GBTmTH*TUHNERCO 



95 



The "Iron Age" Variety Machine. 



In this machine there are combined a double mould-board plow, a fertilizer distributor, a 

 coverer, a pea, bean and corn hiller or drill and a two-row furrower. 



WHAT IT WILL DO.— It opens furrows, distrib- 

 utes fertilizer, plants corn, peas and beans, and 

 covers in one operation or separately. Marks and 

 opens two furrows. 



THE OPENING PLOW is a double mouldboard 

 plow which lifts the soil and throws it out loose 

 on both sides. It will run eight inches deep or as 

 shallow as desired. 



THE FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTOR.— All who 

 have used or seen the "Improved Robbins" Potato 

 Planters work, will know the excellent qualities of 

 the patented fertilizer distributor used on it. The 

 same principle is applied to the Variety Machine, 

 as we believe it to be beyond doubt one of the best 

 methods of distributing fertilizer 

 yet adopted. The fertilizer is 

 placed in a round hopper of galvan- 

 ized iron, holding about one hun- 

 dred pounds, and is fed downward 

 through a central opening formed 

 by a straight agitator shaft. 



This feeding is accomplished by a 

 •winged scraper, which descends by 

 its own gravity as the material is 

 fed away, while the fertilizer, fall- 

 ing upon a cone in a light, loose 

 condition, is thrown by this cone 

 outward on to a revolving disc, 

 ■which in turn carries it to the gate 

 •opening at its edge. All waste of 

 fertilizer when turning at ends of 

 rows is avoided by a simple ar- 

 rangement whereby the driver can 

 instantly close the gate. The discs 

 are conveniently adjustable in 

 every way and cover the row with 

 a full, free covering in the most 

 perfect manner possible. 



THE WHEELS are made of steel, 

 thirty-two inches high, with T- 

 shaped tires three inches broad, to 

 prevent the machine from slipping 

 on hillsides and to cause it to run 

 steadier on the level. In order to 

 insure correct working of the machine the wheels 

 are adjustable on the axle from thirty-six to fifty 

 inches wide, so they can be set at various distances 

 to accommodate the furrows made. 



In the photograph, we show the " Iron Age" 

 Variety machine as a Row Maker at 

 work on a New Jersey farm. 



PRICES: 



The " Iron Age " Variety Machine 



as a Row Maker $35.00 



Seed Attachment 5.00 



Marker Attachment 6.00 



Weight, complete, 500 lbs. 



VALUABLE ADJUSTMENTS.— To set the team 

 to walk near or far from the tongue the single trees 

 are adjustable on the double-tree and the rings on 

 the neck yoke. The widest adjustment is always 

 preferable where the team can have 

 room to walk, as the machine will, 

 of course, run steadier. The nar- 

 rowest adjustment comes in good 

 play when narrow rows are to be 

 made, as the team necessarily must 

 walk close. 



THE SEED ATTACHMENT is 

 placed in position at the left of the 

 driver, where he can easily watch 

 his work and adjust the flow of 

 seed. It will plant peas, beans and 

 corn, either in hills or drills. 



THE MARKER ATTACHMENT. 

 —The discs and gang which are 

 used on the machine as a row 

 maker are removed by drawing 

 three pins and the gang of the 

 markers attached by making use 

 of the same pins. The same discs 

 and ratchet castings that are used 

 on the gang as a row maker are 

 placed on the arms of the marker 

 attachment. The depth of running 

 of the discs can be finely and in- 

 stantly adjusted by the lever, and 

 entirely thrown out of the soil at 

 the ends of the rows, preparatory 

 to turning around. After the discs 

 are raised the driver can easily 

 reach over and raise the marker pole without dis- 

 mounting. Those who have used the old style 

 marker will appreciate the great advantage of a 

 tool where the operator is not obliged to dismount 

 or lift around the machine. 



Then, too, the ability to instantly adjust the 

 depth of the running of discs is an important feat- 

 ure. Farmers having rolling or hilly land will find 

 this tool to operate much better on same than any 

 similar tool, as the T tire prevents slipping. 



SEND FOR CATALOGUE GIVING FULL DESCRIPTION OF "IRON AGE" GOODS. 



