Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-07-06
>ACTs FOR FARMERS.


s;nce 1883. One Hundred Thrty-six Thousand
and SIX Hund bred Of Walter A. WOODS Harvest
ting Machines have been manufactured anu SUI.
At least one hundred and ten Thousand were ~
use during the past harvest sea an u,,ire M
der during the having season OF 1874, ~ leass
Seventy. FIVE Wood Mowers, that were rom yen
to twelve years old. During the last twelve yesas
a score of different Mowers have been brought De.
fore the public, tried, found wanting, condemned
and thrown under the fence. al
In 1865. the Whitehall Chronicle, in speaking
of Moving Machines, said Every year witness
ca tn. death of Mowers constructed on wrong me-
chanical principles, and every year new MOWER
come before the public destined to the same In
glorious end" Z. f-4
Moving Machines that were for time sharp
competitors Of the Wood Mower, but to-day,
where are they Thrown aside, or sold for old
iron, and no more OF the same kind are Delpg
manufactured. II there should be lev OF those
machines still in existence, the much needed ex-
ira parts for repairs cannot be obtsined-hence
they are worthless to their owners.
think the observation and experience OF farm.
ers will uphold me in the above statement. AL
this entails loss on the farming community, and
any one can perceive it would be cheaper TO pur-
chase only Standard Mowers.
Nearly every agent for these new Mowers re
commend their own machines by decrying first
class standard mowers. And the Wood Mower
seems to come in for q full share OF sucn abuse
Reasoning according to the old adage, that "The
most clubs are found under the best tree In the
orchard, !" the Wood is entitled to something more
than passing notice.
AS rule, all new mowers are recommended 81
being of lighter draft than any of the standard
machines. They are great Improvements anc
must take the place of all other machines nov II
use, of course they must. because they are iate'
improvements, and possess some very novel lea.
lures. Even if the novel features are obtained al
the sacrifice of some practical feature it is claim
ed to be an improvement. One agent says
"Why, the man that invented my mower, wal
the same man that invented the Wood Mower
and sold him the patent" Another one, In hi
zeal, says:-"Walter A. Wood has offered seven.
ty-fve thousand dollars for the patent on my
mo xer." These stories are hardly worth atten
ton, but are mentioned to show the ways resort
ed to by agents to force inferior article upor
farmers.
As rule, the inventor of the Wood Mower
never adopts any improvement simply because 4
is novel. His aim is to produce as simple ant
practical a Mower possible. At the manufac
tory, large numbtr Of proposed improvement
are tested, but where one is adopted. score
| are rejected, and, in many cases, the novel al
tachment Of some new Mower, that is trumpete.
abroad by their agents, it is afterwards learned
has been tested at the Wood mandatory AM
| rejected.
If any manufacturing establishment in tn
world has the facilities for making good work
| has the mechanical and inventive talent 10
bringing out improvements-the experience :
enable them to judge of the practicabihty OF sue
improvement-can point 10 unprecedented sale
| as evidence of success-can say to their pal
our machines. even for those first made. and ca
| show a large number OF very old machines stu
| good running order-it is the Walter A. Woo
Moving and Reapirg Machine Company, OF hoe
sic Falls, N. Y.
| +. W. MOSELEY, Gen. Agent,
Send for Circular. Names of Local Agent
will be given hereafter. mayl5dlw2Om2