Mower County transcript., 1871-08-10

h'r'i N'u't"t III uIl anu trN"r'rt WIT II
'raj:, thr' rrrvrnt," tn" nrc,,mua
ton OF dust. All parts h the castings
can be furnished in ease of amy break
a"". just such parts as arc broken
;"!r !nrnSh''l-Ihc purchaser not being
obliged t. pay tor amy more than h'
needs. Th" ''*purl $crr is on tn" out
;:il", which renders that part "F tn"
machinery very %tron:; nn tic prinri
pie that r"nvcxity will stand ;.rc 'trr
pr"a*nr" than rrnravity. The castings
all well made and smooth Tho driver
Is back 'f "ll machinery, an is there
fore free from the danger common tc
some "'achlr$. The adjustment 70,
high or low Stuhblc is very simple, and
the tiltcr for picking up tangled @,
lodged grass "r grain is unsurpassed
The celebrated Johnston Rake is used
on this machine. Ihi;; rake runs on
plain, upright journal. This point is
claimed to be Il strong ono. 1t is pro
PEELED by strai yht linked chain. and
no cngs are used about it, The ma
cl,inc is thrown out Of gear easily
The bundle can be made Of any desired
size, as the rake is controllablc. This
point strikes one tavorably, as in very
light grain the bundles would be too
numerous and small. if the rake was
purely automotic. 1t is, however, au-
tomatic if desired. The Objectionable
trouble Of carrying part of a bundle
around corner on such a machine is
very troublesome at times, and as the
the bundle may be left at the cornor,
and be in the way on coming around
again.
The sickle and pitman arc in line, a
feature which is deserving Of special
mention. The two wheeled mower
has all the features found in the Seem
bincd." which arc peculiar to mower.
1t was noticed that no other combined
machine escaped clo9ging in the severe
test that they were subjected to last
week. All important parts arc do lble
rivctted, and yet the combined machine
can be changed from reaper to Il NOW
cr very easily, as was shown by one
person making the change (while on
grounds) in IL IL minutes Tho
Williams folks arc making arrange
merits to put up 10000 machines to be
thrown on the market next year. This
company is making a bold push for sue
cess, and with their machine and cap
ital, will no doubt, be triumphant.
The gentlemen having the charge
Of this machine i'll Minnesota will spare
nopains to make it an obcjct for farm
crs to deal with them, They ask an
unbiased hearing, and if the simplicity,
durability and cheapncss of their ma
chine do not warrant its purchase
they retire gracefully from the field.
They found their machine in such fl-
y~ that an agent for another asked to
work for them. On Tuesday and
Wednesday six of these machines were
sod or contracted for at the grounds
on which tho trial occurred. Minne-
scta will be we'll canvassed next year
by all companies represented at this
trial; trial. and the Williams will not be be-
The Wood Reaper is constructed up
on principle that is peculiar to itself a.
lone, there being no other machine in
the market resembling it in its rakiny
apparatus, and VIC understand that Mr..
Wood refuses to license any one to put
his rake on any other machine.
''Wrapt in its own individuality this
machine enters the list :; solitary and a.
lopc," against all other machines, and
its astounding success is gaining the
confidence OF the farmer, and the annu-
al sale Of an almost fabulous nnmbcr
proves it to be an implement ii not actu-
ally necessary to our farming interests.
at least SO closely interviewer with them
as to make the "Walter A. Wool' al
most household word in our farming
communities.
Among the many advantages this
machine has arc tho following it is
evenly balanced on two wheels direct
ly opposite each other. so that it runs
with perfect case without the aid of the
heavy, cumbersome cast iron wheels in
use on so many other reapcrs. When
the driver is in his scat there is no
weight whatever on the nccks of the
horses, and there is not tho least side
draft The rake is driven by an end
less chain, the complcxity and danger
Of brcakage Of cast cam with its nee
cssarily numerous latchcs and gates,
that arc so liable to break and get out
Of repair being wholly avoided. The
rake congresses the grain into close,
compact gavcl and delivers it one side
Of the machine entirly out of the way
of the team for the next round. The
compression of the bundle is Of nc
slight advantage, as it is very generally
estimated that there is a saving of ono
hand in binding over the machines that
leave the gavcl the whole width Of the
platform. AS the rake holds the grain
firmly the machine may be operated te
greater advantage than most any other
when the wind blows strongly, which
many machines cannot, and delivers its
gavcl equally we'll on smooth and hilly
ground, which no other machine docs
The rake is under the complete control
Of the driver. If left to itself, ii
makes a bundle every II! feet; but
the driver, by simply placing his foot or
a trcadlc, can stop the rake at any time
and make any sized bundle that may
suit him. Any farmer will readily SCI
what advantage this is over the positive
rake. In their grain, the rake is hcl(
till an amount for suitable gavcl accu
mulatcs, thus greatly lcsscning the labo
of binding. The controlability Of thu
rake also enables the driver to lay tn
bundle entirely out of the way of tn
! team at the corners, whilst most othc
machines arc almost certain to leave th
grain to be tread upon by the team a
the next time it turns tho corne,
Excepting the drive wheel, there is n
large casting about the machine Thi
lessons the liability to brcakagc in W
ry great degree, and even if picc
should break, it is small and will COS
but little to replace it.
The reel brings the grain s1uarcly
the cutters, which all admit is the co
rect principle in agood rcaping machin
and it can be adjusted to suit any graf
, from the shortest to the longest.
Its capacity for adjustment for lon
and short and down grain, is not excel