Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-20
JUST FROM TEXAS"
Saturday, May 31st, 1884.

The harvesting season of 1884 has
commenced in Texas. While wheat
in this section is just beginning to
hide the earth, there it is ready for
the harvest. The Champion Binder
is there and ready for it. The fol-
lowing kilograms just received, tell
the story OF its first operations this
season in the Lone Star State. They
indicate that all the expectations en-
tertained respecting it will be more
than realized. The record which
the Champion Binder made during
the season of 1888 was such as to
justify the highest expectations for
the future, and the kilograms sub
Joined bear evidence that it has
already entered upon a successful
mission:
THE FIRST GUN OF THE CAM
PAIGN.
WACO, Texas, May oath 1884.
WARDER BUSHNELL Il GLESsNER:
Started the first Champion Binder in
Texas yesterday on the farm of John
ID. Hendrick, near Waco, cutting in
tangled barley, beaten down very badly
by hail storm. Ground very soft; in
fact run the machine in the mud.
Cleaned up the job completely to the
admiration Of everybody. Farmers
enthusiastic i'll their commentator of
the Champion. HARTER u LEE.
STARTING IN TIE HAVEST OF
1884.
WACO, Texas, May "A, 1884.
WARDER, BUSHNELL & GLEssNER:
The Champion Harvester and Cord
Binder was started to work on my
farm to-day, in piece of very short
and badly tangled barley, and although
the ground was very muddy it did
splendid work, making nice, straight
bundles, tying them accurately, tightly,
and delivering every bundle separately
without the slightest waste | am eS-
pecially well pleased with the raising
and lowering arrangement, which is
much more simple, easily operated and
more effective than any other device |
have ever seen. The immense capacity
of the elevators, the superior cutting
apparatus, the lighteSt draft, the per-
feet, independent trip or set off to reg
ulate the size of of bundles, and the
general simplicity of the entire ma
chine are all valuable features in the
Champion, and on the whole | am
| much better pleased with it than any
other machine in the market.
(Signed) JOHN d. kESDRICK.
Referring to the exhibition of the
Champion on the farm Of John D.
Kendrick, MessrS. Ingraham & Ster-
ling write as follows:
WACO, Texas. May "A, 1888.
We witnessed the operation of the
Champion Harvester and Cord Binder
on the farm of John ID. kendrick to-
| day, and can say, without hesitation, it
| is better machine than we have ever
seen. The work done was in the mud,
cutting very short and tangled barley.
The champion worked perfectly from
| the start, without any adjustment, We
are entirely satisfied with it. Have
seen and operated other machines, but
| the Champion beats them all.
1NGRAuAM & STERLING.
FROM TIE ALABAMA HARVEST
FIELDS.
SPECIAL
| TUSCALOOSA. Ala, May "A, 1884.
| We witnessed the operation of one
of your Champion Light Binders to-
day, on the plantation of w. III. s. r.
Jameson, when cutting a piece of extra
| heavy oats, and we unhesitatingly say
| that. without doubut, it is the neatest
| working Binder we have ever seen.
Its ability to cut, elevate and bind such
difficult grain, together with its re-
markedly light draft 1.-THE machine
| being drawn by two mules only was a
surprise to US all.
JESSIE MILLER, JAMES WHITSoN,
W. III. SHEPHERD, J. T. MEDDERN,
s. p. HAWKINS, 5. W. HAMMER,
C. r. ToUNSEA, NJ. G. HARRISON,
| W. Z. COCHRAN, c. n. MAXWELL,
| f. BENTON, II. JAMESNN,
j. I. GARNER
SOFT GROUND, GRAIN LODGED
| AND TANGLED, But THE
CHAMPION WORKED
| PERFECTLY.
AUSTIN, Texas. May 18th, 1884.
| WARDER, BUSHNELL & GLESSNER:
I-0perated the Champion Harvester
and Binder yesterday, between
showers; ground very soft; grain
badly lodged and tangled; cut about
three acres nice and clean; did not
miss single bundle; machine works