The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-03-11
inevitable in the case Of self-binders of

inevitable in the case Of self-binders of
other makes
COMPRISING the Bundle. -The COM
pressing of the bundle is accomplished
by the pressure of the iron arms, which
adapt themselves to its size, instead of
by the wire itself-a feature not practi-
cally carried out by any other manufac-
turer. Other binders compress the
bundles by means of tension on the wire;
and with such machines the result is
that the operator, to avoid breakage of
wire, must loosen the tension, causing
loose binding, or he must bind small
bundles, in order to bind them tightly.
Amount of Wire Used.-It binds
large bundles more tightly than any
other wire binder, and it Is the large
bundles that require to be most firmly
bound and at the same time save labor
in handling. To illustrate this advan-
tage A bundle having band one foot
ssong contains less than one-fourth as
much straw as a bundle having a band
two feet long. A great saving is there
fore attained by making the bundles as
largo as can conveniently be handled
This feature alone would make the Wood
binder cheaper than any other at half
price.
One Spool-One Tie. In forming the
band, one spool and one tie are better
than two, taking less wire and requiring
less machinery to be looked after
Every binder is run by power and
put to the actual test of binding bundles
before it is packed for shipment.
The Wood self-binding harvester, as
is well known, enjoy the decided prefer
ence of the leading grain-growers of the
Northwest These large operators, hav
ing so much at stake, are sure to care
fully examine all makes and then select
the very best. Oliver Dalrymple, we
suppose the most extensive grain grower
in America, east of the Rocky noun
tains, harvests his crop with some one
hundred Walter A. Wood self-binding
harvesters. Largely owing to the facili-
ties for rapid and satisfactory work af-
forded by this machine, he has been en-
abled to increase his acreage of grain
| from about 1900 acres in 1876, to
| 10000 for last harvest. He states that
this machine "has no equal Read
what he writes after four years expert
ence with the Wood binder
CAssELroN, Dakota, Oct 6, 1879.
Hon. WALTER A. WooD, Hoosick
Falls, N. Y: After using your self
binding harvester four successive sea
sons, commencing in 1876 with ten, and
increasing the number from year to year,
till | have over one hundred in 1879,
feel that | can speak from experience.
They work now even better than from
the first, as our men have become fully
acquainted with them, and they are in
every way reliable and satisfactory.
As near as we can figure it, the aver
age cutting per day with each machine
is about ID acres, using three horses.
The work done is the very best, there
being practi, ally no grain wasted Yours
truly. OLIVER DALRyMPLE.
Last but not least in the Wood 5
happy family comes the. well known
Woods header, brought out in 1876,
and having been so thoroughly tested in
the last four years in California, Oregon
and Washir gton Territory, and found SO
complete. We will not use space
in describing it. We will close this ar
ticle by saying that Frank Brothers, Of
SAL Francisco, California, and Portland,
Oregon, are general agents for the Pa
cifc Coast, for this full and complete
line of machines, and by calling at their
stores, either in Portland or San Fran
cisco, samples of these machines can be
seen, as well as full and complete inc
of farm machinery.