GRIFFITH, TURNER & CO., BALTIMORE, MD 



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THE NEW EVANS CORN DRILL 



The advantage of planting corn in drills is that the grains 

 are dropped separately, and some distance apart, thus giving 

 each plant an opportunity to grow to full maturity. 



SOME POINTS OF SUPERIORITY 



Our gearing is 



chilled in such 

 manner that it 

 very hard 



time, 

 which 



makes the Drill run steadier, and is less liable 



a 

 is 



there- 

 fore durable. 



2. The lever for 

 placing the pinion in 

 or out of gear is 

 placed between the 

 handles close to the 

 operator. This 

 makes the Evans 

 the most easily han- 

 dled drill on the 

 market. - 



3. The rotary drop * 



will drill accurately - 

 8, 12, 16 or 20 inches 

 apart, as may be de- 

 sired, dropping one grain at a 



4. Has a heavy drive wheel, 

 to slip. 



5. The shares are held by malleable iron clamps which give 

 cast ones. 



The New Evans On^-Horse Corn Drill with Fertilizer Attachment has a posi- 

 tive force feed that will drill any of the popular fertilizers now in use. 



Worth four times its cost for one season's use to any farmer who uses fertilizers, 

 as with it he can plant his corn and put in the fertilizer at the same time. 



No one who contemplates purchasing a Corn Drill should fail to examine the Evans. 



American Standard Hand Corn Planter. $2.00. 



Sold on its Merit. Accurate, Reliable and Durable. 



The only Planter containing an adjustable dropping disc. 



The disc is quickly adjusted for a light or heavy seeding, and rotates sim- 

 ilar to the disc in a horse planter. Planter is easily operated by a boy ox girl 



Works in all kinds and conditions of soil, and is the only one which insures 

 an accurate and reliable seeding. Try one. . // speaks for itself. 



In addition to this we also carry another Planter, for parties want- 

 ing something cheaper, at $1.50. 



Bilvance Pea ana Fertilizer Drill, 



The distributing disc being of wrought iron, and galvanized, can 

 neither break nor rust, thus entirely obviating the faults of glass and 

 iron. 



With and without 

 Fertilizer Attachment, 

 also arranged for 

 planting Peas. 



Plain Drill $14.00 



With Fertilizer! in nn 

 Attachment . ( 18 00 



peas. The same can be said of it h 



The agitator is also new, being of steel, 

 in the form of two knife-shaped arms 

 sweeping around under the mass of the 

 fertilizer and throwing it upon the re- 

 volving disc below. A shut-off has lately 

 >een added, whereby the waste of ferti- 

 lizer is stopped when turning at ends of 

 rows. As shown in cut, loops are bolted 

 to frame for the purpose of attaching a 

 horse. We cannot too strongly recom- 

 mend this Drill to pea growers as being 

 one of the very best tools for sowing 

 egard to sowing fodder, corn or ensilage. Price, $8.00. 



ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY REPAIRED. 



