Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-06-29
A Short Call at the Farm Machinery De.
pot OF Hunt h HOWland-Whxt We
Saw There,


week, we naturally thought there was
agood deal Of it, and must be something
to back it up. We therefore took occa-
sion to call around on Second-st. and
see how things looked. We will take
occasion to say right here that the half
is not even limited at in the aforesaid
advertisement. Our first appearance at
their warehouse was in the midst of
about half acre of Reapers, Mowers,
Threshers, Rakes, Flows, Wagons, Sor-
ghum Mills, g., &C., all seeming to be
laying round loose but upon closer ex-
animation we found everything in its
| place and ready for operation. Our at
tention was first called to teams load
ing with Reapers and Mowers which
had just been sold and delivered. Up
on inquiry we found the John p. Man
ny Combined Machine and the Cham
pion No. 3 Mower We're the favorites,
with all we saw round us at this partic-
uldr time, Gt least. We then thought
we would see if we could find anything
about the machines that would attract
our particular attention in case we went
to farming. The John p. Nanny, i'm
proved for this season, took our fancy
on account of its simplicity and light
ness of draft and beauty of finish. We
were informed tina. the machine is very
much lighter than befor. and must be
now rs near perfect as machine can
be made. We noticed particularly the
Self Rake, put OH This season for the
first time. 1t is very light, simple and
durable. Any farmer wishing n ma
chine with self rake, had better call
and see them. We would like to be
more specific, but time and space for
bid; but call and see for yourselves
The next in order was the truly cele-
brated Champion No. 3 Mower. AS to
simplicity:and style of finish it certain
ly cannot be surpassed, and, by what
the farmers say who have usel them,
the work surpasses even its looks. We
noticed one or two things about it that
we never saw on any other machine
The cutter bar has a joint and by means
Of loose joint in the tongue you can
raise either end Of the bar, ieaping the
other on the ground, or, you can raise
the whole bar horizontally nearly three
feet from the ground. This is all done
by tire joint on the tongue. This, we
think, is the only Mower which has
this style Of tongue. Another thing we
noticed was its very light weight and
width of cut feet and understanding
inces wider than asy other junior
Mower. Our attention was then at
tracted by a fine looking Thrcshing Ma
chine whose style of flush and beauti-
full appearance attracted our special re-
mark. On coming close to 1t we found
it was The Old Trustworthy
Farmers Friend" the much celebrat d
",Sweepstakes," manufactured by c.
Aultman & Co., Canton, Ohio,-H. Ii.
Taylor, Chicago, being the General
Agent for the West. We never realized
before the amount of work there was
upon good threshing machine, and
this one especially seems to excel in fin
ish any we have ever seen. 1t is really
worth the while of any one who takes
an interest in farm machinery to go
and see twill bear the closest in
spection and not suffer- The next thing
we saw was long train Of wagons, ard
we found, upon looking, the celebrated
Schuttler." This wagon needs no cs-
pecial remark. Every body knows its
reputation, and every farmer seems
perfectly satisfied when he gets one
There certainly can be no better. They
have been sold here long enough to get
good reputation and they truly de-
serve it. Among smaller tools we no.
ticed Furst & Bradley's Sulsey Rakes
and Cultivators and the celebrated Cast
Cast-Stcel Flows. These tools the far
mer knows better than we do, and
| Judging from the amount Of sales they
arc the universal favorites In their line.
It is really worth the while of any one
to step round on Second-st. and see
what they shall see. We were perfect
~ astonished, never before realizing
the extent of the machinery trade in
this place. Messrs. Hunt & Rowland
informed US that the trade is better
than ever before, and the prospect is
that trade will be much larger this sea-
son than ever, owing to good prospect
for the coming crop and the large in
crease of settlers in this part of Iowa.