D. M. Ferry &. Co's Descriptive Catalogue. 



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IMPROVED HORSE HOE AND CULTIVATOR COMBINED, WITH WHEEL. 



This popular implement is made in the most thorough manner of the best materials, well finished, and 

 while light and easy of draught, is very strong. It works equally well as a Horse Hoe or Cultivator. The frame 

 and teeth are adjustable, and the teeth have revarsible points. It has come into common use for general work, and 

 is largely used in the culture of corn and cotton. It is invaluable for crops requiring to be hoed by hand, preceding 

 the hoe and doing nearly all the work, or for crops that require hilling. 



Price, complete including' wheel), Delivered at Depot or Express Office, - $10.00 



^^^^■■'^^"^^ H^^f^ ' '^ supply the demand for a tool exactly adapted to Onion culture, we have 



^_P ^l J.^F.^^" MM.\9MMm placed in' stock the same hoe that we use on our own grounds. We have a 

 large number in use, and consider them far superior to anything we have ever seen for the purpose. The blade is 

 seven inches long and one and three-quarters broad, and can be used either to cut forward or backward. The hoe 

 is light, easy to work with, and is constructed of the best steel. Price: Hoe (with handle) delivered at Express 

 Office, 75 cents, the purchaser paying express charges. Hoe (without handle) by mail, postage paid, 75 cents. 



KXCHLrSIOR ^WEEOI^^G HOOK. 



For weeding flower beds or 

 vegetable gardens. It will work 

 well among rows of seedlings, 

 among ornamental plants, or in 

 any place where freedom from 

 weeds is desired. It removes the 

 weeds with far greater rapidity 

 than in the usual manner, without 



injury to the plants, and will pay for itself in one day's use. 

 Price, 25 cents each, by mail, prepaid. 



THE HASELT'NE HAND WEEDER AND SCRAPER. 



The latest and best hand weeder for use either in the flower or vegetable garden. For Onions and Strawberries 

 ft is simply indispensable. It is rapid, easy and thorough in its work. The blade is % inch wide, Ys inch thick, 

 solid steel, oil tempered, and has five sharp edges. The cut is one-sixth full size. Price, postpaid, 50 cents. 



EXCELSIOR WEEDING HOOK. 



HASELTINE HAND WEEDER 



For sowing Wheat, Clover^ Tiviothy^Oats, Barley^ Rye^ 



Buckwheat^ Millet, Rice^ Flaxseed., and all varieties of 



' \i^iS^}l''""'\ Grain and Grass Seeds. One of the greatest LABOR- 



"-^^^///-^ '. \^ SAVING MACHINES INVENTED FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES. 



Broadcasting'.— The Philadelphia has been tried 

 AND PROVEN, not in one section only, but in nearly every State 

 and Territory in the Union. In a few plain words we will 

 mention some points of superiority: It is easily adjusted; the 

 quantity sown per acre readily regulated ; the ground requires 

 no preparation excepting plowing ; the seed is evetily distrib- 

 uted, and the breadth of cast is as great or greater than any 

 /^C^^^^^MW?^ I "\ NJl other sower, and consequently it can do a greater amount of 

 / ^ir^^iM^B^^ji I \ i work in a given time. It sows readily four to six acres an 

 ~ ^ ' ' hour. The principle of sowing is to follow closely the action 



of broadcasting by hand, casting the seed horizontally and 

 within prescribed limits, not wildly distributing it in the air, as 

 ."""l^; -'- a^^^a TN \ some sowers do; this means a saving of seed, and conse- 

 V, ^-- a^BkVv, quently of money. 



With our machines, the following distances can be sown 

 with uniformity: Wheat, 25 feet; Barley. 25 feet; Clover. 20 

 feet ; Timothy, i8 feet ; Rye, 25 feet ; Orchard Grass, 12 feet. 

 Broadcasting' vs. Drilling. -The following is the report of Mr. I. Carter, Superintendent of the 

 Eastern Experimental Farm. Pa., on experiments made in seeding wheat: 



LBS. STRAW. BUS. WHE.A.T PER ACRB. 



1. Two bushels seed broadcast (harrowed) i3-332 35-48 



2. Two bushels drilled in 2,715 2404 



Difference in favor of Broadcasting 617 n 44 



Seed Sowers can only be sent by express, the purchaser paying charges. Price, delivered at express office, 

 $5.50 each. 



I.ADIES' FI.ORAI. TOOLS. 



These Floral Sets are now so universally known that they need n.- description ht-re. They have steadily in- 

 creased in public favor ever since their introduction ten years ago, and have recived the unqualified approval of 

 all, we belive, of the leading florists of the country, and will be appreciated by every lady in the land who culti- 

 vates flowers. Sets of four pieces, price, per set, three-quarters polished, $1.25,' postpaid. 



WATERS' IMPROVED TREE PRUNER. 



This Pruner is unsurpassed by any made. It has many points of superiority: Lightness, simplicity, durabiHty» 

 interchangeable parts and cheapness. It is constructed of the very best steel'; the blade is connected with the 

 lever at the lower end in such a manner as to give great power. It cuts the smallest twig perfectly and a larger 

 limb, than any other pruner, always making a very smooth cut. 



These pruners can only be sent by *.xpress, purchaser paying charges. Price, delivered free at express office 

 here, as follows: 



Length of pole, 4 feet; weight. -2% lbs §2 00 I Extra Knives, postpaid each, 35c 



" 6 " " 3 " 2 25 , 



