102 Eichabd Fkotscher's Ausianajg and Garden Manual 



MATTHEWS' GARDEN SEED DRILL, 



Price, $13.00 Boxed. 



A reliable Seed Drill is recognized as one of the most valuable 

 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 with- 

 out one. But as an unreliable drill is worse than worthless, care should 

 be taken to select the best. "We therefore invite your attention to the 

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

 and testimonials confirming its superiority 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 PERFECT DEILL IN USE. 



It is designed to be used in field or garden. When in operation, it 

 opens the furrow, drops the seed accurately 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 im- 

 possible for the most skilful 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 material 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 seed. A simple contrivance accurately 

 gauges the uniform deposit of the seed to any required depth, thus avoid- 

 ing the risk of planting at irregular depths, or so deep in places as to 

 destroy 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 which has an INDICATOR with the names of 

 different seeds thereon. This indicator is devised to simplify the adjust- 

 ment 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 another by simply turning it until the 

 name of the seed to be planted comes up to the indicator-pin, which 



