D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. a 
FARM AND GARDEN TOOLS. 
This very complete line of Tools is popular. and quite deservedly so. They are reliable and accurate, and do not get out of 
order, Send for 1893 Illustrated, Descriptive Catalogue. It is free. 
THE “PLANET JR.” HILL DROPPING GARDEN DRILL. 
i ill wi >in hi i uracy as well asin rows. It will sow all kinds of garden seeds from Peas and 
oe saree Wea ee eects fae down and marks the next row, all at one operation. The machine holds 
two quarts and is adapted for all conditions of land, working especially well in fresh ground or when planting on a ridge, as it 
has two 15-inch driving wheels placed six inches apart. This con- 
struction insures that the furrow for the seed will be opened at 
an even depth, and also that the covering will be regular, the 
plows being adjustable and not interfered with by the wheel 
track. . 
Other drills having an upright seed hopper and a discharge 
hole in the bottom, invariably sow varying amounts of seed as the 
hopper is full, half full or nearly empty. This machine, however, 
has a force feed in the shape of a pure rubber double screw which 
works directly over a diamond shaped hole in the bottom of the 
hopper, and a metal shield regulates the feeding of the contents 
of the hopper to the screw, so that it runs free and discharges In 
the most regular manner, whether full or containing only a 
single paper of seed. ’ 
The Drill is set for the different seeds with the greatest 
accuracy by a neat thumb-screw which regulates the flow by 
means of a rod connecting the seed index or dial with the dis- 
charge opening. This dial contains the names of all the princi- 
pal seeds, and is placed at the top of the right handle, in plain = 
sight and within easy reach. To sow any particular seed it is only necessary to move the index finger (by the thumb-screw) 
till opposite the name of the seed to be sown. \ } : | 
Price, boxed and delivered at Depot or Express Office in Detroit, Mich., $11.00. We can also supply a special 
flow attachment for sowing onion seeds for sets, which will open several shallow furrows side by side, making a band of plants 
about four inches wide. This attachment is an extra. Price, 50 cents. 
The “Planet Jr.” Combined Hill Dropping Seed and Fertilizer Drill, 
For several years there has been a pressing demand, especially by market gardeners and onion growers, for a machine 
which would not only do all that the machine just described will do, but at the same time 
sow fertilizers either above or below the seed as wanted and in any quantity necessary. The 
machine shown in this cut does this work perfectly. It works with entire regularity 
whether there is much or little in the drill and small heaps do not interfere with its regular 
sowing. It holds about one peck. The plows can be set to place the fertilizer either above 
or below the seed. The amount sown is regulated accurately by an index similar to that of 
the hill dropper, and the discharge of both drills may be cut off or started instantly, either 
separately or together, thus avoiding all loss at the end of the row. This also has a force 
feed: a double acting open 
metal worm discharging 
regularly; it is protected 
by metal feeding shelves, 
which move slightly and 
alternately with each revo- 
lution of the screw, supply- 
ing material to it with 
great regularity and pre- 
venting clogging in the 
— hopper. Like the Plain 
-- } Hill Dropping Drill, it does 
not sow when drawn back- 
=_— == ward, and can be quickly 
ae thrown entirely out of gear. 
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Price, boxed and deliver- — 
ed at Depot or Express 
Office in Detroit, Mich., 
$16.00 
: This machine will be a 
’ == great boon to farmers and 
—— : market gardeners. 
This tool is unrivaled in beauty of design, perfection of finish, convenience aud capacity for work; it is suitable for either 
the farm or the garden. As a Seed Drill it is t 
For after care of the crop it 
is supplied with a pair of 
rakes, a pair of long hoes, 
three reversible cultivator 
teeth and a large garden 
plow. As a rake, it is in- 
valuable in preparing the 
garden for planting, and also 
for delicate after cultivation 
of the crop and for covering 
seeds, ete. As a hoe, it 
works SAFELY and CLOSELY 
both sides of the row at once 
when plants are small; be- 
tween rows when plants are 
large, working all rows up to 
16 inches wide at one pass- 
age. Asa plow, it opens 
furrows, covers them, hills, 
plows to and from, ete. As 
a cultivator, it is admirably 
adapted to deep mellowing AS 
of the soil. All the blades == a : : 
are tempered and polished steel. The different tools in this combination comprise all that are necessary for the greatest varl- 
ety of work usually needed in the hand cultivation of farm or garden crops, and are particularly useful for all sown by aseed drill. 
Price, boxed and delivered at Depot or Express Oftice in Detroit, Mich., $9.50. 
