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Only Combined Edge and 

 Flat Drcp Planter 



Janesville Double Row Corn Planter 



The Janesville I'lanter is made adjustable in width 3 feet to 4 feet. It 

 lias a strong frame, disc marlter, adjustable seat, opea or concave wheels, 

 plain or stub runners. 



Seed Boxes are removable, and the plates may be changed without remov- 

 ing the corn. This also enables the operator to refill the seed can by taking 

 it to the grain sack instead of carrying the heavy sack to the machine, 

 an exclusive Janesville feature. The time gear for driving the seed 

 plates, together with the removable boxes, are so constructed that you 

 cannot get the seed boxes on the wrong side, nor can you get the driving 

 gear out of time. With our Convertible Drop we furnish with 

 each I'lanter both kinds of plates, so that by simply changing 

 the seed plates you can have either the Edge Drop Ol Flat 

 Drop. The Flat Drop gives much the best results with mixed 

 seed, and it is sometimes not convenient to have selected seed 

 corn. Our Edge Drop is one of the best me- 

 /f^^"^ chanical devices ever gotten up for the pur- 

 pose, and operates as follows : The seed plate 

 has cells in the outer edge, each of which is 

 made to receive one kernel of corn edgewise. 

 A revolving disc working on an eccentric over 

 the seed plate insures the filling of these cells. 



The cut-off will not crack the corn. The spring 

 knocker drops in each cell and forces out the kernel. 

 The seed plates are chain driven from a sprocket wheel 

 on the main axle to a sprocket on the feed shaft. This 

 obviates the side draft and relieves the wire strain. 



Nos. 1 and 5 — Plain Planter, with Check Rower and SO rods wire, edge 

 Nos. 1 and 5 — Same as above, with both Edge and Flat Drop I'lates. . 



>iOS. 1 and 5 — Plain Planter, without Check Ro.ver 



No& 2 and 8 — Plain Planter, Drill Drop only, without Cheek Rower. 

 Nos. 1 and 5 — Planter, with Check Rower Wire, Edge Drop Plates 



tilizer Attachment 



Nos. land 5 — Same as above, with both Edge and P'lat Drop Plates. 

 Nos. lands — With Fertilizer Attachment, and without Check Rower 



Discs on above Planters, instead of Runners, add 



The valves of the Janesville Planter are 

 two in number in each shank, an upper and 

 a lower. This makes it impossible to plant 

 two hills at the same time. The lower valve 

 keeps the heel of the runner clear and by its 

 action equalizes the difference between fast 

 and slow driving. The upper valve prevents 

 all possibility of discharging seed between 

 the nills. Being enclosed in the shank, the 

 valve mechanism cannot be affected by trash. 

 The change from hill to drill drop may be 

 made by turning a button on each shank 

 which opens the valves ; then release the 

 clutch so as to make a continuous revolution. 

 (See Fig. 3.) 



The Automatic Clutch device is an exclu- 

 sive feature that every user will appreciate. 



Its action is without jerk or jar 

 when thrown in and out of gear, 

 and it is positive in action. A 

 safety device prevents breakage 

 should a foreign substance get 

 into the hopper. The buttons on 

 the wire trip the clutch, allowing 

 the feed shaft to make one revo- 

 lution. This accumulates enough 

 corn for one hill. It is then 

 thrown out of gear until the next 

 button operates the check rower 

 and throws the clutch into gear. 

 The front of the Planter is 

 Valves Adjuted to Hill Drop, raised and lowered at will by 



means of the hand and foot lift, 

 assisted by a spring lift. This arrangement balances the weight at 

 any point. The pole has a spring under the back end, which gives 

 perfect flexibility. 



Spring Lift and Connection to Front Frame. 



An adjustment on the pole may be raised or lowered to regulate 

 the set of the check rower. 



The Check Head Trip is a patented device which operates entirely 

 differently from the former manner in which this was accomplished. 

 A trip bar is fastened on the front frame, and when the planter is 

 raised out of the ground it automatically releases the wire. 



Antomatic Wire Distributor and Reel. 



The Automatic Wire Distributor and Reel are operated by power 

 from the main axle, so that you simply have to drive the horses 

 and the reel takes care of Itself, whether in laying out or takins 

 up the wire. The reel has a friction clamp, which is to be used 

 in letting out the wire, so as to produce the proper tension. The 

 Automatic Distributor in taking up the wire prevents tangling on 

 the reel. This is also an exclusive idea, and found only on the 

 Janesville No. 1 Planter. 



and Fer- 



50.00 

 52.50 

 45.00 

 2.50 



No Corn 

 Planter Can 

 AtTord to be 



Without 

 a Corn 



Grader. 



Corn Planter Runners 



Made to fit the following styleat 

 Janesville, Evans, Farmers' Friend, 

 Hamilton, Barlow, Richmond, Champion, 

 Hench & Dromgold, Deere, Keystone Jun- 

 ior, U. S., Black Hawk, Challenge, etc. 

 In ordering Planter Runners always 

 state, as near as possible, the year 

 Planter was made ; whether steel 

 or wood frame ; or, better still, a 

 \%K diagram showing position of hole 

 and size of bend. For Double 

 l;i>w Planters, per pair, 93.00. 

 For Single Row Piantera, 

 ' e:icb, $1.50. 



Planter Patent Seed Corn Grader 



SINGI.B SCREEN. 

 Price, 75c. 



DOUBLE SCREEN. 

 Price, $1.25. 



Simplest, Perfect Grader. Bloflt Rapid (12 bushels per hour). 

 Absolatel}- Substantial. Satisfaction Guaranteed. 

 Endorsed by Corn Growers and Planter Manufacturers. 

 Seed Corn Sorted with the Planter Patent Seed Com Grader 



separates the kernels into different sizes. 

 First — The large, irregular kernels. 

 Second — The uniform kernels. 

 Third — 'Small, round, thin and broken kernels. 



The second are the uniform kernels which are the ones that 

 germinate more perfectly and are those that the planter will 

 drop practically, perfectly and absolutely in your hill, the 

 exact number wanted. No loss of seed. The corn grower 

 can plant the large, irregular grains if he wishes or he can also 

 plant the round, thin and broken kernels, but It is not advised by 

 growers, breeders or the majority of Corn Farmers. 



It is absolutely necessary to get a perfect drop In order to 

 have the perfect stand of grain in the field, and this can 

 only be accomplished by grading. 



The cost of a grader Is but a trifle and a single acre of graded 

 corn, by its increased crop from a perfect stand, will more than 

 cover the price paid. 



By grading your corn with the Planter Patent Seed Com 

 Grader you will Increase your crop on every acre from four 

 to twenty-five bushels. 



ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 



