76 GRIFFITH & TURNER CO., BALTIMORE, MD. 



CAHOON PATENT BROAD-CAST 



SEED SOWER 



For Sowing Clover, Timothy, Millet, Wheat, Oats, 

 Hemp, Barley* Rye, Buckwheat, Rice, etc. 

 A Model for Accuracy and Durability. 



PRICE, - - $3.00. 



Sows from 4 to 8 acres per hour at an ordinary walking gait, throwing' wheat about 40 feet wide. 



A saving of four-fifths of the labor and one-third of the seed is effected by the use of this machine, and a person 

 -entirely unused to sowing by hand can use it with perfect success. 



To Sow thicker or thinner without changing the slide.— Having set the index to the desired quantity per acre- 

 taking the average of the field— the operator can easily sow a little thicker upon those places where the soil is richer by 

 taking shorter steps and thus hot going so fast, and upon the poorer spots of ground it can be sown thinner by'taking longer 

 ste/is, and consequently passing more rapidly forward. 



About Sowing in the Wind.— Any one familiar with the use of the -machine can sow satisfactorily in a much 

 stronger wind than will admit of sowing well by hand; but as the ordinary work of a day can easily be done with the 

 Sower in two or three hours, that time may be chosen early in the morning or late in the evening, when it is usually 

 calm, or nearly so. 



For Sowing in Standing Corn the machine will be found of the greatest utility— nothing can ever equal it for this 

 purpose — but will not sow as wide as on fallow ground in consequence of the obstruction which the corn offers to the 

 seed. A broader lap is therefor required, by making the passages near together. {See directions.) 



The breadth of the cast will be according to the weight of the seed. 



Wheat and Rve. 30 to 36 feet Oat. 21 to 25 feet. 



Barley. 27 to 33 feet. Clover. Millet. Hungarian Seed, 20 to 24 feet. . 



Hemp, 27 to 30 feet. Timothy, 15 to 18 feet. 



Directions for Gauging the Machine. 



The large gate is to be used when sowing grain, and the small gate in the larger one for grass seed only. 



First close the slide or gate tight, then fix the lower edge of the index point against the scale of inches on the slide for 

 the different seeds as follows: 



For Wheat and Rye.— To sow two bushels to the acre, at 1 inch. To sow one and a-half bushels to the acre, at f of 

 an inch. 



For Barley.— To sow two bushels to the acre, at 1 inch. TO sow one and one-eighth bushels to the acre, at i of 

 an inch. 



For Hemp.— To sow one bushel to the acre, at i an inch. To sow one and a quarter bushels to the acre, at f of 

 an inch. 



For Oats.— To sow two bushels to the acre, at li inches. To sow one and a-half bushels to the acre, at li inches. 



When ready to sow, first commence turning, and with the left hand raise the slide util the nib on the slide comes 

 against the index point. Be careful to walk and tarn, as above directed. To close the slide, do it with a quick pressure of 

 the left hand. 



To sow Wheat or Rye in standing corn, two bushels to the acre, set the index at I of an inch, and sow five or six rows 

 at a time, according as they are wide or narrow. 



For Grass Seed.— To sow one peck of grass seed to the acre, raise the small gate I of an inch; half a bushel, I of 

 an inch. 



THOMPSON'S CLOVER AND GRASS SEEDER. 



Sows 12 op 14 feet wide, any amount desired per acre. Will sow 20 to 25 acres per day. 



No. 1 — Complete Clover and Grass Seeder, the most popular style • --S6 50 



Xo. 2— Complete Seeder, with Double Hopper for Red Top. Orchard Grass, Blue Grass, Lawn Grass, as well as 



Clover, etc U • 8 00 



This Grass Seeder is simple, without gearing, cams or intricate machinery; it cannot get out of order. 



It is strong, yet weighs but forty pounds. Perfection feed is attained by making it absolutely positive, yet a non- 

 leaking carrier when thrown out of connection. 



The quantity of seed to the acre is accurately shown by the index plate. You place the pin, the machine measures 

 the seed. 



Clover. Timothy, Red Top, Hungarian, Millet, Flax. Orchard Grass, Fancy Blue Grass, Alsike and chaffy seeds are 

 alike sown by it. 



It cannot clog. The wheel may be covered with mud. yet its working will not be affected. 

 Working near the ground, even strong winds have no effect upon its accuracy. 



A mannilla rope passes through a groove in the bottom of the box. fastened at the ends to a rod moved back and 

 forth by a lever. This is operated by the revolution of the wheel, upon each of the eight spokes of which is fastened 

 a casting. These castings strike alternately V-shaped irons on the feed levers. The length of stroke governs the 

 -quantity of seed sown, and is regulated by the pin which forms a fulcrum at any distance desired from the driving 

 point. The plate for this pin is accurately marked in figures, indicating the quantity of seed sown per acre. By use 

 of a thumb screw the lever can be thrown out of connection, when all sowing stops, the feed-rope covering the holes 

 in the bottom of the hopper through which when at work, it forces the seed. 



Manilla rope is used because it is better than wire or any substitute. It does not wear the groove, bruise the seed 

 or fail in its work — wire rope will. Being scorched and chemically treated, our rope is weather proof. It is provided 

 with an iron wedge at one end of the feed rod. so that it may be loosened when not in use. 



ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY REPAIRED. 



