Drccr' s Garden Calendar. 



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THE PLANET JUNIOR SEED DRILLS AND WHEEL HOES. 



Thoso oxcoUciit tools aiv of the newest anil most improved construction, combining 

 all the good point-s ot the original " Planets " with new and valuable features, and are 

 simjjle, compact and strong, working ivcU in all unih: 



The hopper revolves with tlic carrying wheels, preventing clogging so usual iu 

 upright hoppei-s ; the holes can be 

 minutely adjusted all together, and 

 each is covered by a patent shield, 

 discharging only a/in- rmching the 

 Inttnin, insuring n-gular dropping, 

 the plow works between the carrying 

 wheels, opening just at the depth set; 

 the plow throwing the earth upon the 

 wheels, which continually return it 

 exactly on top of the seed. 



They sow perfectly all garden and 

 small nui-scry seeds, never clog, drop 

 evenly, cover with perfect regularity, 

 roll down light or heavy, mark the 

 nc.Kt row, and turn at the ends on the 

 roller without pausing or sowing. 

 The Combined Machine holds one 

 quart ; No. 2 holds two quarts, and is 

 very perfect and ample in all its pro- 



^"Se'Sombined Machine becomes a Planet Jp. Combined Brill and meel Hoe. 



Wheel Iloe by removing one bolt. It has two pairs of interchangeable tempered steel 

 hoes, one for delicate work close to the plants, leaving the ground level ; the other for 

 throwing heavy furrows to or from the row. At the first tending, the machine w^orks 

 as a double-wheel hoe, afterwards only between the rows. It has a sub-soller and 

 shovel-plow for deep stirring, for opening drills for Potatoes, Corn, Beans, etc. Onion 

 growere cau sow their crop any depth, 

 width or thickness, and do also all 

 the hoeing, with surprising ease, 

 i~apidity and perfection. No vegeta- 

 ble garden, however small, should be 

 without one. 



No. 3 is invaluable as a fertilizer 

 sower, and for dropping large seeds, 

 saving cost in a few d^iys' use. — Gal- 

 vanized, holding a half bushel. 



The Double Wheel Hoc will do the 

 work of si.x men with hand hoes, 

 among Market Garden and Root 

 Crops, and small Nursery Stock, fin- 

 ishing perfei-.lly both sides of the row 

 at once, working to or from it, deep 

 or shallow, closer and far better than 

 by hand, and also between the rows 



when desired. The arch allows • •» • « , -. tt • 



w orking the crop until twelve inches PlanCt Jf. DOTlDle Wheel HOe — Ist Hoeing. 

 liigh. both sides at once. Each ma- 

 chine has three pairs of exchangeable tempered steel hoes, find a pair of sub-soilers; will 

 work in almost any way desired, all n)\vs from 6 in. to 18 in. wide. Full directions 

 for use accompany each machine. Descriptive circulars will be mailed on application. 

 I^RICES, PACKED. 



Planet Junior, Combined. 



Planet Junior, No. 2 



Pla'wt Junior. Double Wheel Hoe. 



§15.00 

 12.0 1 



in.oo 



Planet No. 3 



Hoe Steels, by mail . 

 Plow Steels, by mail . . 



S16.75 



. each . . 25 

 .each.. 40 



Comstock's Seeder, Hand Cultivator, ^^'til^.Tt^untx TSl! 



Weeder, strawberry Vine Cutter, Shovel and Mole PlowB, ' 



Combined or Separate 



the rat'' of 4, .'>, or (i jiounfls to the acre 



Ev a recent improvement it has been adavited to tlu 



The Seed Sower alone, glO 35. Hand Cultivator and Weeder, §9.25. 



the Cultivator and Weeder, 

 and can be separated or at- 

 tached in five minutes. It 

 sows Beet, Parsnip, and other 

 difficult seeds, with the great- 

 est regularity, without waste 

 or clogging, and is specially 

 adaptei to sowing Onion at 

 Ari a Weeder aid Cultivator it is unequalled. 

 ■ ■ Itivation of Rice. Price. $15..35. 



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