Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-08-11
The Harvester King!
"A Machine That Cuts and Binds q II
Foot Swath and Does II In the
Most Approved Manner. As
Easy to Operate as IN Or
binary Binder.
A TRULY WONDERFUL nACHINE.

BY invitation of MI. Ochsenreiter, one
OF the local agents, in company with MI.
O., Henry Hits and Frank Stevens, an
expert for the Crayer Co., a representa-
tive Of the REPoRTER went out to the
farm OF VIM. Petrausch on Monday 70
see the aHarvester King" at work. On
arriving at the farm we found Mr..
Petrausch at work In a wheat field which
Is estimated will yield from 20 to. 20
bushels per acre and on account OF the
lay of the land-it being rolling and
the splendid stand of grain, is an ideal
place to test the new machine.
THE KIM
Is made on the anne plan as a header
in fact it is a combined header and bind
er and can be converted from one to the
other In a very few minutes-the sickle
bar Is in front and the horses behind.
The machine Is handled and steered by
the driver. 1t has all the modern con-
v~eniences and Is as easily operated as an
ordinary binder, cutting a 10 foot swath
in any kind Of grain, light, heavy, green,
ripe or weedy and handles 1t In the most
approved tanner.
We followed the machine around the
field TO see it operate and are free to con
fess we were astonished atthe excellence
Of the work done. 1t worked Just as
well In the swales where the grain was
green as on the hills where 1t was ripe,
and in passing an old stack bottom where
there were some rank weeds there was
no apparent difference In the work. Mr..
Petrausch wal using six horses and In
formed us he had cut 30 acres of heavy
grain from nine a. m, until shutdown
and he uses no whip. When asked how
he liked the machine he said ats a
daisy, so simple any n a handle 1t
and 1t Is easy on the horses. One OF
his neighbors was using an ordinary six
foot cut machine with five horses and
his team seemed to be working IS hard
handling ii as did Mr.. P's who was cut
ting just twice as much. OF course we
got inquisitive and asked If the binder
would work If the grain were twies as
heavy, Mr.. Stevens informed us that 1t
would and TO prove the assertion, took
four big bundles cut the tine and scatter
ed them on the apron behind the sickle
mind you the machine was stopped in
wheat that would yield % bushels TO the
acre,-not backed up,but simply stopped,
the four extra bundles laid on, and start
ed up there was no perceptible differ
ence In the work, IL went right on, bound
the grain as If just the ordinary amount
was coming through. II Is SO arranged
that by adjusting the knotter head the
bundles can be made large or small and
tied loose or tight to suit the operator.
Another noticeable feature is the fact
that there Is no loose grain in the field
after cutting, the stubble looks as If it
had been raked, this Il on account Of the
perfection Of the bundle carrier which Is
apron that catches all the loose heads
and discharges them inthe windrow with
the bundles and the careful shocker
picks them up when he along
thus ing saymany bushels Of grain that
would otherwise be lost.
The Harvester King has demonstrated
beyond q doubt that Il 12 foot cut ma
chine is a perfect success, as any one
who has seen it work will testify. 1t is
the coming harvester.
We are informed that In the south
where this machine has been worked for
several years, the sales this season far
exceeded the expectations of the agents.
1t Is very simple, strong, durable, and
there is, in our judgment, no reason why
Il Ii not the best Harvester made for
handling the large crops Of the north
west.
Ifyou are interested and want more
information call on O~chsenreiter &
Small, ask all the questions you want TO
and examine the minute details Of the
machine aud there is not the least doubt
your next Harvester purchase viii be a
Harvester King.