« GRIFFITH <SL TURNER CO. 



Pearce's Improved Galloon's Patent Broadcast Seed Sower. 



FOR SOWING CLOVER, TIMOTHY, MILLET, OATS, WHEAT, HEMP, BARLEY, RYE, RICE, BUCKWHEAT, ETC. 

 STANDARD SEEDER OF THE WORLD— A MODEL FOR ACCURACY AND DURABILITY— MALLEABLE IRON 



FRAME— STEEL HOPPER AND GATE— BRASS DISCHARGER. 



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 quan- 

 tity 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 nst going so fast, and upon the 

 poorer spots of ground it can he sown thinner by taking longer steps and consequently passing more 

 rapidly forward. 



About Soicing in the Wind— Anyone familiar with the use of the machine can sow satisfactory 

 in a much stronger wind than will admit of sowing well by hand ; but as the ordinary work of a daj 

 can easily be done with the Sower in two or three hours, that time may be chosen early in the morn- 

 ing 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 ob- 

 struction which the cork offers to the seed. A broader lap is therefore required by making the pas- 

 sages nearer together. (See directions.) 



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

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



the weight of the seed, f Hemp, 27 to 30 feet. Timothy, 15 to 18 feet. 



Our Special Price, $3.00 cash with order. 



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 % 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 % 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, at iy 2 inches. To sow one and a-half bushels to the acre, at VA 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 bushels to the acre, set the index at % of an inch and sow five or six rows at a time, according as they are wide or nar- 

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



Factory Price, $3.50. 



THOMPSON'S GLOVER AND GRASS SEEDER. 



This Grass Seeder is simple 

 without gearing, cams or intricat» 

 machinery. It cannot get out o' 

 order. It is strong, yet weighs bu: 

 40 pounds. Perfection feed is at 

 tained in making it absolutely pos 

 itive, yet a non-leaking carriei 

 when thrown out of connection 

 The quantity of seed to the acr» 

 is accurately shown by the indej 

 plate. 



You place the pin, the machine measures the seed. Clover, Timothj 

 Red Top, Hungarian, Millet, Flax, Orchard Grass, Fancy Blue Grasi 

 Alsike and chaffy seeds are alike sown by it. It cannot clog. Tin 

 wheels may be covered with mud, yet its working will not be affectet 

 Working near the ground, even strong winds have no effect upon it 

 accuracy. A Manila rope passes through a groove in the bottom o 

 the box, fastened at the ends to a rod moved back and forth by i 

 lever. This is operated by the revolution of the wheel, upon each o 

 the eight spokes of which is fastened a casting. These castings strik< 

 alternately V-shaped irons on the feed levers. The length of strok" 

 governs the quantity of seed sown, and is regulated by the pin, whid 

 forms a fulcrum at any distance desired from the driving point. The plate for this pin is accurately marked in figures, indicating the quan 

 tity 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 eoverinj 

 the holes in the bottom of the hopper, through which, when at work, it forces the seed. Manila rope is used because it is better than wire o 

 any substitute. It does not wear the groove, bruise the seed or fail in its work— wire rope will. Being scorched and chemically treated, oui 

 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. 1— Complete Clover and Grass Seeder, the most popular style, $6.00. 



No. 2— Complete Seeder, with Double Hopper and Red Top, Orchard Grass. Blue Grass, Lawn Grass, as well as Clover. $8.0Q. 



SOWS 12 or 14 FEET WIDE, 

 ANY AMOUNT DESIRED 

 PER ACRE. 

 WILL SOW 20 TO 25 ACRES 

 PER DAY. 



National Broadcast 

 Seed Sower. 



It will sow wheat, rye, 

 oats, rice, flax, millet, tur- 

 nip seed, clover seed, grass 

 seed, including light grass- 

 es ; in fact, all kinds of 

 seed, broadcast. Also plas- 

 ter, fertilizer, salt, ashes, 

 etc. 



Price $1.50 



The Cyclone Hand Broadcast Seed Sower. 



This Seeder is accurate, strong, light 

 and durable. The best medium-price ma- 

 chine of its kind on the market. 



PRICE $1.50 



Chicago 

 Seeder. 



A good Seeder, at a very low 

 price. This is the most satis- 

 factory Bow Seeder made. 



PRICE $1.25 



Champion Jr. Seeder. 



A MODERATE PRICE 

 MACHINE. 



The accompanying il- 

 lustration shows our 

 CHAMPION JR. SEED- 

 ER, a moderate price 

 machine. 



GUARANTEED equal 

 to any other make on 

 the market. 



PRICE. $1.00 



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 and throwing it upon the re- 

 volving 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. Excellent for sowing fodder corn or ensilage. 

 PRICE. $0.00 



