Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-05-13
The Little Champion Reap er in Pr us
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CFrou fine Jape,ville ea,st.s1

(Fron the Jsnesville Gazette.)
About year ago we published the follow
ing in the local department of the G azette:
"The fame of the little Champion Reap.r.
manufactured by the Harris Company in this
city, has slready crossed the ocean, and an
order has been received for a sample machine.
The order was accompanied by draft for two
hundred Prussian thalers, sent by Roloff John
son, of Munkbrsrup. Ia his letter be states
that another American firm has sent out one
hundred and fifty reapers this season, but he
thinks the Little Champion will prove more
acceptable to the people there, and il lie his
intention to establish an agency for the sale .
the Janesville reaper in Prussia. II is a
generally accepted fact in this part of the
world, that the Little Champion is a perfect
machine, but we hardly supposed that its rep
Itation had reached the far off German en-
pire. Yankee enterprise will yet supply the
world with useful implements. and an here is
as much of that in the Harris Company as can
be found on the continent, future years will
give our city foreign reputation through the
excellent work of the manufacturing establish
lishments.o
When we penned the foregoing il was with
the full belief that the Little Champion, COM
bined reaper and mower could not be excell-
ed by any machine and that the sample reaper
sent to Prussia by the Harris Company was
the mechanical AvANr coUREuR which would
proclaim 20 the people there the superior
merits of a Evansville invention. The re-
suit OF the exhibition of the Little Champion
Oh foreign soil has been in accordance with
our anticipations. The Prussian agricutur.
lists are delighted with its workings and the
Harris Company received q cash order for
twenty five reapers to be shipped Immediately
to Roloff Johnson, of Munkbrarup, with which
TO begin TO supply the demand already created
tor the Little Champion. This is a good be-.
ginning Of foreign trade and we expect that
ere many years Prussian grain will be gener !.
ally harvested by GAINESVILLE machine. Ac-
companying the order for the twenty-five
Ieapers was German circular, issued BY MIR.
johnson, the Little Champion agent at Munk-
brarup, in which are published the following
testimonials. The Harris company had them
translated by gentleman in Milwaukee:
UrTrKrrL xsIR oAPPELs,
Province Of sehleswig September. 1872
The "The Little Champion" imported from
America by Mr.. r Johnson, engineer, IN
Mnnkbrarup, did cut with me during several
days, different kinds of grain, on low places
in soft ground, as well as on size hills, at the
highest satisfaction of myself and the visitors
present.
We were all surprised by its great working
capacity in proportion to the light draft
Those qualities, the easy management and the
apparently excellent material will likely prove
the introduction Of this machine a very happy
acquisition for our agricultural Interests. /
myself concluded without hesitation to order
Little Champion at once. A. PETERSON.
KnLHoLn sEAR CApPELx,l
Province Of schleswIg, August is. 1872. !
Mr.. X. Jonnson stayed with the on August
Az - r. AZ
Little Champion. Notwithstanding the very
wet weather during the first day, the machine
cut quite heavy wheat without the least trou-
bic. On the second day cut in nine and q
half hours thirteen tons, each 240 square rods,
of oats, some lodge d, some very thin and short
and mixed with grass and weeds, IN really
superior manner This machine is without
ali the faults and DEFICIENCIES | saw hitherto In
reapers. II is about perisct, in my judgment
L. A ZIEsE.
BoRsr EEAs CAPPRIS,
Province Of schleswig, September 15,
had chance 20 see the work of Mr.. John
sons reaper from Mankbra.up, this season at
Mr.. Peter.en's Of Wieukiel aud at Mr.. Theo-
phile of Duttebull. At the first place the ma
chine cut some very strong and tall wheat and
cut IT nice and smooth in the desired height, |
il also laid the cut grain tor binding in an ae- |
curate shrpe. At Duttebull the machine cut |
oats, mixed with much clover and grass. On /
both places the machine did all that can fairly /
be expected. would mention that il Is drawn /
easily by two horses. w. TEX.
Ro0sS. sRAR EoKrRNYoRDK
Proviace Of schleswig, Angst 8. 1s72
The Little Champion reaper, IN possession
IF Mr.. Johnson, eScels in my opinion as re-
yards its capacity for work and the substan-
ial, handsome and practical construction in
avery respect all other machines known to
ne. and is mastwork of the inventor. Al
hough cutting good deal wider than any
'sher reaper, two horses can draw it very