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 [HE ponderous wheels of time have turned another cog, and a new century will soon be 
 liom. The one just closing has witnessed gi'eater strides iu the arts and sciences, 
 has given a greater impetus to human progress, than all those which preceded it. Cen- 
 turies ago the Gauls aliandoned the work of harvesting grain by push-carts, which 
 cduld scarcely be called machinery, and the broken thread was never again picked 
 up uutU early in the nineteenth century. The long struggle that followed was one of 
 unmeasured disappointments. Eival inventors and their descendants to this day; 
 cannot apportion the meager honors which fell to their lot. More than half the 
 century was thus consumed before anything of real merit emerged from that 
 darkness of a thousand years. 
 
 The Marsh har\'ester shed the iirst ray of liglit to opeu up a new vista and give inspiration to genius. 
 The real benefactors of mankind have never been those who climbed to fame over the waste and carnage 
 of warfare, but rather those who by peaceful pursuits lighten the burdens of humanity and teach men how 
 to lire. Harvester history abounds in examples of this kind. ]\Iany have dedicated their lives and for- 
 tunes to tlie worthy cause. Some have succumbed to adverse fate and aliandoned the struggle ; the path 
 is strewn with wrecks of these, although each performed a useful service iu his time. To take from history 
 those pages which are UlumLned by Dccrtng creations would be like removing the warp fromabeautiful 
 fabric. Fi\'e times have we arrested thought and turned it into new and sti'ange channels. T|M||^B great 
 epoch-making achievements were the 
 
 Marsh Harvester, 
 Appleby Binder, 
 
 - 1858 
 1878 
 Roller and Ball Bearings, 
 
 Single-Strand Binder Twine, 
 All-Steel Frame Binders, 
 - 1891 
 
 1880 
 1885 
 
 
 All that is best of every machine IjuUt to-day appropriates its \-irtues from the four great uieohft'iical 
 departures here mentioned, and the world's grain is bound with the twine which we gave to if VII self- 
 binders and most other farm tools are now built of metal instead of wood, as they had bci most 
 three decades up to the time when we built the first machine of steel. , 
 ^ "When inventors despair, when they flounder iu darkness, Occring genius lights these wea . himte^ 
 ^ on their way. Our promise of the future is our record of the past. The fact that Dccrtng u, >• uintirull 
 ^ supreme in every civilized section of the globe is not due to luck or chance, but to constaut^ uent^m'nri 
 "^ coupled with tiie finest manufacturing plant on this continent and access to the choicest material • tbtfA:is| 
 
 Dccring Harvester Company, 
 
 Chicago, O. 8. H. 
 
 .I.\NIAKV 1, 1900. 
 
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 |F any dealer ttills yuii that his binder is as good n.<t the Ideal, ask him if it has : 
 
 Bicycle bearings. 
 A folding plalfsrm. 
 Brass boxes in crank-shaft. 
 A counterbalanced crank-wheel. 
 Roller bearings in its grain-wheel. 
 Drive-chain three inches from the main-wheel. 
 
 One-half the amount of space around the main-wheel that the Ideal has. 
 If the crank-shaft is inside the steel frarr.e. or supported by a cheap bracket. 
 Ask him to point out one single good point that is not surpassed in the Ideal Binder. 
 Ask him if its frame is hot-riveted together, like the Ideal, or fastened by ever-loosening bolu. 
 Elevator-chains cost a lot of money — ask him if his runs over four sprockets, like the Ideal, 
 or seven, as it probably does. 
 
 The pwst season 8«ttled fon>ver tin- <|iii-stii)n n.s to which is the Icndin;; hinder of the world. No 
 Mill' who saw it work ui-ed he toM it is the Deering Ideal. It jM(.'<.<»e.'i.»ie.'* iimn- jjenentl fi'iitim'.s of e.xcellence 
 (), ,, ...v 1. ;...!..• ..vor made. The word "lilial" i.s luil a ."synonym for jierfection, hut the Ideal Hinder 
 s ilislied a ([uality not e-xjiressod hy eitiier of the.oe wonls. Tliere are dej^es of i>erfec- 
 
 tiuii, . may diH'er, Imt there is only one Ideal Binder, ffy comiiarisun it .served to dwarf the 
 
 goml _ . - i other niai'liiiK's, and inaki- tin- weak om-s ii|i]n'ar very weak. In a wrml, it is immensely 
 superior to other makes in everythiu}; that goes to make a first-<lass machine. 
 
 We can enumerate one hiindn-il good and suHicient rva-sons why farmers shoulii purcha.se Ideal 
 Binders in preference to any other, hut we have not space to do it here. 
 
 The DfcriDE Ideal Binder. Bqaipped with Roller and Ball Bearinn- 
 
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 ERE are a few things which helped to Imilil u]i tlie largest harvester works in the world: 
 
 Light draft. 
 
 Inspection and testing of materials from raw state to completed machine. 
 
 Gear-shaft and crank-shaft inclosed within steel frame. Not a nut. bolt, or bracket required. 
 
 High-carbon steel finger-bar and frame. Best materials from divider to discharge-arm. 
 
 The most reliable, durable knotter on earth. 
 
 Deering-made rollers and balls in all important bearings. 
 
 Removable malleable bushings in crank-shaft and gear-shaft. 
 
 Adjustable reel support for taking up sag or droop. 
 
 Frame of hot-riveted angle-steel that will last forever. 
 
 Tongue connecting on line with knife five to seven inches lower than any other. No neck-weight. 
 
 Ingenious single lever for placing reel in any desired position instantly. 
 Drive-chain twice as far from main-wheel as any other. 
 
 Elevator-chain running over but four sprockets, compared to six or eight on other binders. 
 Adjuster of double vibrating boards, noiseless, well-balanced, and true. 
 Lower elevator having sixty-seven inches clearance, that can handle any grain that grows. 
 Self-aligning boxes to crank-shaft and gear-shaft. Always in proper mesh. 
 
 Concealed within the foregoing sixteen features there is another important one which 
 any farmer can find with little difficulty, and which will e.xplaiu why Dccrtng machuies are 
 the foremost ones of the world. 
 
 Tlie Light-Draft, Noiseless-Running Deering Ideal Binder. 
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 : I IC.HT DRAJT 
 
 Til.' Dccring I'aitnry was the cradle of Liglit Draft. Roller and Imll licariiifjs 
 an- till- vi-ry iiiaiiis|(riii;; of li;;lit dnift. An- not tin- fii;,'niviiipi on tiiix jxipj 
 
 • ••••••••••••••••• stroM;,'ly .su;;;;fstive of liiat fa<t ? Tiie ticlil was t-ntin-ly vacant in l.SiM.wlu-n 
 
 wf cnteretl it with the first roller and Imll l>earinj( niacliiiie ever built. We 
 
 weri' not disniayeil lieauise we were alone, for we have U-en alone in every iiiqM.rtant iniproveinent for 
 
 tweirty years. We wen» suri' of our l>earin}js, for they were roller and ball bearings, and ihe inlellijient 
 
 farmers o{ the world also knew we were rijjlit. 
 
 At the World's Fair in ISii:?, we exhiliiteti a full line of machines 
 et|ui]>]H>d with the.se u.seful devices, which were tlie only one.s on the 
 };roinids. We still hail a nionojioly of frictiou-<le«troyiiig methods, 
 and for some years afterward. Thinjis were comiiip ea.sy then, even 
 
 oco 
 
 Exact Size of Ba'ls used in 
 Dcenng Eeann^s. 
 
 in the face of tlic ^.-rossi-st inisrepri'.seutation. We were mcreasinj; our 
 output enormously and enlarging our works at an uuprecedeute*! pace. 
 
 When the truth evt-utually dawned ujion coni- 
 
 ]X'titors, it fairly swept tliem oil' their feet. Such 
 n scnindile to unload niecliaiiical monstrosities was 
 jterhajis never Inifoiv witne.s.sed. It hail cost us 
 years of pitient experiments t<j jn'rfect roller and 
 ball Ijearintpi: they souglit to solve tin- inol.l.-ni 
 almost in a niyht, hut they wen- wrong again. It 
 ctwts a lot of money to eipiip machines with 
 • •••••••••••••••••a I'i'Vi li- iH-arings like the 
 
 Dccring, hut we make 
 tlie .sacritice as clu-erfidly 
 otlii-rs had nothini: iiut 
 
 ROLLHR C:AGE 
 
 Dcenog Roller Bearing. 
 
 luring' all the years wln-n 
 We give greater value for 
 
 Mat. 
 
 tonlay as we did 
 roufih cast lieiirings. 
 the money than any company in existence, and always shall. 
 
 Here is a tlesigu for a rollcr-lx^'ariuj.; cajic thai has i>iick of it nine years of faithful servici- 
 rials and constructi<in 
 are the measures of 
 value. We ciunhine 
 the two in the high- 
 est perfection of the 
 art. For material we 
 use malleahle rings, 
 .steel nxis shouldered 
 on the inside antl .se- 
 curely riveted on the 
 outside; also steel roll- 
 ers of highest grade. 
 
 MAin-Gear Sliaft jind Cuok-Sluft with Fnctioalcu Bcaringi. 
 
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 : MAIN-WHEEL I 
 
 : AXLE : 
 
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 A\"lien wf first adopted rullcr 
 and ball lieavings we found 
 we required less traetion, and 
 therefore we lightened our 
 machines several hundred 
 pounds liy a greater use of steel. Our competitors 
 tried to keej) pace with cast-iron machines, finally gel- 
 ting them so light tiiat they would neither stand up 
 under hea\y work nor IkiUI together in light work. 
 Our main-wheel a.xle, here illustrated, tells the secret 
 of liglit draft. It is the bridge which has carried many 
 thousanils of farmers over difficult harvests. It is a 
 Dccring bridge that spans the chasm of heavy draft, 
 that leaves a horse iu the stable and saves the other 
 two from the lash. For hillside cutting, balls at each 
 end of the main-axle serve an excellent purpose. Match 
 this arrangement if you can. It ofteu takes large 
 horses, and several of them, to draw a small machine. 
 The Ideal Binder simply reverses this order of thin 
 Just a word about construction. The rollers are 
 desired. Thev travel eveulv around the steel shaft. 
 
 Roller and Ball Bearings on Main-Axle of Ideal Binder. 
 
 the widest can be drawn bv a small team. 
 
 Exact Size of Rollers Used in Deering Bearings. 
 
 et-at-able, and may be taken out and cleaned if 
 Imitations can never be cleaned, nor can the rollers 
 be taken out, and tliis cx]ilains 
 why they often stand still and 
 slide around the shaft, producing 
 friction, instead of suppressing 
 it as ours do. The sleeves of 
 some imitation machines are 
 Thev cannot be removed h\ a mechanic 
 
 CRANK-SHAFT 
 
 AND 
 GEAR-SHAFT 
 
 rough, and the caps forced into position by hydraulic pressure. 
 We have tried it, and know. 
 
 Here is a handful of mechanism which contains a WMgon-load of virtue. We 
 • ••••••••••••••••• inclo.se the aear-shaft as well as the crank-shaft within the steel binder frame 
 
 itself. Others attach them by brackets, depending upon ever-loosening bolts to 
 keep them in position. We do not employ a bolt of an}' descrij^tion for retain- 
 ing our gear-shaft or crank-shaft in line. They are everlastings, and still may 
 0,,,0t»»»»»»»»»»»* ^>^ readily taken out without the use of a wrench. At the inner end of gear- 
 shaft we place a steel ball to pre\'ent end-friction, and we have an adjustalile 
 threaded " cone " for keeping the main gear always in proper mesh. Our main-gear is neatly inclosed to 
 prevent sand or gravel cutting it out. Others are exposed. Hundreds of thousands of these bearings iu 
 use testify that the shafts they support never sag. That is what we mean by "everlasting." 
 
 The rollers and 
 balls in Dccring 
 machines are made 
 in every instance 
 to conform with 
 the work to be 
 done. The rollers 
 are high-carbon 
 steel, and the balls 
 are of hard steel 
 tliat cannot be 
 feared with a ham- 
 mer. They are 
 just as good as are 
 used in high-grade 
 
 Ball Bearing at the End of Main-Gear Shaft. blCyclCS. »aillil
 
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 N'V I lilt' \vlu> will exniiiiiie 
 till' Dcerfng iiinin-fmiiicaiKl 
 niiiii-wlu'fl must lie iiii- 
 1 with our cornft 
 , ..\ "I (iiiiiij» thiiip*. X(»- 
 tice tilt' sitliil, substantiiil wheel here shown, 
 wliirh is lighter than the lightest and 8tr<iii;4er 
 than the slron^est. lierause it is made nf tlie 
 iK'st materials that exist. There is not another 
 that is so carefully antl mechanically con- 
 structed ; there is not another that has a flan;;ed 
 tin' to jm'vent jiickinn up sand and sifting it 
 into the macliinery; there is not another havinjj 
 the machinery set so wella|>art that then' woidd 
 Ih' so little danger fn>m this source. The st*'el 
 sjxikes are shoulden'd and riveted to a tou^h 
 malleahle huh and clinched to tlie mallealile 
 luj,'s on the fai'c. Many cheaji main-wheels iiave 
 what are called "hairi»in" sjK>kes; that is to say, ln'nt like a 
 hairpin, the two ends U-in;; fastened to the rim l>y thn'aded 
 nut,s, and theentiri' stmin i)laced u|xin the curve, whicii hooks 
 over a mallealde lip. One Mrni manufacturing such a wheel 
 adverti.ses its rake wiicels as U-ini; tin ' 
 because they have shouldered spokes. Its 
 hinder wheel, neverlliele.s.s, wiiirh must cniliiri' 
 twenty times the strain, is made without 
 shouldered spokes. No comment is nece.ssarv. 
 
 
 mnln fruiiu.!( 
 
 t 111 
 
 Tht UDl> .Main-WhccI with Plenty o( Mud Room. 
 
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 • M.AIN-FR.A.ME t 
 
 Did you ever hear of a Dccring main-frame wearin<,' out? No, nor did any one 
 else. Isn't that a pretty favonihle pn ijiosition ? How iloe.s it impress you? We 
 ilon't Imild our limi.se on the snwd, and we don't luiild main-fnimes to we«r out. 
 I'liis is where the stniiu comes, lieiice tiiis is where we plant the strenjjth. What 
 an' the nincdies? The very liest materials welde<l and shaped into a symmetri- 
 cal wiiole, enduring as the everlasting,' rocks. Who can do l»etter ? This means 
 no shafts out of line, no cnimjied jiearin;,'s nor strained elevators. These are a few of the chief rca.soiis 
 why we have lighter draft than any machine in existence. Are these considerations ? I/)ok at the 
 manner in whi. li the suhd steel l>ars are lirmly joined Ujgether with lu)t rivets. There may Ite .some 
 Iwtter way of doing tlie.se things, liut if so, it has 
 never lieen tliscovered and pmldihly never will. 
 
 Outline View of the Deerlng Ide«l Binder Frame. 
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 fastened withiu the 
 ^vliieh are self- 
 
 sills by reniTWable inalleiVliV; bu 
 
 TiTigiiing, -J.'lieyi-will nfever wear out, and tney^o away with 
 
 all siiiiiii iiv cmmping at tliisyijupui'tant point. These bush- 
 
 iii-^ may In- takrn out and reps^^, without the aid of a 
 
 ^McuJ.. There is not a bolt of any ^^^>^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
 
 id .toJiiosen. Our niain-wK^l^is 
 
 ligly^jtrenched within a frailift ~i 
 
 jjf Ch^i very best structural 
 
 Tliis frame is live times 
 
 as strong as required, but we have a multitude of good things 
 
 ike this, and give good measure in every one. On all sides it 
 
 et well apart from the 
 mam-wheel to escape dirt or 
 gi'avel. 
 
 SELF-ALIGNING 
 BUSHINGS 
 
 :-CHAIN 
 
 All the accumulated power 
 of the drive-wheel is handed 
 oy^r to the drive-chain for distribution; part 
 goes to the elevators, a portion to the cutting- 
 apparatus, binder-attachment, reel, etc. How es- 
 sential, therefore, that it should be thoroughly 
 
 well made. Supposing it slips, 
 
 ^^^ 
 
 Self-Aligning Bushings of Main-Gear Shaft 
 
 is right "at home" 
 ELEVATOR-: 
 
 ireaks, or is obstructed by dirt, what 
 is the result? Heavy draft in one 
 case, delay in the others. Our drive- 
 chain is of best malleable iron, hav- 
 ing large, well-shouldered links, which 
 lap, two to a sprocket, and engage 
 si.\teen sprockets, thus giving it a 
 good bearing and uuequaled power. 
 < )ther machines have small sprocket- 
 wheels and the chain laps but twelve 
 
 sprockets. Our main drive-chain is set three inches away from the 
 drive-wheel, where it can gather no dirt. Others are from one-half 
 inch to one and one-half inches at most. Chains are expensive, and gravel 
 close-fitting gears. 
 
 Ideal Main- Wheel. 
 
 CHAIN 
 
 15 sprockets, one requiring 
 187 and the other 198 links 
 of this chain. One has 7 
 more sprockets than the 
 Ideal, and 99 more links. 
 The other has 11 more 
 sprockets and 110 more 
 links of chain. As chain- 
 links and sprocket-wheels 
 are among the very first 
 things to wear out on a 
 machine, perhaps these tri- 
 fling comparisons may inter- 
 est purchasers. They cer- 
 tainly should. 
 
 in a set of 
 
 The Ideal Binder has but four 
 sprocket-wheels, and requires 
 Init 88 links of No. 45 chain 
 all told. Two competitors 
 have, one 11 and the other 
 
 The Main-Wheel in its Frame
 
 fi)r llu' sU'el ])iii 
 ami iiiallcalile cmi- 
 jtlt-rs an- imictiaiUy 
 
 Dccrlni Mul Binder Folded. everlasting. 
 
 Some iiiaiiufarturiTs claim to own pattMit.i for a jointed ]ilatforiii, 
 but don't. Tliey rack their maeliines over the couiitr)' mails on a truck. 
 We are j{ettinn the hu.xiness, they nre doing the worrying. We just 
 
 want to .show you 
 a i^erfect joint — 
 
 MrKTlToliS never critici«e the Ideal 
 ir.imework aUive a whisjier. Kveri' n-f- 
 ■ •reii<;e to it, from whatever HUiiid]Hiint, 
 • mly Kones to make tiieir tiwn a|i]K'ar 
 frail. They may say the joint liMiks a hit 
 weak ; luit doe.s it I We want to say to you in eon- 
 lid. -uc-... that is the strongest point in the entire frame, 
 and they know it. l"r t«ii jonj^ \<ar> they have 
 nursed a lio|>e that one might give out. There is cold 
 comfort in waiting, 
 
 that's all. 
 pare this 
 
 Rear CoupUni; 
 
 Front Coupling o( Jointed 
 PUtforni. 
 
 JOINTED 
 PL.ATFORM 
 
 I Mir folding platform is 
 is so uni(|ue and original 
 ]ial<'nts. Tliis is the 
 only correct liletiiod of 
 **'^'^^*^'^*^'^^^* Inmsporting a hinder 
 over narrow roads and bridges, or conveniently 
 storing in a sjiare comer. It can lie folded 
 anywhere in a few minutes' time, n<it a single 
 extra jiart left bciiind. With any comjieting 
 machine, when perched upon a truck, with two- 
 thirds of the weight Imck of the truck axle 
 and the horses hitohetl to the outer jdatforiii 
 ten feet away, a few hours' transportation over 
 rough ways strains and nicks it more than 
 a season of onliimry cutting. 
 
 Here is a flag that ha> 
 never Ik'cii lowered toan\ 
 foe ; its friends can raise 
 anil lower it, however, in 
 a twinkling. It may Ik- 
 moved liack out of tlie 
 way for Imckling the canvas, or placed well 
 forwanl in short grain. It prevents scattering 
 by the reel, and is a valuable grain-sliield in 
 windv weather. It is one of the nianx 
 Dccring iiiijirovements which help to niaki 
 harvesting more a jileasure and less a task. 
 
 C'om- 
 frame 
 
 with one that has 
 
 had the life jolted 
 
 out of it on a tnick. 
 
 We offer no njiolo- 
 
 gics for this solid coupling; it has made us thousands 
 
 of friends. Every time the sun ri.ses and .sets it adds 
 
 more names to the roll in .some jilace on the glolie. 
 one of the verj- few valuable improvements which 
 that it admit.s of no imitation without infringing our 
 
 DEERING 
 FLAG 
 
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 >0 4J<^<JO 4J» 
 
 Deering FUc it Ilever in the Way
 
 .WTHINCi is giKid enough for some people. 
 Our ]"ilicy luis always been that nothing 
 ran lif too good for our patrons. They 
 intrust us with the responsible duty of 
 liuililing llieir harvesting niaebinery for 
 them, and we are determined to prove ourselves worthy 
 of the trust. Aren't we doing pretty well ? Haven't 
 we a variety of good things to our credit ? Anything 
 
 was Kood enough for a 
 
 1 TILTING-LEVER • 
 
 liearing for some people 
 
 until we adopted rollers 
 
 and balls, and for several 
 
 years afterward. Any-y 
 thing may he good enough to tilt a machine, but war 
 don't think so. Look at this simple, convenient tilting- " 
 lever, that places the knife in position for any cutting 
 instantly. Xotice that our tongue connection is in line 
 with the knife, the point of resistance, not from five to 
 seven inches higher, as others are. Uur machine is per- 
 fectly balanced. We pull up, while others pull down. 
 Po you notice the difference ? No neck-weight for horses, no backache for driver. Anythmg may 
 sellj" I'ut tliat principle did not build up tlie largest harvester works in the world. 
 
 The Faultless Tilting-Lever of the Ideal Binder. 
 
 'do to 
 
 CANVAS- 
 STRETCHER 
 
 Wlien you get off your machine 
 at night, just flip the platform 
 canvas-stretcher loose and give 
 it no further thought. Dccrtng 
 canvases are thus not ruined by 
 dew, rain, or moisture. A simple turn of the wrist 
 rights it again in the morning. This little contrivance 
 will prolong the life of the canvas fourfold, and canvases 
 cost a lot of money. 
 
 The Beering Canvas-Stretcher. 
 
 •r^€^r:^«^o« The Ideal Binder Pitman has a 
 BINDER a thrust as straight as an arrow. 
 t) PITMAN There is no lost power on the down 
 ^ t) stroke, because it is directly in 
 
 •.=n^^^<^« ^-j^g ^^-^^-^ tije l.^ife The crank- 
 shaft is inclosed within the steel frame, so that it 
 can never vary, and the crank-wheel is counter- 
 balanced like a mower's. Others, who boast of 
 ciiunterlialaneed crank-wheels on their mowers, use a 
 plain crank on their binder. They are on a center 
 twice in every revolution. We never are. Their 
 knife clogs. Ours never does. 
 
 "^' 
 
 Ideal Binder Pitman.
 
 TOcker-aTttt, and can ^'shifted ten inches with 
 
 lU get. 
 
 etl'ort. We can placu tliu bana-^rawe it belongs. 
 » fow inches to the sliift; however, ten are ample, and 
 lodged, or tangled grain it is often 
 to Mother EarU*. Our 
 ^ nic the ^J^^|P>f straw. The guards 
 taped, so that they will get all th.j gmiu 
 rubbich or stones. 
 
 itig machined know what we mean when 
 )rs will handle any grain that grows. ^ "* 
 ches of spacto hetweeu 
 ( liir uiiiii'v elev; 
 
 1 SHIFTING I 
 i LEVER i 
 
 ^ 1 
 
 in pt-rfect oii 
 knows that 
 grain witlioui 
 never made' 
 others boast' 
 the sole id( 
 without rei 
 the man whi 
 
 In exceptional cases the butter will 
 cnnsidenibly lanre than utliers have. 
 
 Binder Shifting Lever. 
 
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 ELEVATOR 
 SUPPORTS 
 
 *• Botli the front and 
 • rear elevatcn- frames 
 V of the Ideal Binder 
 t7 are held firmly in 
 position by half-uich 
 steel rods, which connect with the side 
 castings by a threaded adjustment. Tids 
 permits of properly squaring the elevators 
 so that the canvases will always run true 
 and pass over the rollers uniforndy. The 
 slats will not catch un the rollers and tear, 
 nor is there considerable waste of power on 
 this account. No other machine has this 
 adjustment, and the ordinary form of sup- 
 port is a plain rod which is attached at both 
 ends by an ordinary cotter. 
 
 le canvas slides are curved on tlie 
 
 ,s to expand in liea\y cutting. 
 
 QLlcrs at tliis jKiiut, which crowd 
 
 ■nv_aperture and shell out niucli 
 
 4eal liinder have equal 
 
 ;k, delivering the straw 
 
 jxy waste. Ever}' farmer 
 
 is the one that elevates 
 
 .e manufacturers have 
 
 11 kuids of grain, and 
 
 e fashioned with 
 
 to the l)iuder 
 
 ell to " beware of 
 
 The Ideal Elevators will Handle Any Grain that Grows. 
 
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 KNOTTER y 
 
 MILK iithere iiiny coiitoiul for tlie (loiilitriil hoimr of ImN-in^ first 
 
 ' iiiirciviil iihsiilfU- (Ifviccs, wiliifss tin- friiil-H <if <nir lianiiicnift. 
 
 IIiTf !.■< It living, valiialilf ctTtitiratv i>f j;<Miius. ami tlin'v-lifllis of 
 
 lie worM's Kniiii is Ixmiul wiili it. Tin- Dtcrin^ llarvcsHT Coin- 
 
 jmiiy pivi- liiiiimnity tlial ^yit iiiaxtfr|ii<'<« ilic Ai'iilfliy Itiiuler. 
 
 !'I 1k' liitiiiir I'lioujjh forn centiin', hut \vf Imve n vnrifty of other {;<kx1 
 
 \ mil' of wliii-h woiiltl crowd iiit4i olilivion ilii- iuvi'iitioii of the reaper. 
 
 - lo (loulil aUiiit llu* A|>jilfl>y r>in<l<T. It U-ars tlie 
 
 of lejjitimacy hxetl by its invenUir. Mr. Aiipleliy. 
 
 iufl, is .xjKiiisor for its orifjiii. While nil iiinmifnctur- 
 
 *if not« Were jiroiujA to ili.scnnl their devic-e.s aii<i secure 
 
 slici]i-ri^'ht-s to l)uil(l this suj^rh attni'liiiu-iit. we were first, 
 
 mill have kejit years a|iii('e of all others in iiiii'roveiiifiit.s. 
 
 competitor mlopted the general features of our attachment after many years 
 
 wn.'^ted in a vain nttonija to equnl it. 
 
 The jwrt hen- illustrated has jilaceil more money in l«iik to the fanner's 
 iTi'dit, has educated more children, jmid more niort;,'a^'es. and cn-ated more 
 ^ ^ . j^ liajipy homes than any jiiece of mechanism that ever went on a farm. 
 i It is as reliable as fate, and has back of it twenty-two years of unerr- 
 ing: iH'rformanre. It is ^. ^ 
 
 APPLEBY I 
 BINDER I 
 
 l^uiie recently a 
 
 as 
 
 necessary 
 
 Wr can K' made and permit 
 
 ^- ailjustments. To 
 
 n-move one piece 
 
 would 1h' invitinj: 
 
 disaster. Others 
 
 have tried and 
 
 failed. It would 
 
 lie an easy matter 
 
 to build a cheap 
 
 knotterlhat Would 
 
 tie if we were simply studyiiiL; 
 
 economy. This is the very last 
 
 C(m.sideration. We want sonic- 
 thin^' tiiat will be as reliable in 
 ten years as it was the day it left our works. There 
 are thousands of Occring landers running to-ilay 
 that have rendered ten years of faithful .seruce, anil 
 
 a <n^at manv tliat have worked twice ten. 
 
 The Dccnne Knotter. 
 
 DcenDK Ideal Binder- Attachment. 
 
 IDEAL 
 
 BINDER-DECK 
 
 Grain- Shield and Binder-Deck. 
 
 The Deering 
 
 Binder is made of the l>est steel, malleable and wrouj,'ht 
 iron, which ^dve it great strength and lasting i|ualities. There 
 is magic in its motion; no "chain-drive," "eccentric wheel," 
 or "lever" {Hjwer — just ]ilaiii, honest, mechanical certitudes. 
 
 The Ideal Ilinder-Oeck has riMim 
 to spare. We have no machineni' 
 Working on the heads of grain, only 
 a plain steel shield, which is liehl in 
 
 jiosition by a coil sjtring, and i)rotects ** 
 
 tiie loo.se straw from wind-scat t<'ring. N iple 
 
 retarding-springs. The.se useful devices hold the grain Isick 
 during the process of binding, .so that no loose straws can 
 escajte the knotter, and the sheaf is thereby discharged 
 S(|uare with the binder frame, without waste or .scattering. 
 
 Kver}' machine in tiic world to-<lay tliat binds grain suc- 
 cessfully is either a Dccrtncj ■ i a follower ami imitator. 
 
 13
 
 
 Y-i'i-^-t.'^ 
 
 
 r^i>i4^ <^C^^^U<.^ 
 
 aud tlie lireastplate, and the grain is ouly removed with the utmost 
 difficulty. This is a trying aud auuoying experience in harvest- 
 time, wiiicli farmers who use other machines often suffer without 
 perhaps knowing the cause. This mechanical arrangement of our 
 needle and packers has concealed within it a good portion of the 
 
 one-horse power which we 
 
 iAItMKRS often 
 marvel at the 
 Vi( inderf ul ca- 
 pacity of the 
 Ideal Binder 
 Attachment. Some who have used other binders 
 really have no conception of what a good hinder is 
 capable of doing until they have driven the Ideal. 
 One of tlie strongest features of tliis attaclinicnL is 
 the fact tiiat one of the packers always precedes the 
 needle to the breastplate, clearing a way so that 
 there is no strain or cramjiing at this inqiiirtiuit 
 point. Binders having needles which work indepen- 
 dently of the packers often clog between the needle 
 
 
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 vV 
 
 dispense with, 
 people require. 
 
 The Packers Lead the Needle. 
 
 that other 
 Printer's 
 
 ink won't bind grain, and 
 
 paper binders that look well 
 
 in print fail ingloriously on 
 
 this test. 
 
 Fortunes have been spent 
 
 in trying to make a square 
 
 sheaf of grain with a single 
 
 board butter. Additional fortunes will be spent, but to no avail. 
 
 We contributed our share, and quit. We were not dismayed by 
 
 defeat. As an evidence of that fact, witness the double vibrating 
 
 board adjuster illustrated on this page. It is the only successful 
 
 adjuster ever made for squaring the butts by means of a vibrating 
 board. This marvelous bit of mechanism had its origin in the same spirit of perseverence that has marked 
 all Dccring creations. But for that determination tlie farming world would perhajis 1ie plodding along 
 
 It Makes a Tight, Round Bundle. 
 
 to-day witli friction bearings, woeid-frame bmders 
 malleable adjuster bracket to the harvester frame. 
 
 and the old wire binder. Notice how we attach the 
 There is a double-crank motion, one crank lialancing 
 
 the other, so 
 
 DOUBLE I 
 
 BUTT-ADJUSTER | 
 
 there is no 
 noise or jar. 
 One of the 
 boards con- 
 
 stantly engages the butts, working tiie 
 grain down to the packers, where it is 
 formed into perfectly round, even sheaves 
 without cramping or shelling o>it in any 
 particular. Tlie sheet-steel extension 
 also performs a useful service in shapmg 
 the sheaves. 
 
 '«?■ 
 
 Deering Double Butt-Adjuster. 
 
 13
 
 H/Mk^ 
 
 iF 
 
 lUXDLK-CAHIMKK. if proncrly constructed, will ilo the work of 
 • 'lie Imini, aiici <ii) it U'ttcr. witlmnt iiii|«.siiij.' aiMitininil lumlcnH 
 ujMUi tilt' toniii or o]>i'nilor. U\\<i: j^miii nIiuuj.I U- lminiK-«l n« little 
 as |M>HHil.li'. and there Ls not a carrier nm<le Untlay which di«- 
 clmru''-' til" sheavest with such a careful rvj,'iinl for waste or shellinj; 
 the Dccring. 
 
 [ 
 
 ^^BB '^L,^^^^^^ Soiiie hinders, li.i\ in 
 ^^B^ 1/ * lieavv workiiijj jiarts at 
 
 ^^^^H the move 
 
 ^^^^B drive-wheel well Inick, 
 
 ^^^^B nttachin}{ the hiindle- 
 
 cnrrier to the front 
 
 hinder frame, which 
 
 crcatoi enormous neck- 
 
 wei;,'iit; otliers, haviiij; 
 
 their weifjlit in front, move 
 
 their drive-wlieel so far for- 
 
 wanl that tiie inailiine I'aii- 
 
 not lie easily tilled, ami 
 
 when tilted throws the luiii- 
 
 liicH'arrier out of ]Hisition. 
 
 The I(lt'<il Hinder is jierfectly lialanceil, anil ran l>e 
 
 tilted with tiie ;,nvatest ease. Tiie hundle-carrier is 
 
 attaciied U) the main-frame, in line with the main-wheel, and will hanille any reasonable numherof Imndles 
 
 on liillsidc ■■r level without iieck-wei«;ht. 
 
 Dccring uuuliines are consiiiciious not only for the admirahle manner in which they do thinj;s. but 
 
 also for a variety of thiiij,'s which they "do not ilo." Our 
 biiiulle-carrier. for instance, folds in diimpinf;. thereby 
 dischnrjjin;]; tlie .sheaves on their butts in a natural, easy 
 manner, without shellin-i <»ut ;;raiii. It can U' driven 
 ihicpiijjh any <,'ate or lane wliert' a binder will go, without 
 ri'iiioving. It is hung to the niain-fniiiie in line with 
 tlie drive-wheel, where it cannot jirodiue neck-weight. 
 
 ♦ BUNDLE- 
 » CARRIER 
 
 
 The Dctnnc Bundle-Carrier. 
 
 It Takes Care of lUelf. 
 
 Notice what it will not do. 
 
 It will not run into the ground in backinf;. 
 
 It will not break when in contact with obstruc- 
 tions. 
 
 It will not strike the ground going down hill and 
 fail to dump. 
 
 It will not carr>- the sheaves so the discharge 
 arms can catch them and draw them back 
 into the binding mechanism. 
 
 Dompa the Bundle* Gently. 
 
 14
 
 UST so long as we continne to Imild a reaper of such 
 recognized merit as the Ideal, just so long will there 
 exist a demand for this style of machine. For harvest- 
 ing buckwheat or seed grasses it has no equal. It was 
 designed with a special view to meeting tlie most exact- 
 ing requirements in that line. All important bearings are provided with roller bearings. The Rake Stand 
 is a perfect bundle-sizer that can be instantly changed to suit. A controllable switch lever is placed con- 
 venient to the driver's foot for stopping the rake at corners so as not to drop a sheaf where it will be in the 
 road the next round. All rake-arms are fastened by an adjustable ratchet that permits of raising and 
 lowering, so that there is no scattering or wasting of grain, but it is all discharged with the sheaf. 
 
 For moving our reaper over the country roads, or storing away when not in use, we have })rovided a 
 iixed transportation axle, which enables one man to fold the machine in a few minutes' time. The driver's 
 seat also folds out of the way, so that but a small corner is needed for housing the machine over winter. 
 Both the inner and outer ends of the Ideal Eeaper are provided witli handy self-locking arrangements for 
 raising and lowering the machuie. 
 
 ' The (inly award given any reaper at the World's Columliian Exposition, Cliicagu, iu 189."^, was that 
 to the Dcmng, for general excellence of construction, superior work, and convenience. 
 
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 Deering Ideal Reaper, Equipped with Roller Bearings. 
 
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 DEERING HARVESTER WORKS, CHICAGO, U. S. A. Th< ereato« linglt mU 
 Eigbty-five acres in irci. Employed 9,000 people, in addition to 12,000 local* 
 
 il 
 
 Crnier Aisic in GnndinpRrMim 
 
 Hew Power-HouM, Woodworkinc Department Two K: 
 
 Fp)p!nr« nf J. ton H^r^-'pf^wf h'-t^h
 
 icturing plant of any kind in America, and the largest harvester works in the world, 
 nts in America alone, during J899. — Largest in output, sales, and size of plant. 
 
 One of Twine Mill Engines, with Fly- Wheel 30 Feet High and 
 6 Feet Wide; Weight of Wheel, 75 Tons. 
 
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 Night Scene in Malleable Iron Foundry.
 
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 DEERlNG^GRNBmDER'tl 
 
 t>N(t years iiiav le iieoesmirv in 
 wliii-h to jn-rft'ct even com'ct 
 (li'vkx'.s. Much (leiK'tuls ujion 
 •'ii' start. From Kniiiklin U^ 
 Mi>rs«',fn>in St«'|>ln'iis(>ii t<» Ful- 
 ton, nntl from Hussey to Ajijilehy were 
 lonj; strides, hut they were nil in the rij,'ht 
 directiiMi. The years are never lonn enou>;h 
 to evolve succe-ss fnmi nieehanical inijHissi- 
 bilities. Time has demonstrated that ini 
 buildinjj our horizontnl com hnr^•este^ we' 
 started rij^ht. It was insjiired hy the same 
 ;^fiii\is that iiiwe to the world roller and 
 
 Iwll l>earin;,'s. We have never swer^•ed fmm the l^-licf that corn 
 should Ikj Innind in a reclininji i«.sition. It is the nitional and sensi- 
 l.le way. The most exhaustive tests of vertical ami elevator machines 
 convinced us that com c(udd not lie Ixiund in these positions except 
 under the most favorable conditions; ohviously, two of these were that 
 tliire should not W any wind, and the corn m\ist he just the proper 
 height. I'util the farming,' world can contnd these two conditions, tliere 
 will Iw no larjje demand for vertical machines. ( )ne vertical machine has alrea.ly U'<iun to "lean" a hit: event- 
 unllv thev will all reach a horizonUl ixjsition. In five ye^irs every corn harvester will !« built on that principle. 
 
 *<'CORN J 
 
 : IS 
 
 * KING 
 
 * 'A 
 
 i\ 
 
 DMrtDg HonioDUl Cora Binder, with FrlctionleM B«*nni» and Bundle-Carrier. 
 
 IS
 
 I 
 
 N enumerating the . . 
 
 THINGS 
 POSSESSED 
 BY OUR 
 CORN 
 HARVESTER 
 
 which others do not, it is 
 just as interesting to mention 
 a few of the things which 
 others have that we do not. 
 
 WE HAVE, AND OTHERS HAVE NOT: 
 
 Bicycle Bearings — Horizontal Bearings that retain oil — Thirty-seven-inch Steel Drive-wheel that 
 never slips — A Perfect Bundle-carrier that works on the level — A Butt-adjuster for shifting band 
 and squaring butts — A Fly-wheel for preserving steady motion between the rows— A Wide Frame 
 which prevents vibration or thrashing the horses — Angle Steel Frame balanced on the main-axle, 
 preventing neck-weight. 
 
 We Invite 
 Comparisons 
 
 IN FACT 
 THERE IS 
 NOTHING 
 IN THE 
 WORLD 
 THAT WE 
 SO MUCH 
 DESIRE 
 
 If the 
 
 Intelligent 
 
 Farmers 
 
 Everywhere had 
 not been making 
 comparisons of 
 recent years, we 
 would not to-day 
 be foremost in 
 building the 
 harvest machinery 
 of the world 
 
 It Works Like a Grain Binder. 
 
 OTHERS HAVE, THAT WE DO NOT: 
 
 Enormous Side-draft — Six Chains for elevating corn — Bundle-carrier standing on end — Driver 
 Seat in front of main-axle, creating neck-weight — Reciprocating Jaws and Forks that knock off 
 nearly half the ears. 
 
 Raise-and-lower 
 device with 
 compensating 
 arrangement for 
 keeping both 
 divider-points 
 an equal 
 distance from 
 the ground in 
 all positions of 
 adjustment of 
 the machine. 
 
 19 
 
 If- 
 
 No Side-Draft - No Neck-Weight.
 
 
 a liw 
 
 KHK is fiMxl for n'rtiMtioii. Tlu-n- is iu>t n iuhnvit Imilt "ni lius 
 ri'iitiiiiiit l<>-<lii_v but luis within thri't' yi-iirs ni'j'P'i'riaUtl one 
 (•r more of llic fi-atures iiitro<luc«'tl liy tli- Dccrtng Menl 
 Mower. A8 sihiu as rival concerns njijily n Dccrirwi ilea lliey 
 announce thai their mncliines are "world l>enters." Here are 
 1 tlte tiling's tliat liuvu been siniulat*')! nr iniitntcil : 
 
 Steel WcaririR-Platcs. 
 Serrated l.cdRcr- Plates. 
 Roller and Ball Bearings. 
 
 Adjustable Drag-Bar. 
 Spring-Steel Clips. 
 Horizontal Crank-Shaft. 
 
 The Ideal Mower contains nunierou.s features of great intrinsic value 
 to the farmiT which cannot be imitated. Which do you jin-fer — shoddy 
 imitations, or tlic ^'ciitiiiii' aiticlf' 
 On the ojijMisite jm^ic we illustrate tiie Dccrtng way of creatinj; i-ncrj.'}- and l>anishing"Thction. 
 ( )ii Iwith llic miiin-axle niul gear-shaft, where sliaiu tKcurs, we plant roller bearings. At the end of the 
 g<^ar-shaft, in order to overcome end-thrust, we place bicycle ball l>earings. There is in reality but 13 
 inches of .wearing surfaie to the entire mechanism, and that is covered by the most modem and reliable 
 device for overci.ming friction. 
 
 The Vttriae Ideal Mowtr with Bicycle Be<rlnp. 
 20
 
 I'R uiiiiii-wheels are set well apart for 
 slradiUin^ the swath ; also roudering the 
 iiiachiiie steady and well-balanced in the 
 lieaviest cutting. They liaw ainjde 
 height to give them great traction; and 
 in fact, we have never 
 
 ^TS^^^^^^^^S^S^'^r^r^' found any cutting which taxed the Ideal 
 
 Mower to its full capacity. 
 The main-gear of the Ideal Mower has sixty-seven cogs, 
 \ the spur-pinion twelve, the bevel-gear fifty-sLx, and the 
 
 ^v,^_^_X ' crank-pinion twelve, thus compounding the motion twenty- 
 
 six fold. The admirable manner in which all the energy is huslianded at this 
 point insures starting the knife immediately either of the wheels turns. These 
 gears are made of tlie very best material, and will never wear out. The Ideal 
 Mower always has a surplus of power in reserve. 
 
 The Dccring liorizontal crank-shaft is supported at either end by hardened brass bushings, which 
 are the most valuable bearmgs in existence for the purpose. If they ever wear out they are inexpensive, 
 and can be replaced by a ten-year-old boy. Other makers who cUng to the old-style ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 
 babbitt-metal boxes freely admit that the metal is applied to the 
 
 • MAIN-GEAR 
 
 bearings by a patented rotary process, and must be just right in 
 •der to be effective. Very little time is required for a hot 
 shaft to melt out babbitt- 
 metal boxes, but lots of 
 time is required for a 
 farmer to find a patented 
 rotary-motion plant for re- 
 storing the same. 
 
 i MAIN- WHEELS • 
 : AND AXLE • 
 
 RemovaWe Bushings of Crank- 
 shaft.
 
 ^f'ui 
 
 
 \inaten, 
 V one (ii?MI| I 
 
 1 I 
 
 
 iJlinn iiiniuifncturen are huildini; the Idenl Mower ImkIiIv. 
 v\-'-.- iins scvonil l»in factories and littli- fariorif.H that an' tiirtiiig 
 I funic in a 
 
 I to ^pl^^^^ S 
 
 [ . Uu'f Aincri- ^^^^^^^^ - ~ 
 
 I'-Tniost |Mij)ular niacliiiu'. 
 iliey an- iniitatin<^ the lines, 
 Imt tliiTi' is s<inii-tliiiiu 
 nd workmanship that defies imi- 
 AratJU'r ot' tliis niacliiiu- is nut due 
 to a <'<>ni)>iiiali<iii of tlu' clioiccst 
 materials, (iiu'si \v()rkniaiis)ii|i. 
 ami till- most advanced ideas 
 in mechanics. It embraces 
 • very valuaMe foaturo which 
 ther mowers have ajiproprialcd from it, tofjetlier with nHmemii.s .s])ccial advan- 
 
 Tliere is no comjtromisin;; with wronj» in this 
 maciiine, but it is mechanically right. 
 
 We were the first manu- 
 facturers to adoy)t a hori- 
 zontal rnuik-shaft. The 
 illustration on this i>njje 
 shows how our crank- 
 
 tages possessed by no other. 
 
 Ideal Steel Pitman and Knlte-Headi Tied in a Knot and TwUtcd C«ld. 
 
 roni it, tofjether wi 
 'here is no coiiijiron 
 lachine, but it is me 
 
 HORIZONTAL 
 CRANK-SHAFT 
 
 wheel is always plumb and travels square with 
 
 Horiiontal C 
 
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 The Horiiontal Crank-Shaft and Vertical Crank V, _l.:. 
 
 The Dccring I'itman consists of but 
 PITMAN 9 two pieces, one a solid bar of forged 
 I OTCCC««8 steel, the other a hardened brass box, 
 which is the best known metal for rapidly revolving 
 bearings. Compare this pitman with those containing 
 from five to twenty-five small pieces. The Ideal pit- 
 man-hook is case-hardened, as is the eye of the knife- 
 head. Any Dcmng jiitinan can lx> taken cold and 
 tied into a knot. The knife-heads 
 may be rolled into a coil or placed in 
 a vi.se and given five distinct turns. 
 This is only a sii>;gestion of the qual- 
 ity of Dccring materials. 
 
 the knife, no matter liow the bar is tilted. Slant- 
 ing crank-shafts impart both a rocking and vi- 
 brating motion to the pitman, necessitating the 
 use of a swivel connection, which results in fre- 
 (pient breakages -^^^ 
 
 of the pitman and ^'^^81^ a. 
 
 knife-head. 
 
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 22
 
 DNVKNIENCE, light 
 
 draft, and good materials 
 
 are the erowuing cliarac- 
 
 leristics of all Dccrtng 
 
 aiiaehiiics. Let us offer 
 
 ^>'lMi i-vitleiiee in that line: First, 
 
 >\'e cpnnect and disconnect our iiit- 
 
 innh/ni)d knifi' in one second; not 
 
 Wr|if;ij(i|i)^;/no trouble; 
 machine on 
 
 itHi))j\l5las a more substantial connection, althoiiuli others take five or ten 
 aiuafiie liarvest 
 
 Peering Serrated Ledger-Plates 
 Give a Perfect Shear Cut. 
 
 ■nlc 
 
 RialUii^'le liarvest minutes, require a kit of tools, and cannot do as well. 
 In the 'ht?We aiflfr-Uustle of life the successful people, wherever you find them, are 
 in the "one^^md class." If yon are a "ten-minuter," we probably cannot help 
 you. I '^Ve are tbo busy supplying the other fellows 
 witli tlie best machines ever produced by the liand of 
 man. This is only a suggestion of convenience. We 
 liave numerous others which explain why we are build- 
 ing the machines of the world to-day. 
 
 Just a word about light draft and material. What 
 do horses represent on a mower? They represent the 
 power reipiired in forcing the knife back and forth 
 through the grass — notliing more, nothing less. There 
 is where all the energy and force are expended. We 
 illustrate on this page a few points for reducing the size of the horses required. 
 Serrated steel guard-plates, tempered steel wearing-plates, and spring-steel clips 
 are but another name for good materials and light draft. 
 
 Dccrtng sections are made of high-grade cutlery steel, and are just riglit as to temper. 
 J'^''^''^''^''^''^'* Kveiy one passes through seven proces.ses, which include puncliing, grindnig, temper- 
 i DEERING A i"g' iacing, polishing, stamping, and iiLspectiug. We have explained how the power of 
 f ccr^-TT/^Mc f a mower is all expended on the knife, and how necessary it is that it should be right. 
 ^^'e make it right. We make every section we use in our own Knife Works. Some 
 others get their sections made where it can lie done the cheapest. Our test is, how 
 
 good; theirs, how cheap. It should not be difficult to choose. 
 __________ Most mowers slide the knife back 
 
 and forth along the cutter-bar its 
 full length, wearing out two vital 
 parts of the machine. We use 
 five wearing-plates, and have but 
 / sur- 
 
 Deering Knife Section. 
 
 
 CUTTER-BAR 
 
 Deering Machines Cut Close to the Grass Roots. 
 
 twenty inches of wearing 
 face where some others liave 
 five feet. The knife cleans 
 itself of sand or gravel every 
 movement. To restore the 
 wearing-plates on a Dccrtng 
 mower costs but a few pen- 
 nies. The knives and cutter- 
 bar of other mowers cost half 
 as much as a new machine. 
 Our machines require less repairs, and when required they 
 are cheaper than any other. 
 
 23 
 
 Tempered Steel Wearing-Plate and 
 Spnng-Steel Clip.
 
 MALL (U'|n'iuli'iicf can Ik; jilatetl on a mower with no aiJjiist- 
 iiii'iil fi>r lining' ujt llu- knife. Within three vwirs every luowwr 
 inailu on tliis tontineut hn.s uttonii>UHl some ridiculous imitation 
 if till- lilfiil Miiwer. Tho centor of ilicsc altfiiijiU hn« U-wn the 
 Dccring .i.ljustabk' dnijj-har. Due lomcni in Irving I" 'I'lni't it 
 K'ft the ]iitinan cxiHimMl, ami was com|>i41e(l to |>liww it* shoe ■• 
 
 inain-wht-el, whi-n" it wouhl not truck, hut |>roilutc'»l tMuirmou.^ . . 
 
 Another imitation 
 
 I rixrutora' Ctttttr-Bu. 
 
 /^ 
 
 SI I locbn out o( Line. 
 
 has ahsolutely no 
 
 suii|H>rt for its cut- 
 
 t«'r-l>ar wliaU^ver, sinijily <k'|n'ml- 
 
 in;; n])on a liraft-nMl to kivp tlie 
 
 l>ur in line. Several imitation.^ 
 
 have flimsy J-incli rods fonnecting 
 
 the shoe with the tiltinj;-lever,an(l no other supjiort. Our adjustable 
 
 dnij{-bnr is of high-carljon steel, 1 1 inches m diameter. It extends 
 
 in one continuous piece in front of the pitman to protect it, through 
 
 the swivel-hinjie couiiliiii; in a tri- 
 
 lar sliajn' to the niain-frame 
 
 most sub- 
 
 |-TB 
 
 Always in Perfect Line. 
 
 I anjiular sliain- to the ni 
 \ \ in the rear. This is the 
 i/^ stantial and durable ma 
 
 a smooth face 
 
 TILTING-LEVER 
 
 manner ever 
 conceived for suy>]H>rtinj; a cutter- 
 bar, and the fact of it.i having lieen 
 sii yeneniily imitated is siitKcient assurance of its hinh character. 
 < tiir swivel-liinj,'e coupliny is not possessed by any imitation 
 of the Ideal Mower. It allows the bar to "float," and is placed 
 din rtly in front "f the main-wheel, where it conforms to all con- 
 • iitioiis of ;,'rcimicl witlioiit pmdncinj; side-tlraft. It al.so .secures 
 the iitmost r,in;;e of tilt. Tlie Ideal lin^'er-bar is connecteil to the swivel-hinge by 
 
 a .solid stei'l pin eigiit inches long by one and a (juarter imbis in tli: ter. We thus make ample jirovision 
 
 against wear, whicli residt^s to other machines using two short stud bolts for the same pur|Ki«e. The guards 
 are fastened to the bar by pl(nv-l>olts having countersunk lieads and nuts at the bottom. This leaves 
 that omnot catch thi' cut j;rass and cloj; the macliine. 
 • -^ m. -m. 'm. 'm. ■«. -^ -^ -^ • The levers cif 
 
 all Dccrtng 
 
 d macliines are 
 •■^■■^''^■■^^•^-'*- '*-■*-'*■• jplaced with- 
 n convenient reach <>f tlie driver, and each 
 jierforms a useful 8er^•ice. Tlie 
 tilting-lever connects with the 
 tilting-rod by a thri'ad adjustment 
 which juTmits of n-gulaling the 
 
 tilt fur all kinds of cutting. It also jiermits the swivel-hinge 
 coupling to float, 
 and adapts itself ^ iJ 
 
 to every condition 
 of soil in cutting 
 
 a close stubble. 
 
 tiftin; and 
 
 Tilting Levcr« 
 
 on the 
 
 Deering 
 
 Ideal Mower. 
 
 ./ 
 
 Bow the Bu 
 " Float*." 
 
 ZT'..^ 
 
 The DcertoE Hinged Coupling.
 
 from dr!i_ ^ 
 
 which would 
 A foot-lift Uke 
 
 NK of the most valuable features of tlio Ideal Mower is its perfect foot-lift, 
 whicli enables the driver to avoid stumps or stoues, and in turning; corners 
 it relieves the horses of the awkward strain wliich results 
 the bar around. Many appliances are sold as "foot-lifts' 
 seem to be designed for lifting the foot instead of the bar. 
 ours, that picks the bar up instantly to any necessary height, is of 
 incalculable advantage, and will save in e.xertion ah me more thnn the 
 «-^^^ft,iia,^^^^^r« cost of a machine. The Dccring fuot-lift c(jn- 
 »* ^ nects with a coil-spring, which 
 
 * FOOT-LIFT ♦ carries tlie weight of the bar 
 l.<|««4444444^ 'ii"l '"^^si^ts in raising it, _be- 
 / sides doing away with side- 
 
 draft, which results from heavy 
 pressure upon the ground. The 
 degree of pressure necessary to 
 l)roperly control the Ideal foot- 
 lift may be regulated by an ad- 
 justable nut, so that a mere buy 
 can operate the largest mower. 
 
 Tlie Ideal lifting-lever is rarelv 
 
 Improved Foot-Lift of the Ideal Mower. 
 
 » SPRING « 
 
 * HOLD-UP CATCH ♦ 
 
 called into use in operating the machine. It 
 acts either in connection with or independent of the foot-lift, and serves a useful purpose 
 in raising the bar when off the machine, or for folding it. 
 In transportation over roads, the Ideal cutter-bar is lield 
 in position by a spring-lock, which will never permit it to fall 
 of its own accord, but which can be instantly disengaged and 
 the bar lowered by simply catching hold of the swather. 
 Serious accidents sometimes result from the use 
 of flimsy jiarts for holding up the bar. Farmers 
 slioulil avoid tlie dangers which accompany sucli 
 devices. Every Dccrtng device bears the stamp 
 of reliability. Tlie cuts 
 herewith show 
 how the Dccr- 
 ing cutter -liar 
 folds out of the 
 way when not 
 in use. This 
 is one of the 
 many "handy" 
 features which 
 have helped 
 to make the 
 "Ideal" famous. 
 
 How the Cutter-Bar Folds when not in Use. 
 
 The Automatic Spring Catch Locks 
 the Bar in Place. 
 
 ^¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥'^ The Ideal draft-rod connects with 
 Jk DRAFT ROD « tlie drag-bar midway between the 
 #> J* shoe and the mower frame. 
 
 £3*#4**4*****"*^ Mowers having great side-draft 
 attempt to overcome this by connecting the draft-rod with 
 the shoe. Ideal Mowers have no side-draft, hence this 
 necessity does not exist. 
 
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 'SeeriaLj Idevil OiupJ Mooter 
 
 VKI!V Dccring Mower is n giant in 
 sln-n^'tli, mill cnrh jHiss^-sses tin- sjuiie 
 ailiiiinible (|iialitie.s, Init the Oiaiit <>f nil 
 is utir R[)ecinl large iiiacliine for small 
 liorst's, which euU n six <>r seven f<M>l 
 swath with n-s little exertion ns other mowers cut 
 live. The application of Dccring roller ami l«ll 
 bonrinps to hnr\'estin<» niacliiinTv cn-ated a iK-iiianil for wide ciittini;- 
 hars They also iiiaile Dccrin^ machines famous, as Dccring 
 niaihines have made roller ami l>iill hearinf^s ei|ually famous. We 
 have l»uilt uj> a larjje trade on these mowers in the l>lue-j,'ra.sa and 
 alfalfa sections, which other njowers wisely avoid. It is mechani- 
 cally correct; has a wide, stronj; frame; the bar is Iwaded. jfi^'ing 
 sjieoial riyidity ; and the materials are the In-st that money can huy. 
 
 8 a B a a is e 
 
 Dccring Roller and Ball Bearings 
 made a Wide-Cut Mower a prac- 
 tical and economical machine^^* 
 
 Dccriot Ideal Giant Mower, Plre, Six, and Sctcd Foot Cat, Equipped with Bicycle Beahnfi. 
 
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 pHTS is a One-Horse Mowpt, but there are two-horse ma- 
 chines Imilt to-day that caimot do as well. No wonder 
 Dccrtng Mowers are being imitated. This is practically 
 a reproduction of our larj^est mower, built on the same 
 correct lines, and properly pr(jportioued in every respect. 
 It possesses all the special DccHng features. Some people make a one-horse mower because Dcmnga 
 do; others have tried and failed. This mower is light, and is a general-purpose machine for vise wliere 
 any mower will work, but is specially recommended for parks, lawns, and cemeteries. We sell more 
 thousands of them every year than some concerns build of all kinds. 
 
 Deering Ideal One-Horse Mower. 
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 As a nieh^mv i)f sflf-di'ffiisc 
 works. In t\vT> vmai^.wm 1<'<I 
 chnnictor witlumt a jMiniUi'l. 
 n j^ianinty of h<mmI faith 
 
 111 luiously incrt'osinK prestifje of OccHng luuchincs for 
 
 a«veral yeurs tnxed our resoun-es to such an extent that wi* 
 
 were ciiinjH'llctl t<i have our mkes manufactured (iut.«i<le. 
 
 This work was iiiinist<'il to firms nf tli<- liinlicst n'i>utc, hut 
 
 they were uiinhle to e<|ual tin- Dccrttig standard of |>erfeotion. 
 
 I ^"14 Wf enlarged our jihuit and lH'j;an inaiiulaeturinj; rakes iu our own 
 
 : in iiutjiut as we already did in machines. This is a certificate of 
 
 llii- nanu' "Ocmng" on any article is 
 
 On this jMijjf wf -linw our horse-dum]> 
 
 rake — the stronj;est, simplest, most dunil>le rake in existence, 
 are the coniUtions for stu'cess in nike-huilding: 
 
 Here 
 
 Can be operated by a child. 
 Perfect steel undcr-clcaners. 
 High-carbon angle-steel axle. 
 Can be dumped by hand or foot. 
 Oil-tempered steel teeth of finest qualit>'. 
 Ninct\-five per cent of material finest high-carbon steel. 
 Simplest dumping mechanism on earth; not a cog or pinion of any kind. 
 Shouldered steel spokes in wheels, hot-pressed at malleable hub and rim. 
 
 Deerlnc Hone-Dump Rake.
 
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 AVu have a lock- 
 lever arrangement 
 which is a great CI^' 
 aid i n li e a v y 
 bunching. All Dccring rake-teeth have sii 
 ficient jilay in the axle so that they rarely 
 break from contact with obstructions. As 
 shown in the small cut on opposite page, each 
 tooth is fastened independently by a mal- 
 leable clip, and can be readily removed. There is an adjustment 
 for raising and lowering the points of the teeth. We recommend 
 steel wheels m all cases, but can furnish wood wheels if desired. 
 
 N'MUY advantage of construction or material 
 found in our self-dump rake is also em- 
 liodied in the superb hand-dump rake 
 shown on this page. If a hand-dump rake 
 is preferred, ours possesses every known 
 im])riivement, and many unknown to other makes. The 
 axle is so l)aliuir('d that tiie driver's weiglit assists in 
 'umpiiig the load. \ 
 
 Convenient Levers. 
 
 Deering Hand-Dump Rake. 
 
 A larger windrow can be made with a Dccrtng Hand-Dump Rake than with any other. Owing to 
 the height at wliich the teeth are carried, it is especially adapted for heavy bunching. A combined pole 
 and shafts is part of every rake outfit, and tlie driver can readily change from one to two horses. 
 
 Perfect Lock Lever and Hand and Foot-Dump. 
 
 Dumps and Cleans Perfectly.
 
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 HK jHTfection of Hinder Twino wns an 
 acliii'VfiiK'iit senrci'ly second iii imporlnnt't' 
 to the Ajipliliy iJinder itself. Wonderful 
 in eoneeption and magnificent in promise 
 IS was the latter, it hid fair to fail for want 
 ot a Mutalile twine. Exjieriments had heen made for 
 several seasons with native hemp, jute, and tia.x, hut 
 tlie all-ah.sorliing secret bid ilefiance to everj- research. 
 It was only after patient and tireless investigation that 
 Mr. William I)eering eventually solved the ]>roMem, 
 hut he solveil it right. It is now more than twenty 
 years since the first t>iill of single-sinmd binder twine 
 came from the spindles Vwaring his name. 
 
 E.xhaustive tests of numerous vegetJible fibres and 
 many natural grasses have failed to di.scover a substi- 
 tute for Si.sal and Manila ; in fact, modem binder 
 twine is pn>duced in the same manner and of the 
 same materials tJiat were employed by Mr. Deering 
 a score f)f y.;irs ago. It is jieculiarly ap|>roi>riate 
 that the Dccring llar^•ester Company should to-day 
 Ik' the largest iiianufacturtT of binder twine in the 
 world, and its i)roduct8 on .sale in the most n-mote 
 c<inier8 of the earth. It is going hand in hand with 
 the Appleby Hiniier, another Dccrtng creation, wher- 
 ever grain is grown or harvest.s c ut. 
 
 The subject of gfKxl binder twine is one of the 
 greatest impt>rtance to everj- i)erson engaged in agri- 
 cultural pursuit*. We have, thei\>fore, issued a small 
 twine booklet, which contains much valuable infur- 
 mation on that subject, and whiih is funiished free 
 ui)on application t<j the Dccrini^ Han-ester Comjiany 
 direct, or to auv of its loutl iigiuis. 
 
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 Dccnng Twioc BliUi.
 
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 PARMEES frequently purchase twine be- 
 cause it is cheap, and imagine they are 
 economizing thereby. Are they? If this 
 were economy, we might save thousands 
 of dollars every year through buying cheap 
 fibres. Users of Dccring twine would soon remark 
 the difference, and in that event what appeared like 
 an economy would eventually prove to have been an 
 extravagance. Now, if this rule applies to us, does it 
 not more so to the farmer who is the consumer? We 
 prefer to manufacture twine which sliall be remark- 
 able for its high quality rather than its low price. 
 Dccring twine is "cheap" in the sense tliat it goes 
 farther than other makes, is more reliable, and farmers 
 who use it have smaller twine bills than those who 
 use so-called " cheap" twines. Our twine will be 
 found a great economizer of time; it is uniform in 
 quality, and reliable in every respect. Our fibre under- 
 goes eight preparing processes, and the completed 
 product is recognized everywhere as America's leading 
 brand. A Dccring tag is a certificate of character 
 which inspires confidence both in the dealer and 
 farmer. Eacli brand is designated by a differently 
 colored tag, as follows: 
 
 Guaranteed Pure Manila (650 ft.) Eed Tag. 
 
 Manila (600 ft.) Blue Tag. 
 
 Standard ^Manila (550 it.) White Tag. 
 
 Standard (500 ft.) Brown Tag. 
 
 Sisal (500 ft.) Yellow Tag. 
 
 It is just what the tag says it is. 
 The Dccring twine mills are the largest and most 
 modern, the operatives the most skillful, and the fibres 
 employed are of the highest character. This explains 
 why Dccring twine is recognized ever}'where as the 
 measure of values. 
 
 Trainload of Fibre at Deering Twine Mills.
 
 Deertnf Waur-Proof Cabtm Cover. 
 
 '• •'i>U?-pin "f suecess in ImikKt- 
 i'liililitiK >!• ntU-iitioii to little dr- 
 uiilw. Ill surtfiuiful farming the 
 :uiip jMiiicy applies. Tlie farmer 
 who hou!H-N liiM implements is mak- 
 iiiR one Htroiig hid for Huccesii. 
 DccHng <aiivii« «<>v»-r is in line with this 
 1 1 1^ iiiiule of hi'uvy <lui-k. is i-oiii]):ini- 
 livelv ihfiip, and will pn.serve the life of tin- 
 maciiiiie twofold. DcCT- 
 Ing iii:uhiii«s may rust out; 
 they wont wear out. 
 \Vln-ii a shower comes up, 
 or when you unhitch at 
 night, just take a moment 
 to tuck your faithful ma- 
 ohine ill a w.-Uer-proof eover, and you will U- 
 amply rewaidtd in longer and U-tt.-r s.im... 
 Tlies«' ftivers iuv kept on sale at all loeal Dccfinq 
 agencies. 
 In order to rendir Dccring niachine.s long-livpfl, wc determined some years ago to provide a suit- 
 able oil, which could U' dcpiiidcd u|>iin, and which would contain no grit. We tlicnd"i-e 
 .irran>.iMl for a s|MMially i>rc|)aivil picnluct, which is furiiislRHl in two graile.s, called "DccHlM 
 llaiv.st.r (»il " and " Dccring Kxtra Harvester Oil."' They are both heavy Ixidy pnxlucts, with 
 lots of lubricating (|ualitic.s, and luv not affects! by temperature or climate. 
 The Extra oil is of soniywhat heavier consistency, speci.ally recommendwl for mill- 
 work. We sell hirge quantities of it for that purjio'se, which indicates tli.it it is viUuable 
 
 ius a harvest lubricant. 
 
 Wheiv a farmer diKS nut wish to k»>ej) a rea]K'r 
 for the i>uriH>.se, the Dccring Ha.\Harricr will U- 
 found a valuable attachment for harvesting flax, .si-ed- 
 gnus.ses, buckwheat, or any croji which must lirst lie 
 droplH'd in gavels before U-ing Iwiind. In some 
 .sections of the East oats get musty if cut and 
 iKiund at once. This carrier will be found an excel- 
 lent device in all such cases. It is comparatively 
 inexiK'nsive, and can In' attached to the Idesd I!in<lcr 
 in a few ininntcs' time 
 
 The Deering Knife-Grinder is simple in con- 
 pos.ses.scs all the Ixist features of other devices, ami 
 Its emery wheel runs at a high s])feil, .and grinds 
 
 two edges of the sections simultaneously without changing their 
 original Uvd. Nicks and broken edges lan lie ground out witiiout 
 special adjustment, and a uniform pressure is secure<l by an ailjust- 
 alile thumb nut, which ]HTmits of an incre.isc or diminution, as 
 desired. The emery wheel is hingetl, allowing a movement which 
 
 prevents heating and drawing the 
 temjK'r from the knife sections. The 
 Dccring Knir,'-(;rinder is the only 
 mac liiiic which successfully grinds 
 sections at the heel or knife-head. 
 .Viiy farmer can well alTord t'l grind 
 his knives several times a 'day while 
 the team is resting. The Occritig 
 
 __ ,_^_^ , ^ ^^^ Kiiife-<trinder can be quickly at- 
 
 y " ^f If B^^^^^lflH^^^^^^'^^ft^fl^^^ lai-hed to the tongue 
 ^J/f^ ^ & "^^ ^^Q^^^L. ''"^ work done without taking the 
 
 ^^^^ Jg iVH^^^^ knives to the workshop. .\ Dccritig 
 
 ^^r -9 #^^^^^^^ Knife-Crrinder will more than jny 
 
 for itself during a single harvest. 
 
 DecrtDg Kcife-Grioder. ° 
 
 The Deerinc 
 Flax-Camet. 
 
 struction and citsily op«'ratcd. It 
 many new ]ioints of sujjeriority. 
 
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 CIIICAU), U. S. A.
 
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