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The Planet Jr. Doable Wheel Hoe will do the work of five to ten men with hand hoes, among market gar- 

 den and loot crops, small nursery stock, &c., and is especially adapted to oi-ion culture. The wheels can be set tvvo. 



six or ten inches apart. It has three pairs of hoes, plows and culti- 

 vator teeth, capable of everj' variety of work. It cuts from six to 

 sixteen inches wide, throwing to or from the row as desired. Price, 

 boxed and delivered at express office or depot. $9.00. 



Firefly Hand Hoe and Plow. — This tool r'oes nearly 'he whole 

 work of tendm? the ^arHen from spring to fall, opening furrows, 

 covering, hoeing and plowing to or from, shallow or deep ; ar;d for 



Planet Jr. Doub;e Wheel Hoe, Plow 

 and Cultivator. 



Fireflv Hand Hoe and Plow 



1881 is made stronger and better, and with eves for attaching a drawing rope when breaking up the garden deep 

 before planting inlhe spring. Price, boxed and delivered at express office or depot, $3.50. 



Planet Jr. Horse Hoe and Cultivator. 



Planet Jr. Horse Hoe and Cultivator.— This is the most recent and valuable improvement in horse hoes. 

 A wrought iron frame with tempered and polished steel blades make it light, strong, easily managed, and very dur- 

 able. Particularly useful in tending corn, potatoes, cotton, broom corn, tobacco, rice and roots, in all stages of their 

 growth. The side hoes are reversible, throwing to or from the row as desired, leaving the ground ridged much or 

 Ett'e. Every machine is supphed with two extra teeth, to convert it into an ordinary cultivator. Price, boxed 

 and delivered at express ofSce or depot. $12,00. 



Matthews* Garden Seed Drill.— This drill is designed to 

 be used in field or garden. When in operation, it opens the fur- 

 row, drops the seed accurately at the desired depth, covers it and 

 lightly rolls it, and at the same time marks the next row, all of 

 which is done, with mechanical precision by simply propelling 

 the drill for^vard. In this way it sows, with an evenness and 

 rapidity impossible for the most skilful hand to do. all the differ- 

 ent varieties of Beet, Carrot, Onion. Turnip, Parsnip, Sage. 

 Spinach , Sorghiiin , Peas Beans,Brooin Corti, Fodder Corti.eti 



The agitator stirs the seed in the hopper thor ughly by a 

 positive motion, which insures continuous and uniform delivery, 

 and the bottom of the hopper is m.ade sufficiently dishing to sow 

 the smallest quantity of seed. When desired, the mo\ ement cf 

 the agitator cnn be checked, and the drill may then be propelled 

 forward or backward without dropping seed. A simple contriv- 

 ance accurately gauges the zini/orin deposit 0/ the seed to any 

 required depth, ihws avoiding the risk of planting at irregular 

 depths, or so deep in places as to destroy the seed. The mark- 

 ers are made adjustable for the purpose of marking the rows at any desired distance ap.irt. and they mark them 

 distinctly whether the ground is even or uneven. Another great advantage which it possesses over any other 

 machine is that it is the only drill -juhich has an indicator zuith the names 0/ different seeds thereon. This 

 indicator is devised to simplify the adjustment for sowing different varieties of seeds. It is securely attached to 

 the side of the hopper, in plain sight, and is made use of for changing from ^-wing one kind of seed to another by 

 simply turning it until the name of the seed to be planted comes up to the indicator-pin, which revolves the dial, 

 attached to the bottom of the hopper, until the right sized hole in it for planting that seed comes directly into place. 

 This ingenious invention is a great improvement over any other method in use, and is wonderfully convenient, be- 

 sides being entirely reliable. 



Price, $13.00 boxed and delivered at depot or express office. 



Matthews' Garden Seed Dri 



