The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-07-08

In answering this question. We arc swsf
that it will be necessary to combat the pop
ular errors that many farmers have fallen
into in relation to harvestsrs. The farm
era Of the whsle north west arc almost ex"
oiusivcly engaged in the raising Of grain
with rich soil, aud climate adapted to
tho production Of grain Of all kinds. they
ara almost sure Of an abundant harvest.
The grea, bulk ofth grain that 10 produced
in this vast country is raised from seed
sown in the spring, and hence tho wheat
oats and barley, are ready for the sickle
abou, the same time. The harvest time in
the vest is the busy season Of the year, and
REQUIRES tho utmost exertions Of those en-
gagged is agricultural pursuits to gather 1t !;
even the mechanics und laborers and school
hoys of the towns and cities are called on
to assist in the great and glorious work Of
Gathering the ripened grain. The demand
for labor has been so great for few years
past, and the price SO high during harvest,
that it Is not strange that farmers are di'-
posed to invest in that kind Of machine
which they are told will accomplish the most
with the least amount Of labor. The sx-
cessive demand for help during harvest Of
late years has stimulated the manuiaclm-
ers Of Harvesting Machines to devise some
plan to save labor, and the result thus far
is tho application Of sele-rakes 10 Reapers
and hnnd-binders ON the Marsh Harvesters.
But I'll these improvements thus far have
so complicated the machinery - to reuder
them IL . great measure impraoticabl'.
Aaying seen nearly all these improved
machines in use which are claimed to save
labor in harvesting, we have come to the
conclusion that the mandrake machine 10
far the best and most economical in secur-
ing harvest, for the following reasons:
LIST. All the self-rakers IN the markets are
very liable to get out Of repair and cause
much delay in consequence, and nothing
causes more vexation than . break down
in the harvest field, especially when the re-
pairs are difficult, Is is generally tho case
With complicated machines. I'd. The
grain mast stand in good condition to cut
in order to do good execution with self
rakers or with the Marsh Harvester.
The self-raker that does good work one
year, when the grain oil stands upright,
may utterly fail the next if the grain be-
comes krinkled OF lodged, Sd. But few Of
the self. rakers cut over five feet wide, and
cannot, therefore, do now I or as as much
as hand rake machine cutting six feet,
and the draft is SO much greater that q
single team cannot stand it to work them
without stopping to rest good portion Of
the time. 4th. It needs man of superior
skill and judgment to drive the team and
manage sclf-raker properly, while any
boy or girl old enough to handle the reins
can do the driving for hand raker. Now,
we claim that these objections to self-rakers
are we'll founded and are sustained by
practical experience. We claim that ma
chine simple in construction, not liable to
get out of repair, that can always be de-
pended on for big days work, that will
do good execution in every kind or condi-
ton of grain, that cuts six feet wide, that
is handled with perfect ease with . single
team, cutting from sixteen to twenty acres
per day, is the machine to purchase. All
those desiring such q machine will find
that the Beloit Reaper and Mower, manu-
featured by Parker & Stone, Of Beloit,
Wisconsin, is warranted to fill the bill.