February, 1918 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



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THE JOYS OF GARDENING 

 Better and Bigger Crops 



To get out on a crisp Spring morning and feel the mellow soil crumble beneath 

 the plow-shares of a wheel hoe, to drill the seed, cultivate the plants, all this 

 in an upright position, brings joy to the body in need of exercise. Besides, it 

 carries with it the satisfaction of knowing that the work is done better, quicker 

 and ever so much easier than it could be done in any other way — done as the 

 market gardener does it. 



NO. 306 IRON AGE WITH PLOWS ATTACHED 



GARDEN TOOLS 



have been made by us for many years. We have watched their use in 

 thousands of gardens. To this day, we don't know which, to the home 

 gardener, is the more alluring — the fact that they help produce larger crops 

 with less labor or that it is such a downright joy to push them! 



And then, this year there is the satisfaction of knowing that you are patriot- 

 ically supplying at least your own table as your Country asks. 



Ingenuity can extend almost indefinitely the usefulness of IRON AGE Tools. 

 The complete set that comes with many of the combination models can be 

 made to perform every duty for which the garden calls. There are plows, 

 weeders, cultivator teeth, rakes, pulverizing discs, etc., designed by men who 

 got tired of doing the work the old fashioned way. The different attach- 

 ments are changed in a jiffy. Because IRON AGE Tools are built along 

 correct lines they are the easiest to handle and give lasting service. Women 

 and children enjoy raising flowers and vegetables with them, and they are 

 really the safest tools in the hands of the inexperienced. 



IRON AGE No. 306 Combined Hill and Drill Seeder, Single and Double Wheel Hoe is 



the "Complete Gardener." It is a mechanical "handy man" that prepares the soil, 



plants the seed, covers it, firms the soil, and marks 



the next row. An easy change of tools and it is ready to do the cultivating and weeding necessary 

 for the best growing conditions. It does all this correctly, making up for the practice which the user 

 may lack. Many other models from $4.50 up differ chiefly in the variety of their attachments. 

 Nearly all are standardized so that attachments may be bought as desired. 



A HELPFUL BOOKLET 



"Modern Gardening" designed to acquaint garden hobbyists with what they can 

 really do with the various types of IRON AGE Tools is yours for the asking. 

 It explains their construction in detail, shows the best ways of accomplishing the 

 different kinds of work, and how one may do more work than ten men working 

 with old fashioned tools and do it easier. 





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