"Planet Jr." Garden Tools for 1897. 



Space will not permit illustrating and describing all of the " Planet Jr." tools, but we will gladly send a fully illustrated 

 catalogue to any who desire it ; and we can supply promptly anything ordered. " Planet Jr." goods are standard machines, the 

 best on the market. In sending your orders to us, you can rely on getting bottom prices. 



The » PLANET JR." No. 5 Hill Dropping Seeder. 



This beautiful new tool will be a delightful surprise to every gardener who tries it. We all 



know that a garden seed sower that does not drop iu hills is fast becoming a thing of the past, 



for there are but few now who do not wish to plant beans and corn, spinach and salsify, 



carrots and turnips, parsnips and beets, in hills. Allcrops thatareto be grown from seed 



and then thinned toaregular stand, thouldbe planted in hills and atjust the distance apart 



the plants are desired ; for in drilling, unless the seed is sown unnecessarily thick, there 



will not always be a plant at the proper spot and the crop is therefore irregular. This 



means that nowadays a seed sower should drop in hills and 



at almost every distance apart. The new No. 5 " Planet Jr." 



drops at 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24 and 48 inches apart, and also 



beautifully in a continuous row. It drops withoutinjury,can 



be changed from hill to drill or from one distance to another 



very quickly, and without any changing of bolts, and with- 



outany loose wheels or parts so easily lost or mislaid ; and a 



neat, clear index with brass screw regulator and quick cut- 



ofl is arranged most conveniently just at the top of the 



handle. 



The newcomer is a great favorite, too, because it is un- 

 usually large, holding three quarts, yet very light running 

 withal; and it is also a model of simplicity, strength and 

 durability. Its large capacity will suit all large growers, 

 and yet it works so perfectlv that it will sow a single paper of seed or drop it in hills accurately, to the very last gram. 



Inaword.no seeder has ever been made that compares with this newly perfected No. 5 "Planet Jr."— the 1S97 surprise. 

 Price, S12.00. 



The « PLANET JR." No. 4 Combined Hill 



Dropping Seeder and Single Wheel Hoe, 



Cultivator, Rake and Plow. 



This is exactly the same fine strain of blood that has 

 proven such a marvelous success in the No. 5 " Planet Jr." 

 Hill Dropper. As a drill, the points of difference are:. First, 

 that it is smaller in capacity , though still oi good size, holding 

 three pints, and that it does not drop at so many different 

 distances apart ; however, it drops at all the most important 

 distances, at 6, 9, 12, 18 and 36 inches. The index is just as 

 fine and accurate and plain, though being a combined tool it 

 is not placed at the top of the handle. It is like No. 5 in 

 dropping in just the same way, just as accurately, and in 

 handling the smallest paper of seed perfectly and to the 

 iast grain ; has no loose parts, and is simple, durable and very 

 light-running. The drill is quickly detached and the tool 

 frame substituted. It then becomes the most admirable 

 Single Wheel Hoe of the "Planet Jr." family. Has a fine 

 garden plow, two elegantly shaped, new-style hoes, three 

 delightful cultivating rakes, made new form and specially 

 to fit 6, 9, 12, and, using two a" once, 34 and 16 inch rows ; 

 and a practical leaf guard. Price, complete, SS10.00. 

 As a drill only, S7.00. 



The "PLANET JR." No. 3 Hill Dropping Seeder. 



Sows Either in Hills or in Continuous Row. 



Until recently there was no such thing as a Hill Dropping Seeder, modern 

 Drills sowing continuously only. This Drill will sow in a continuous row, in the 

 ordinary way, with the greatest regularity ; but its distinctive feature is that it will 

 drop neatly in hills, either 4, 6, 8, 12 or 24 inches apart. It opens the 

 furrow, drops in hills or drills, covers, rolls down and marks the next row, 

 all at one operation. The hopper holds three quarts. The wheel is 15 inches 

 high, with a broad face. It is changed in a moment from hill dropping to 

 drill work. It has a rubber force feed, sows equally well whether the hopper is full 

 or contains only a paper of seed, and will not injure delicate seeds, such as radish, 

 cabbage, etc., which are so often peeled or crushed by drills having agitators or 

 metal feed wheels. It is nicely adapted to all conditions of land, working espe- 

 cially well in fresh ground or when planting on a ridge. The plow is adjustable and 

 opens a very narrow furrow, which is a great advantage for after cultivation. 



1896 was the first year that this machine was sold widely by the manufacturers 

 of the celebrated line of "Planet Jr." goods, but the machine was bought very 

 largely by careful gardeners and nurserymen during the season, and gave entire 

 satisfaction. Price, $9.00. 



The » PLANET JR." No. 2 Seed Drill. 



This tool is used the world over, and with the exception of the 

 "Planet Jr." Hill Dropping Drills is the most perfect drill known. It 

 holds two and one-half quarts. 



The sowing cylinder is a -drum of spring brass, set between the driv- 

 ing wheels. Around this drum is a brass band, drawn tight to the drum 

 by a cam which joins the ends. In both drum and band are correspond- 

 ing diamond-shaped discharge openings ; by loosening the cam and 

 sliding the outer band, the discharge may be regulated to suit any kind or 

 thickness of seed. The index contains the names of the principal seeds, 

 and when the name wanted appears through the index slot, it is set right 

 for that seed. The drill sows in an even, regular stream, whether there 

 is much or little in the hopper. The opening plow, being directly be- 

 tween the wheels, follows all irregularities of the ground, is adjustable, 

 and once set, opens the furrow at a uniform depth, and the seeds are 



deposited in a very narrow line. The machine is extremely simple ; having no agitators, belts or 

 injured, even if sprouted. It received the highest award at the World's Fair at Chicago. Price, 86 



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