving Attachment,
and consider it ahead of any other Reaper that j
am acquainted with, for ease of draft, doing
more work with the same power than any am
acquainted with, cuts cleaner and rakcS neat
leaving my fields much cleaner than ! ever had
them before when using the handwriting Reaper.
have cut twelve acres per day with one team.
and consider it no harder than blowing two and
half acres per day. i have cut ninety acres
in all, reaping only for myself The mower
works exceienty. | have moved IS acres
have used your Reaper the past harvest, and
consider it, as to the ease of draft, simplicity
and durability of construction, clcanness Of cut
and ncatncSS OF rakng, great Improvement
over anything that | have used or seen. | con-
slider it a saving over the handwriting of twelve
shillin5s 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 l70
acres. | like your machine so well that would
not take one of the handrakers gift and use
it until it was worn out, if | could get one 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 &
Williams Self-Raking Reapers. For my
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 commentator, but
| would say that | have cut 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 the wild
grass is dead For case of draft and durability
of construction, neatncss Of cutting and raking
u
and us Moving Machine it can't be beat in
these dggings. don't think that there will by
any other kind of machine sold i'll this vicinity
for the next harvest, but Palmer & Williams
Self-RakinS Reaper with Moving Attachment.
f w. SKINNER, Esq-Dea- 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; and
would cheerlully recommend it to others for the
following reasons: First, case 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 wOrkmanslikemanner 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 Fourthy, for clcanncss of
cut and neafncs5 of rakng it cannot be surpass-
cd | satisfied that one hand is saved in
binding over hand raking Reapear. Filthy,
the width of cnt, cutting full six feot. | have
not tried to see how much | could cut in a day,
but think from / 2 to - 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 one of Mannys two horse
| Reapers, with cut of about four feet but had
to four horses on it. As mower think il
nearly perfect. Taking it all in all, as a Reaper
and Mower, ! think it stands No /, ahead of all
l.
Williams 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
it performs. 1t cuts as nicely any one could
desire. 1t rake5 off the grain much better than
l expected. / consider the chain for driving the
reel great invention, as it never slips or allows
the reel to stop. l have used the Reaper to cut
about lG5 acres of grain, and consider it about
as good as when started. There is little no
side draft, and no weight of tongue. Any ono
wishing to purchase Reaper for the next har-
vest, | would recommend Palmer Il Williams
elf-Rahing Reaper before any other in use. -
Troy, Waworth Co., Sept. 1G, 1853
Z. w. SKINNER, EsQ.-Dear Sir: ] hayo used
one of your patent Self-Raking Reapers fer tho
past season, and it is no more than Justice to
you and the inventor, to .infCrm T."
the simplicity and dn-.oili' a., vow &C pTDc OF
heaper; me ease =: draft and cleanlnesa =,
la Nof1' lar exceeds my expectations. and far
eAcei5 any machine that / ever saw bo|a
cut thirty acres of wheat thu. was considerable
lodged, in one and a half days, with middyno.
SEQ 'cafn' and was done to the satisfaction
VI INC o"'er end many witnesses present. There
! a. may more qualities about your machine
mt L could mention, were this the only one in
use, and knowing that the public are In favor