Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-05-10
lIcCORMICK'S
SiARiErfF fH A K iE9fD o
Improved for 1867.


Uaequaled for AH Conditions Of Heavy or
Lodged Grain.
the ONLY PERFECT sELF-nAKER IN UNITED
STATES.
offered on trial with any other Reaper through
the entire harvest if desired.
A free Sickle, clean Platform, and good Sheaf
warranted at each sweep of the Rake
around the Reel
MERITS OF THE IMPROVED sELF-RAKER.
l. 1t will sweep through the heaviest crops that
ever grew, and in fallen lodged grain will
straighten out and rake off the Sheaf better than
can be done by any Hand Rake or Dropper, we,
any other manufacturer ever built.
2 1t is ieade of such combination Of iroo
and wood parts, as TO be the strongest, and yet
the lightest draft Self Raker made. 1t has of
late been lightened to the verge of safety, and
beyond that line will not so, for intend to
sell a machine that shall be honestly worth all
we ask for it.
,. 1t is the cheapest ,nachi in market, because
the best and most lasting, and needs no tnkerin g
to keepit in order.
A. 1t will not break down or get out of order
in difficult cutting, but DC relied on to go
through any harvest, under all circumstances.
S. The experience of an ordinary lifetime has
been expended Ii by the inventor and manu-
faciurers, 10 perfeeting it's details, year after
year.
s. II is so simple that boy or girl can work it,
and in fact n great many of our machines are OPP
Grated by those just old enough to drive team
7. IL will save much grain over other ma
chimes will pay for it in few seasons; and the
saving of labor a hand raker, will almost
pay for II in one season.
y. 1t is the only faker that makes the separa-
ticn Of the Sheaf In the standing grain before the
sickle The rake sweeping over the sickle and
platform makes clean work at every rev0lutionj
leaving not straw behind. This is the greatse-
cret Of its success.
g. The machine in all its minute details, is
made at our factory in Chicago under our personal
care, and every part OF every machias urdergoes
careful inspection before shipment.
10. Each wears machines being made by inn
proved machinery from a separate set of patterns,
carefully prefcrved, exact counterpart of any
piece in the machine can be had any time tn c
future, and on short notice.
Hit is a spcadid Flax Cutter, and in the
hemp region of Missouri, is more used fof lem n
cutting than any other machine. While we do
not make il especially for hemp cutting, We do
warrant IL for Flax Cutting fully ms for grain
IL. 1t will now as well as any other combined
ma chime, while we recommend our Separate Now
err to those who have much haying to do.
PROOF OF THESE STATEMENTS.
As proof that we say what We mean, and mean
what we say, we challenge all other Rcapers Of
every description, by proposing to allow the farm
or who desires II leave to work oar Self Raker
on trial through the harvest with any other Reap
err, he agreeing to keep and pay for the that
does the best work. Tho poorest machine may
do good work in fair weather, and in nice grain,
but the proof OF a sterling machine Is In piece
Of heavy down grain, or in a whole seasons work.
We invite all such trials, and our agents are in
structed to afford every facility to tho farmers In
making such tcsts. For moro information write
US for Pamphlet.
G. n. MCCORMICK a BROS.
j. G. SERTNG, AGENT, Whitcomb, Ind.