The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1859-08-12
Palmer G Williams Reapers.
Emerald Grove, AUG. 9th

say as regards lease of draft" l 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 while
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 satisfactious
"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 case
with which this machine viii turn a corner is
most satisfactory, not requiring cradle in the
field after the grain is once cut round.
Yours truly, R. CHENEY.
Mr.. E. W. SINNER have used one of Pal
mer Williams SelfRaking Reapers, with two
| horses and am confident that in standing grain
| that two hGrses will pull it all day with ease. 1t
| is constructed simply but substantially, Our
Reaper has cut one hundred and fifty acres Tho
season, and we 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 raking, no haud-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
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can recommend what have got with clear cons
| 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 easiest
| running Reaper now in use. We have cut from
| grain this season with ?. & VS. Self Raking
! Reaper, and it did the work to my entire salts
faction. The amount of team used was ons span
of light horses; and there was neither side
draft nor weight upon the neck yoke they hand
led 1t 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 bcund 8
acres per day. A man can bind 8 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 acres, and then sold it for
| S2j aud bought new one. | 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-
Sett-Raking Reaper, with Moving Attachment,
and consider it ahead of any other Reaper that /
am acquainted with, for 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 handwriting Reaper.
| have cut twelve acres per day with one team,
and consider it no harder than blowing two and
a half acres per day. l have cut ninety acres
in all, reaping only for myself The mower
works excelently. | have moved 2S 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 neatncss of raking great Improvement
over anything that have used or seen. con-
slider it saving over the handwriting of twelve
shillings per day, and does the work better 1t
cuts six feet widC-two pair of horses used. [
have cut 20 acres per day. | cut in all 10
; acres. like your machine so well that | 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 a Reaping
Machine that will pay them, lay aside their old
back breakers and purchase one of Palmer &
Williams Self-Rakng Reapers. For my own
part | would not give this one for two of any
} other reaper l 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 ard grass, and the greater part of
the time | have worked only two horses, and |
expect to cut fifty acres more before the wild
4 grass is dead. For ease Of draft and durability
of construction, neatness of cutting and raking
it excels all others that have any know ledge Of
and as 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 s. Williams
Scll-Rakipg Reaper with Moving Attachment.
1 + ". SKINNER, Esq.-Deor Sir: I have used
the Palmer Il Williams Self Raking Reaper |
purchased OF you last July, and will say, if it is
not the best Reaper in the world it is certainly
the bost that | have any knowledge of; and
would cheerfulIy 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 a real pleasure to set I'D
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. l am satisfied that one hand is saved in
binding over hand raking Reapear. Filthy,
II the width OF cnt, cutting full six feet. | have
not tried to see how much could cut in a 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 one of Mannys two horse
Reapers with cut of about four feet, but had
to use four horses on it. As mower think il
nearly perfect. Taking it all in all, as a Reaper
and Mower, think it stands No. l. ahead of all
DEAR SIR:-As I have used one of Palmer Il
Williams Self Raking Reapers the past season,
and consider it just the thing for which it was de-
. signed. tHlnk III the easiest running Reaper
have ever seen, considering the amount of labor
q 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, as it never slips or allows
the reel to stop. have used the Reaper to cut
about 1G5 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 4 Williams
: Self-Rahing Reaper before any other in use.
4 TRoT, Walworth Co, Sept. 1G, 1853.
i L. W. SKINNER, EsQ.-Dsnr SIR have used
= one of your patent Sef-Raking Reapers for Tn
n past season, and it is more than justice to
you and the inventor, to inform the public Of
the simplicity and durability of yolr Self Raking
Reaper. The ease Of draft and cleanliness OF
its work, far exceeds my expectations, and far
excels any machine that | ever saw. | have
' cut thirty acres Of wheat that was considerably
lodged, in one and half days, with q middGng
- sized team, and it was done to the satisfaction
of owner and many witnesses present There
are many more qualities about your machii @
/ that | could mention, this the only one il
/ use, and knowing that the public In favor
}, of your machine, it needs putting, it speaks
s for itself. That it has Outstripped any other
II m chino that has baan into Vol. Il.