The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1859-11-04

The "sin piicity 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 Raking"-This part is most per-
feet, and men biz ding for me say that they bind
much faster after this machine than after any
hand raking machine they 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 rouud.
Yours truly, X. CHENEY.
Mr.. Z. W. SKINNER:-I have used one Of Pal
mer & Williams SelfRakiDg 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 we have not been to one dimes
expense for repairs. ] Can cut neater and more
ground in a day than any other Reaper in use,
and in regard to raking, 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 l
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MEssRs. PALMER & WILLIAMS 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 very
strong and not liable to break. 1t is the ea7iest
running Reaper now in use. We have cut from
grain this season with P. & WIS Self Raking
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 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 gaveIs in such q
perfect manner that each of my bound s
| acres per day. A man can bind acres cut by
this machine in the time required to bind
| my old Reaper | found that | could do better
| work and do it easier. | cut with the old Rep
| er about six hundred acres and then sold il for
$25 and bought new one. | am perfectly sat-
! isfed with the simplicity OF Iaking of and ease
of daft. | cut from ten to fifteen acres per day
with two teams, and might cut more. The ma
chine combined works to a perfect charm. | be
| seIl-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
| acquainted with, cuts cleaner ard rakes neat
! leaving my fields much cleaner than | ever had
| them before when using the hand-raking Reaper
and consider it 10 harGer than blowing two aud
4 half acres per day. | have cut ninety acres
in all, reaping only fer myself. The mower
works exce,cntiy. / have moved % acres
have used your Reaper the past harvest, and
consider it, as to tire ease OF draft, simplicity
and durability OF construction, cleanness of cut,
and t1ess of rakng, a great Improvement
over anything that | have used or seen. con-
slider it a saving over tht handwriting of twelve
shillings per dag, aud does the work better. 1t
cuts six feet wide-two pair of horses used. I
have cut 20 acres per day. | cut in all 10
acres. l like your machine well that I 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 Reapiug
Machine that will pay them, lay aside their old
back breakers and purchase one of Palmer &
" lIiuiiis' Self-Rakinc Reapers. For my own
part l would not give this o. for two of any
other reaper I ever saw, and 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 az 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 ease of draft and durability
| of construction, neatness Of cutting ard raking
it exCes all OF that | have any know ledge Of
and a Moving Machine it can't be beat in
these diggings. don't think that there will by
any other kind OF machine sold in this vicinity
| for the next harvest, but Palmer & Williams
| Sell-Rakiug Reaper with Moving Attachment
E w. SKINNER, Esq.-Dear Sir: I have used
| the Palmer & Williams Self-RakiRg Reaper I
purchased OF yon last July, and will say if it is
not the best Reaper in the world il is certainly
the bost that | have any knowledge of; and
| would cheer!uly 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 workmanship manner in which every
part OF 1t is built II 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 Rcapear. Filthy,
the width OF cnt, cutting full six feet. I have
not tired to see how much | could cut in day,
but think from u to ID acres with two horses
or Is to 20 with four horses. | never use but
two horses, AID never hurry my team. One of
my ncighbOrs used one 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 Reaper
and Mower, | think it stands No. l, ahead of all
DEAR SIR:-As have used one of Palmer *
Williams Self Raking Reapers the past season,
and consider it just the thing for which it was de-
signed. i think it the easiest running Reaper
have ever SEEM considering tho amount of labor
1t 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 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 one
wishing to purchase Reaper for the next har-
vest would recommend Palmer & Williams
Self-Rahing Reaper before any other in use
Troy, Walworth Co, Sept. 16, 1858.
+. W. SKINNER, EsQ.--Dedr Sir / have used
one Of your patent Self-Rakng 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 yoIr Self Rakina
Reaper. The ease Of draft and cleanliness OF
its work, far exceeds my expectations, and Tar
excels any machine that / 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 l could mention, were this the only one
use, aud knowing that the public are In favor