SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



159 



Front View of No. 3. 



Whitney's Improved "Western" Tree 

 Digger. 



One of the most important labor and time 

 saving implements that inventive genius has 

 enabled the nurseryman to call to his assist- 

 ance is the Tree Digger. The removal of trees 

 from the nursery by the old methods is, at best, 

 not only slow, laborious and expensive, but 

 frequently carelessness and inexperience on 

 the part of the hired hands result in injury 

 and loss of stock. The Western Tree Digger, 

 which we here offer, is made with special refer- 

 ence to strength and durability, being made of 

 the very best material, and is of superior work- 

 manship. The cutting blade is of solid "Tool" 

 cast steel, five-sixteenths of an inch thick and 

 fourteen inches wide, with holes in the sides to 

 raise or lower beams, to gauge the depth ac- 

 cording to the size of trees to be dug. 



The machine will do the work of twenty men, and do it better, quicker, and more 

 satisfactorily, getting better and more roots than is possible with a spade. The roots 

 are cut smoothly and of even length, which makes packing into cases and bales much 

 easier and more economical. 



With two horses and a Western Tree Digger, from thirty to forty thousand 2-year 

 old trees can be dug or root pruned in one day, and from twenty to thirty of 3 or 4-year 

 olds, and very much better than by hand, as the roots are cut smoothly and of even 

 length. One man can pull out such class of trees as are wanted (thereby saving cost 

 of heeling in), and have balance stand another year, if necessary. 



In clearing up old nursery grounds it is a success ; 7 and 8-year old apple trees 

 have been dug with this machine and four horses. As a Root Primer it has proven 

 very valuable, especially in evergreens, where fibrous roots are desirable, as running 

 the Digger under them has the same effect as transplanting, with no loss and great 

 benefits, and it is now used by most nurserymen for that purpose. Use No. 1 or No. 2 

 for above purposes. 



No. 3 is made specially for digging hedge plants, seedlings and other small stock. 

 No. 4 is particularly designed for taking up grape vines. It is so constructed that it 

 lifts the plants up and out of the ground, so that one man or boy can go along and pick 

 up the plants without the aid of a spade or other tool. The depth is regulated by rais- 

 ing or lowering the beam, as may be required. 



PRICE LIST. 



No. 1 Machine, width of cut, 27 inches, depth, 18 inches, weight, 150 Ibs $45 00 



No. 2 " " " 18 " " 18 " ' 120" 4000 



No. 3 " " " 16 " " 18 " " 140" 4500 



No. 4 " " " 27 " " 18 " " 175" 5000 



(Nos. 3 and 4 only are supplied with Coulter.) 



