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THE NEW YORK SEED DRILL. 
MATTHEWS’ PATENT. 
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‘T take pleasure in calling your attention to a perfect Seed Drill. This Drill 
was invented and perfected by the father of the seed-drill business—~Mr. E. G. Mat- 
thews. 
It has been his aim for years to make a perfect drill and do away with the 
objections found in all others, and in the New York he has accomplished it. 
Its 
advantages over other drills are as follows: 
1. Marker-bar under the frame, held 
by clamps, easy to adjust to any width 
by simply loosening thumb nuts. 
2. Adjustable plow, which opens a 
wide furrow, and can be set to sow at 
any depth. 
3. Open seed conductor to show seed 
dropping. 
4, Barsin seed conductor, for seatter- 
ing seed in wide furrows, prevents dis- 
turbing strong plants when thinning 
out—an important feature. — 
5. Ridged roller. 
6. Dial plate in full sight of operator, 
and made of patent combination white 
metal which prevents rust. 
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7, Dial plate set on fulcrum, and 
hence holds close up, preventing seed 
from spilling. 
8. Ithasa large seed-box with hinged 
Gover. . 
9. Machine will stand up alone when 
not in use, not lable to tip over. 
It is the SIMPLEST, MOST COM- 
PACT and EASTEST DRILL TO HAN- 
DLE, being only 32 inches long. 
It covers the seed 
very easy. 
better and runs 
Packed in erates for shipping. Weigh 
about 45 pounds. Price, $10.00. 
MATTHEWS’ HAND CULTIVATOR. 
THe Matruews’ Hanp CUETIVATOR is 
one of the best implements in use for 
weeding between row crops, and for flat 
cultivation generally, and is an indis- 
pensible companion to the seed drill. 
It is thoroughly constructed through- 
‘out, very durable; easy to operate. A 
boy can do as much with it as six men 
with hoes. It spreads from 6 to 14 inches, 
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Price, $5,00, boxed. 
