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GPIFFITH & TUPMER CO. BALTiyVIORE^ESTABLlSHED IB60 



Cahoon Patent Broad -Cast Seed Sower. 



KTE, KICE, BUCKWHEAT, ETC. 



IPEARCE'SIMPPED 



FOR SEWING CEOVER, TIMOTHY, MIEEET, OATS, WHEAT, HEMP, BAREET, 



A MODEL FOR ACCURACY AND DURABILITY 



Price, - - $3.50 



Sows from 4 to 8 acres per hour at an ordinary walking gait, throwini wheat about 40 feet wide. A saving of four- 

 f fths of the labor and one-tliird of the seed is effected by the use of this machine, and a person entirely unused to 

 sowing by liand can use it with perfect success. 



To SowThicker or Thi.nxer AVithoit Ch.kxgtxg the SiinE.— Having set the inde.t 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 not going so fast, and upon the poorer spots of ground it can be sown thin- 

 ner by taking longer steps, and consequently passing more rapidly forward. 



Anoi T Sowi.\(i IS THE WiNP.— .\ny one familiar with the use'of the machine can sow satisfactorilv in a much 

 stronger wind than will admit of .sowing well by hand; but as tlie ordinary work of a dav can easilv 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 usuallv 

 calm or nearly so. 



For Sowing iv St-^sdixg Corn- the machine will be found of the greatest utilitv— nothing can ever equal it for 

 this purpose— but will not sow as wide as on fallow ground, in consequence of the obstruction which tlie com offers 

 to the seed. A broader lap is therefore required, by making the passages nearer together. (.See directions, i 

 The breadth of the cast r Wheat and Eye, 30 to 36 feet. Oats, 21 to 2.5 feet, 

 ■will be according toi Barley, 27 to.'is feet. ' Clover, Millet, Hungarian Seed, 20 to 24 feet, 



theweightof theseed. Hemp, 27 to 30 feet. Timothy, 13 to Is feet. 



DIRECTIONS FOR GAUGING THE MACHINE. 



Tlie large gate is to be used when sowing grain and the small gate in the larger one for grass seed oiilv. First 

 close the slide or gate tight, then fi.'f tlie lower edge of the inde.x point against the scale of inches on the slide for the 

 diiferent seeds as follows: 



For Wheat a.sd 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 . 



FoK Barley.- To sow two bushels to the acre, at 1 inch. To sow one and one-eighth bushels to the acre, at 5^ of 

 an inch. 



For Hemp.— To sow one bushel to the acre, at }i 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 1}4 inches. To sow one and a half bushels to the acre, at I'i 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 tlie .slide, do it with a quick 

 pressure of the left hand. To sow wlie.ator Rye in standing corn, two bushels to the acre, set the index at Js 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 tlieacre, raise, the small gate of an inch; half a bushel, 

 of an inch. 



Thompson's Clover and Grass Seeder. 



This Grass Seeder is simple, without gear- 

 ing, cams or intricate machinery. It can- 

 not get out of order. It is strong, yet weighs 

 but 40 pounds. Perfection feed is attained 

 in making it absolutely positive, yet a non- 

 leaking carrier when thrown out of connec- 

 tion. The quantity of seed to the acre is 

 telv shown bv the index plate. You pl.ice the pin, the machine meascrosthe 

 seed. Clover, Tiinothv. Red Top, Hungarian, Millet, Flax, Orchard Grass, Fancy 

 Blue Grass, Alsike and chaffy seeds are alike sown by it. It cannot clog. The 

 wheel mav be covered with mud, yet its working will not te 

 affected. "Working near the ground, even strong winds have no 

 effect upon it= 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 revo- 

 lution of the wheel, upon each of the eight spokes of which is 

 fastened a casting. These castings strike alternately Y-shaped 

 irons on the feed levers. Thelength of stroke go'*'<'>'.nst'i<^ quan- 

 tity of seed sown, and is regulated by the pin_ which forms a 

 fulcrum at any distance desirel from the driving point. The plate forthispin if accurately marked in ligip-es, indicating the" quantity 

 of seed sown p'er acre. By use of a thumb screw'the lever can be thrown out of connection, when all sowing stops, the feed rope cover- 

 ing the holes in the bottoin oi t'ae hopper, through which, when at work, it forces the seed. Manilla rope is used because it is better 

 than wire or anv substitute. It does not wear the groove, bruise the seed, or fail in its work— wire rope will. Being scorched and chem- 

 ically treated, our rope is weather proof. It is provided with an iron wedge atone end of the feed rod, so that it may be loosened when 

 ]iot In use. 



Xo. 1— Complete Clover and Grass Seeder, the most popular st\-le S6..50 



Xo. 2— Complete Seeder, with Double Hopper for Red Top, Orcliard Grass, Blue Grass, Lawn Grass, as well as Clover. . 8.00 



SOWS 12 OR 14 FEf 

 ANY AMOUNT DI 

 PER ACRI 



WILL SOW 20 to; 



PER DAY. 



ACRES 



Tlie GycionB 

 Bioail- 



Tliis Seeder is accurate, strong, light and 

 durable. The best medium price machine of 

 its kind on the market. 



Price Sa.OO 



A good Seeder, 

 at a very low- 

 price. This is 

 the most satis- 

 factory Bow 

 Seeder made. 

 I'rice... .81.50 



ChampionJr. «^ 

 Seeder. 



A MODERATE PRICE 

 MACHINE. 



The accompanying illustration shows 

 our Cliatiiii»ioii J r. A»e«€lei'. a mod- 

 erate price machine. 



GUARANTEED equal to any other 

 make on the market. 



Price Sl.a.'S 



-THE 



fiordon Automatic Hand Corn Planter 



ITS KOT.VRY SLIDE has a motion TWO ways— back and 

 forth. It prevents skills. Xo matter liow slu'rt the stroke, 

 the pocket is pushed into the corn and b:ick iiiio tlio conveyor 

 tube. This motion is positive. It breaks up al 1 bridging, and 

 fills the pocket uniformlv — it counts t he kenuls for <-acli droji. 



THE IROX STRIPPER will not wear out nor break. It 

 prevents an over-dose of corn, and will not crack a kernel. 

 The entire dropping device is made of iron, held together by :t 

 bolts. All part.s are easily accessible and readily adjusted 



THE HOPPER IS IX LIXE WITH THE CEXTRE, tliere 

 is a douhle-coil spring on each side, and the planter hangs 

 well in the hand. The material is all the best- The Planter 

 is finished with a selected hardwood frame, finished bright, a 

 brilliantlv painted hopper, and all parts varnished. 

 Price 81.50 



FOR OTHER BROAD CAST SEED SOWERS, SEE PAGE 67. 



ALL PRICES STJBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOTTT NOTICE. 



