D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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THE "PLANETJR," GRASS EDGER 



A cheap, handy and effective Grass Edger is a treasure, and here it is: 

 one with which yon can in an hour edge beautifully the walks and the 

 flower and shrub be da (A an ordinary half -acre lawn. Think of it: why. in 

 the usual way it would take a day. This perfect little tool does either 

 straight <>r curved work most accurately, edging at the desired angle and jff^ 

 at the speed of a mile an hour. After all, the grand secret of attractiveness 

 in out-of-door surroundings is extreme neatness: surrender that and the rest 

 is in rain. The little '• Planet Jr." Edger assists wonderfully in producing 

 this indispensable? effect. It will give more genuine pleasure and satisfac- 

 tion for its moderate cost and the little time expended in its use. than the 

 lawn mower. It should be a constant companion of the mower, and is 

 invaluable in giving the last touch of neatness to the lawn, when the mower 

 has done its best. 



For heavy work the frame forms a pocket just the proper size to carry 

 a brick, which gives the needed additional weight for effectual service. 



Strawberry growers will find it also a rapid and perfect tool for cutting 

 off surplus runners. For this work the hoe may be removed. 



By removing the wheel, the hoe may be used alone with great satisfac- IP 

 tion in the vegetable garden, first cutting away from the crop, and then ^- 

 returning the earth. ^~-- :-^— ~ >-^=r==^- -^ -~ 



Price, boxed and delivered at Depot or Express Office in Detroit, Mich., $3.50. 

 THE " PLANET JR." ALL STEEL 



Horse Hoe and Cultivator Combined, With WheeL 



No tool which has ever been offered to the American public has so rapidly gained in favor as the "Planet Jr.'" All Stfxl- 

 Horse Hoe and Cultivator Combined.. This is due to the fact that for the cultivation of all farm crops none equals it in 



ease of handling, variety and quality of work done, and 

 lightness of draft. It is made entirely of iron and steel, ex- 

 cept the handles; has a patent lever expanding frame which 

 can be closed to five inches or opened to twenty-four: has a 

 side adjustment for the handles, by which they' may be set 

 from one side to the other by loosening a single bolt: has a 

 lever wheel by which it may be changed to any depth in an 

 instant, and is provided with such a variety "of adjustable 

 teeth as enables it to do all kinds of one-horse cultivation. 

 The front two teeth are three inches wide, and of such a form 

 as is best adapted to enter the soil, cut off the roots of grow- 

 ing weeds, and turn them upside down thus preparing for 

 the easy working of the rear blades. The cultivator teeth 

 can be set to work deep or shallow, as desired. The patent 

 side steels are five inches wide, and by means of the patent 



side standards can be 

 turned at any angle 

 desired, or complete 

 ly reversed. This 

 feature is found on 

 the "Planet Jr " 

 Horse Hoe alone. 

 The rear steel is seven 

 inches wide, and de- 

 signed to fill in the fur- 

 rows made by the !»ide 

 steels, leaving a finely 

 shaped bed around the 

 plants. The tool is 

 also furnished with 



three extra cultivator steels which can be placed on the three rear standards when desired, thus making it a plain cultivator. All 

 the standards now used on the " Planet Jr."' Horse Hoe are made from heavv sheet steel, struck up into the proper shape 

 by special machinery. These Hollow Steel Standards are far superior to'anvthing ever before offered to the public, and 

 are a distinguishing feature of the improved "Planet Jr.'* Horse Hoe. 



Price, including- Wheel, delivered at Depot or Express 6ffi.ce in Detroit, Mich., $8.50. Without Wheel, 

 delivered at Depot or Express Office in Detroit, Mich., $8.00. 



GE7UY- OF THE GARDEN" 



Hand WHEEn Hoe. and Gumiyator, 



This implement is offered to gardeners and others with the assurance 

 that it is the most effective and convenient tool of the kind vet invented 

 Its working parts are: two Scuffle or Cutting Blades, one 4 l / 2 and one 9 

 inches wide; two Plows, right and left hand: five Stirring Teeth: all made 

 of best steel. 



The wheels and handles of the "OEM '" are both adjustable in height. 

 while the frame is so slotted that the hoes, teeth and plows can be set in 

 almost any position or angle. The Scuffle hoe makes a clean cut and is 

 followed by the tenth- five or less— which thoroughly pulverize the soil 

 and drag out and expose to the sun the roots of the weeds cut by the hoe 

 In use. keep the tooth on the right, quite as far out as the end of the hoe 

 usragit as a guard: being of such slender shape it will not throw dirt 

 enough to cover small plants. The hoes of thin steel, and presenting 

 nearly a straight line to the work, avoid the "dodging'" so common to 

 tods of tin- kmd. 



Price, boxed and delivered at Depot or Express Office in 

 Detroit Mich., $4.50. Double Wheel Attachment for "Gem of 

 the Garden," consisting of One Pair of Wheels and One Pair of 

 Curved Hoes. $1.75 extra. 



THE 



1AZEED SLHYER. 



Three in one shipment. 



S5 OO 106 ' paCkGd and delivered at Depot or Express Office in Detroit, Mich.. $2.00. 



