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THE "VELVET LAWN" SEEDER. 



Valuable machines involving new principals. Puts seed IN either new ground or old sod. For renewing or thick- 

 ening the grass and renovating bad spots in lawns, tennis courts, putting greens, etc., 

 without replowing, redigging, or marring the surface. 



This is a valuable machine for seeding new lawns and doubly valuable for renovating wornout lawns and bad 

 spots in Greens, Tennis Courts, etc., and without redigging or plowing, and without marring the surface. It puts 

 the seed IN newly prepared ground or IN old sod — covers it and rolls it. 



The seed is evenly distributed, wind or no wind, much or little as may be desired, and at 

 any required reasonable depth according to how the machine is adjusted by the operator. 

 The even distribution of the seed and its uniform depth insures an even stand of grass — not 

 too thick in some places and too thin in others. The illustration on the right shows how the 

 above claims are accomplished. The revolving steel discs cut a narrow gash or trench in the 

 ground or sod — the seed is forced through the " boot " the spout of which directs the seed 

 into the trench when at its deepest immediately under the rear of the cutting discs, the roller 

 then follows closing up the gash and of course covering the seed. There are eight of these discs 

 with their accompanying seed spouts. These sow 2 inches apart — thus the machine sows a strip 

 16 inches wide as fast asaman can walk. It will sow and cross sow an area 50 x 150 feet in thirty' 

 minutes. As each disc, seed spout and roller work individually they therefore adapt themselves to inequalities of the ground, insuring a 

 perfect stand of grass, and the cutting (not tearing) of the old sod in this way has proven beneficial, a sort of a cultivation that relieves 

 its hide bound condition. 



The machines have "force feeds" one to each disc and seed spout — every feed sows an equal amount of seed and a gauge regulates the 

 quantity sown whether the machines are going fast or slow. The flow of seed can immediately be shut off by moving a lever. 



The seed must grow because it is IN the 



ground and not on top of it. 



No seed is wasted. Birds cannot get it, 

 rain can not wash it nor wind blow it away. 

 In new ground or soft turf it is easily oper- 

 ated by one man but in old hard sod it may 

 require another person to pull. Price S20.00. 



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The revolving cut- 

 ting Disc and seed 

 boot — used on the vel- 

 vet lawn Seeders. 



Illustrating the cut- 

 ting of a narrow gasu 

 in the sod and the boot 

 sowingtheseedimmedi • 

 ately behind the gash 

 which is then closed by 

 the roller following. 



Henderson's Sod Perforator. 



An invaluable tool to aid in renovating bad spots in lawns, grass 

 plots, putting greens, etc. 



It is operated like a rammer, the lower surface being provided with 

 spikes which puncture the sod, leaving small holes into which much 

 of the seed or fertilizer drops when broadcasted, thus preventing its 

 being blown or washed away. 



The holes are filled with soil by the first rain, which covers, the seed 

 so it can germinate. Price, S3. 50. 



HENDERSON'S 

 CHAMPION " SOD CUTTER. 



A horse-power machine for cutting sod in long strips; an 

 important and valuable implement for golf grounds parks 

 and other places which have much sod laying or repairing 

 to do. It cuts the sod of uniform width and thickness, in ^ 

 any length, so that it is particularly adapted to giving solid- t 

 ity to slopes in cuts and on embankments, working equally I 

 well on level or uneven surface, cutting both ways with I 

 the land, and leaving no sod uncut, being light of draft, 

 easily managed, strong, neat and durable. It is the best and , 

 cleanest, sod-cutting machine in America. 



Has a Reversible Knife made of one piece of steel. While 

 one side dulls, the opposite edge is getting sharpened; 

 cannot get choked. An Adjustable Roller regulates the 

 thickness of the sod from one-half inch to two inches; the 

 front roller swings back under the guide-shoe and takes the 



weight when the machine is not cutting. The guide-shoe can be changed to either side in a minute; no 

 friction or injury to the grass. The knife can be cleaned without turning over the machine. One 

 machine will cut from 30,000 to 40,000 square feet per day, doing the work of forty men; the expense 

 saved between cutting by hand and with horse power in one day is enough to pay the price of our 

 machine. Instructions for operating furnished with every machine. Price, S27. 00. Extra knives, ?S. 00 each. 



THE McINTOSH LAWN CULTIVATOR. 



A new and splendid invention for improving and repairing lawns, putting greens, grass tennis courts, 

 etc. It pushes as easily as a lawn mower, cutting narrow almost invisible grooves in the turf >4 of an inch 

 apart (or by removing every other knife lyi inches apart) and J^ to 2 inches deep as set over a 12-inch 

 strip as fast as a man can walk. This enables seed broadcasted either before or after it to be brushed 

 or rolled in to the loosened soil in the grooves where the grass can germinate and get a root hold and not 

 be dried out, washed or blown away as too often is the case when grass seed is merely broadcasted over a 

 non-scarified turf. There are 16 knives, 5|4 inches long made of the finest Sheffield steel. They are 

 perfectly straight, easily removed for sharpening and adjustable to take up the wear until only 2 or 3 inches 

 long when they may be quickly replaced by a new set. These knives slant backwards making a draw cut 

 which does not disturb thin sod nor tear it up and expose the roots as often happens when a scarifying 

 rake is used. 



Other benefits from the use of the Mcintosh Lawn Cultivator: It cultivates, loosens and aerates hard ^sg^ 



surfaces and "hide bound" sod, increases the root joints and allows the roots to spread thereby making a 

 thicker growth of grass and consequently of finer texture. It also permits water and fertilizer to reach the roots where needed and besides eventually eliminates creep- 

 ing crab grass, grounding etc., by cutting them into short joints and removing the seed bearing stems. It is also effectual for dandelion and plantain, cutting the 

 large leaves and crowns so the grass can grow close up to the roots and smothering them out. It is not necessary to cut into the turf deeply, just enough pressure should 

 be given to cut through the grass mat. Price S25.00. 



"Please send at once one more Mcintosh Lawn Cultivator. Have used the one purchased this spring with great success and think they are indispensihle for use on 

 lawns and greens" BERT KROOSTAD, Professional, Bridegivater Golf Club, Chicago, III. 



