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MATTHEWS' GARDEN SEED DRILL 



A reliable Seed Drill is rec- 

 ognized as one of the most valu- 

 able implements in use. It is a 

 great labor-saver, and no one 

 who raises vegetables, whether 

 in large or small quantities, can 

 afford to do without one. But as 

 an unreliable drill is worse than 

 worthless, care should be taken 

 to select the best. We theiefore 

 invite your attention to the Mat- Price |13 oo Boxed, 



thews' Garden Seed Drill. No better one can be procured. Medals 

 and testimonials confirming its superority over all other drills, 

 have been repeatedly bestowed upon it from all quarters; and, 

 as it has been improved from time to time, it is now everywhere 

 acknowledged to be 



THE MOST PEEFECT DRILL IN USE. 



It is designed to be used in field or garden. When in opera- 

 tion, it opens the furrow, drops the seed accurat'jly at the desired 

 depth, covers it and lightly rolls it, and at the same time marks 

 the next row, all of which is done, with mechanical precision, by 

 simply propelling the drill forward. In this way it sows, with an 

 evenness and rapidity impossible for the most skillful hand to do, 

 all the different varieties of Beet^ Carrot, Onion, Turnip, Parsnip, 

 Sage, Spinach, Sorghum, Peas, Beans, Broom Corn, Fodder Corn, etc. 



It is simple in principle, and is constructed of the best ma- 

 terial and in the best style and finish. The agitator stirs the seed 

 in the hopper thoroughly by a positive motion, which insures 

 continuous and uniform delivery, and the bottom of the hopper 

 is made sufficiently dishing to sow the smallest quantity of seed. 

 When desired, the movement of the agitator can be checked, and 

 the drill may then be propelled forward or backward without 

 dropping the seed. A simple contrivance accurately gauges the 

 uniform deposit of the seed to any required depth, thus avoiding the 

 risk of planting at irregular depthb^, or so deep in places as to de- 

 stroy the seed. The markers are made adjustable for the purpose 

 of marking the rows at any desired distance apart, and they 

 mark them distinctly, whether the ground is even or uneven. 



Another great advantage which it possesses over any other 

 machine is that it is the only drill ivhich has an INDICATOR ivith 

 the names of different seeds thereo7i. This indicator is devised to 

 simplify the adjustment for sowing different varieties of seeds. It 

 is securely attached to the side of the hopper, in plain sight, and 

 is made use of for changing from sowing one kind of seed to an- 

 other by simply turning it until the name of the seed to be planted 

 comes up to the indicator-pin, which revolves the dial, attached 

 to the bottom of the hopper, until the right sized hole in it for 

 planting that seed comes directly into place. This ingenious in- 



