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Broadcast Hand Seed Sowers 



py#lMppED 



For Sewing Clover, Timothy, Millet, Oats, Wheat, Hemp, Barley, Rye, Rice, Buck- 

 wheat, Etc. A Model for Accuracy and Durability. 



PRICE, S3.50 



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 ob 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 upou those places where the soil is 

 richer, by taking shorter steps and thus not going so fast, and upon the poorer spots of ground it can be sown thinner 

 by taking loDgcr 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 tban 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 cork offers 

 to the seed. A broader lap is therefore required bv making the passages nearer together. (See directions). 

 The breadth of the cast f Wheat and Eye, 30 to 36 feet. Oats, 21 to 25 feet, 

 will be according to 1 Barley, 27 to 33 feet. Clover, Millet, Hungarian Seed, 20 to 24 feet, 



theweightof theseed. ( 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 Eye.— To sow two bushels to the acre, at 1 inch. To sow one and a half bushels to the acre, at 



J£ 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 J£ of 

 an inch. 



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

 an inch. 



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

 When ready to sow, first commence turning, and with the left hand raise the slide uutil 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 

 To sow wheat or rye in standing corn, two bushels to the acre, set the index at s / a of an inch a> d sow five or six rows at a time, according as 

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



Thompson's Clover and Grass Seeder. 



This Grass St eder is simple, with- 

 out gearing, cams or intricate ma- 

 chinery. It cannot get out of order. 

 It is strong, yet weighs but forty 

 pounds- Perfection feed is attained 

 in making it absolutely positive, yet 

 a non-leaking carrier when thrown 

 out of connection. Tbe 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 back and 

 forth by a lever. This is operated by the revolution of the wheel, upon 

 ff) 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-screwi the lever can be 

 thrown out of connection, when all sowing stops" the feed rope covering the holes in the bottom of tbe hopper, through which, when at work, it 

 forces the se c d. Manilla rope is used because it is better than wire or any substitute. It does not wear the groove bruise ^he seed, or fail in ita 

 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. 



No. I— Complete Cloverand Grass Seeder, the most popular style ■•■••"A " "V""'A ;U,'^ii'^"'nV«™U"""**"" 



No. 2-Complete Seeder, with Double Bopper and Red Top, Orchard. Grass, Blue Grass, Lawn Grass, as well as Clover , 



SOWS 12 OR 1 4 FEET WIDE, 

 ANY AMOUNT DESIRED 

 PER ACRE. 

 WILL SOW 20 TO 25 ACRES 

 PER DAY. 



.86.00 

 . 8.00 



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 S3.00 



Chicago 

 Seeder. 1 



A good Seeder, at a very low 

 price. This is the most satisfac- 

 tory Bow Seeder made. 



PRICE $1.50 



Baltimore Pea and Fertilizer Drill. 



The agitator is new, being of steel in the 

 form of two knife-shaped arms sweeping 

 around under the mass of the fertilizer aud 

 throwing it upon the revolving disc below. 

 A shut-off has lately been added, whereby 

 the waste of fertilizer is stopped when turning at 

 ends of rows. As shown in cut, loops are bolted to 

 frame for the purpose of attaching a horse. Excel- 

 lent for sowing fodder, corn or ensilage. 



PRICE S6.00 



Champion Jr. Seeder 



A MODERATE PRICE 

 MACHINE. 



The accompanying illus- 

 tration shows our CHAM- 

 PION JR. SEEDER, a mod- 

 erate price machine. 



GUARANTEED equal to 

 any other make on the 

 market. 



PRICE Sl.00 



