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Cahoon Patent Broadcast Seed Sower. 



For sowing Clover, Timothy, Millet, Oats, Wheat, Hemp, Barley, Rye, Rice, 

 Buckwheat, etc. A model for accuracy and durability. 



Price, $3.50. 



Sows from 4 to 8 acres per hour at an ordinary walking gait, throw- 

 ing wheat about 40 teet 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 per- 

 son 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 net going so fast, and 

 upon the poorer spots of ground it can be sown thinner by taking longer 

 steps, 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 con- 

 sequence of the obstruction which the corn offers to the seed. A broader lap is therefore required, oy making; 

 the passages near together. (See directions.) 



The breadth of the cast will ( Wheat and Rye, 30 to 36 feet. Oat, 21 to 25 feet, 

 be according to the weight - Barley, 27 to 33 feet. Clover, Millet, Hungarian Seed, 20 to 24 feet, 



of the seed ( 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 3-4 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 3-4 of an inch. 



FOR HEMP.— To sow one bushel to the acre, at 

 1-2 an inch. To sow one and a quarter bushels to 

 the acre, at 5-8 of an inch. 



FOR OATS.— To sow two bushels to the acre, at 

 1 1-2 inches. To sow one and a-half bushels to the 

 acre, at 1 1-4 inches. 



When ready to sow, first commence turning, and 

 with the left hand raise the slide until the nib on 

 the slide comes against the index point. Be careful 

 to walk and turn, 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 bush- 

 els to the acre, set the index at 5-8 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 3-8 of an inch ; 

 half a bushel. 5-8 of an inch. 



Thompson's 

 Clover and Grass 

 Seeder. 



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. Per- 

 fection feed is attained in making it absolutely pos- 

 itive, 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 manilla rope passes through a groove in the 

 bottom of the box, fastened at the ends to a rod 

 moved hack and forth by a lever. This is operated 



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Sows 13 or 14 feed 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- • ..$6.50 

 No. 2— Complete Seeder, with Dou- 

 ble Hopper for Red Top, Or- 

 chard Grass, Blue Grass, Lawn 

 Grass, as well as Clover, etc .$8.00 



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 tne quan- 

 tity 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 bot- 

 tom 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 loos- 

 ened when not in use. 



The Cyclone Hand Broadcast 

 Seed Sower. 



This Seeder is accurate, strong, light and durable. 

 The best medium price machine of its kind on the 

 market. 



Price $2.00 



Chicago Seeder. 



A good Seeder, at a very low price. This is the 

 most satisfactory Bow Seeder made. 



Price $1.50 



