154^ GRIFFITH <a 



TURNER CO ^ 



0. K. Champion Potato Planter No. 25 



Has a seed-dropping device con- 

 sisting of the endless-cup sys- 

 tem, one which is recognized as 

 i ttie most accurate. The seed 

 is picked up and de- 

 posited on a dial plate, 

 which is equipped 

 with pockets for the 

 reception of the seed 

 pieces, where any cor- 

 rection necessary can 

 be made, insuring ab- 

 solutely one piece to 

 every hill. Tests have 

 proven that this ma- 

 chine will plant abso- 

 lutely 100 per cent, 

 correct. The cups are 

 adjustable and permit perfect planting for large or small pieces. 

 The distances of dropping are 12, 15 and 18 inches. 



The hopper is of steel construction, fitted with a sliding bot- 

 tom, which causes a steady feed, and a guard permits the cups 

 to single out the seed pieces, no matter what the shape may 

 be. Two shoes are used for making the furrow. The first opens 

 the trench for the reception of the fertilizer. The second opens 

 it deeper, spreading a thin coat of dirt over the fertilizer so as 

 not to allow same to come directly in contact with the potatoes. 

 The discs are 14 inches. 



The seat at the rear enables the operator to be in position 

 where he can oversee the entire work and gives him access to 

 the levers, one of which raises or lowers the shoe and discs ; 

 the other throws the seed feed in or out of gear. Whenever 

 regular sized pieces and a steady team are used it is not al- 

 ways necessary to use two men on this pla;nter. The driver can 

 opeiate it from the rear seat. 



This machine can also be converted into an automatic planter. 

 This planter embodies all requisites necessary to make it a 

 durable machine, and in construction it is very simple. 

 Weighs with fertilizer attachment about 350 pounds. 



X,ist Price $205.00 



Our Special Price 120.00 



Acme Tubular Hand Potato Planter 



TSU I.XGI£TSST TUBUIiAK MADE. 



Its spring-closed jaws are especially designed to 

 enter the soil easily, yet open wide enough to drop 

 the largest seed. The dropping lever or dump is 

 adjustable for any depth of planting. The con- 

 veyor tube is galvanized iron. 



Our Special Price, $2.00; List Price, $3.00. 



Birections for Using'. — Walk erect, plunge 

 planter into the soil, press forward as you with- 

 draw it; seed is left in moist soil, not dry, as is 

 usually the case when seed is dropped by one man 

 and left to be covered by anotlier. 



CHATANOOGA POTATO DIGGER 



The Chattanooga Potato Digger 

 is built for service. The standard 

 is made of malleable iron 6% 

 inches wide at the narrowest part. 

 This assures strength. 



It is so designed that it lifts the 

 potatoes out and places them on 

 top of the ground, making picking 

 up very easy. 



The shovel is made from chilled 

 cast iron, polished, and the digger 

 fingers of wrought iron. 



The plow is made with either 

 wood or steel beam. We can also 

 furnish subsoil point or double 

 mouldboards to make either a sub- 

 soil plow or middle burster. 



WOOD BEAM. 



List 



Price 



$20.80 



List 



Price 



$22.40 



STEEL 



Our Special 

 Price 

 $13.00 



BEAM. 



Our Special 

 Price 

 $14.00 



EXTRAS 



Sub-Soil Point List Price, 



Middle Burster Share. List Price, 



? .72; Our Special Price, $ .45 

 3.20; Our Special Price, 2.00 



6i 



This is similar to the above, except it is not 

 tubular, but a stick planter. We do not carry 

 these in stock, but can furnish them direct from 

 the factory. Same directions for working apply 

 OB this as on the "Peerless." 



Our Special Price. $1.25; List Price, $2.00. 



We Also Carry i&epairs for the Hitchcock Big'ger. 



Steel Point List Price, $2.40; Our Special Price, $1.50 



Beam List Price, 8.00; Our Special Price, 5.00 



Cast Head List Price, 4.00; Our Special Price, 2.50 



The construction of 

 'SEES END tlie Gem Seed Potato 



' Cutter i.5 very simple, 

 and is ivailt for accu- 

 racy as well as con- 

 venience. It is strong 

 and durable; the knives 

 are of good quality 

 steel and are fitted to 

 grooves in frame, mak- 

 ing them easy to re- 

 move if necessary. It 

 will cut any size potato 

 in pieces uniform in 

 size, thereby insuring 

 more accurate planting 

 when power planter is 

 used. Size, 24 inches 

 long', 8 inches wide. 

 Weisrht, 8 pounds. Jiist 

 Price, S87 00. Our Spe- 

 cial T?iioe, f54.D0. 



The O. K. Cham- 

 pion Digger with 

 its many superior 

 features commends 

 itself to the care- 

 ful buyer. It has 

 stood the test of 

 years and has 

 many times proven 

 to be the victor in 

 the potato field 

 over all competi- 

 tors. Its construc- 

 tion embodies all 

 the essential feat- 

 ures which make it 

 absolutely reliable. 

 It is built with a 



view to simpleness, doing away with all unnecessary wear- 

 ing parts, which accounts for its easy draught. Two horses 

 will do the work with ease. Ther6 is no chain drive to cause friction and 

 wear ; only two gear wheels are employed on the entire machine. 



The shovel is 20 inches wide, scooping up that width of ground and pota- 

 toes, depositing them on the elevator separating apron, whose links are al- 

 ternately raised and lowered. These run over a sprocket agitator, which 

 keeps the apron continuously agitated up and down, causing the separation 

 to be done with tho least possible power requirements and giving the machine 

 a good separating capacity. The potatoes then fall upon the rear shaking 

 fork rower, thoroughly cleaning any remaining dirt from the potatoes, and 

 depositing them In a row of about 12 inches behind the machine. 



0. K. Champion Potato Gutter 



Cuts potatoes 

 in exact sizes 

 that are best 

 suited to plant 

 with any power 

 planter. To cut 

 by hand means 

 all shapes, both 

 large and small. 

 Will cut five to 

 seven bushels per 

 hour. No power 

 planter can plant 

 correctly unless 

 the tubers are 

 cut an exact size. 

 Planting large 

 sized seed in- 

 sures a better 

 stand because there 



more nourishment fur- 



nished the young plant than can be had from 

 small seed. Many times it has been noticed that 

 many potatoes will be up three or four inches be- 

 fore others break through the surface, and fre- 

 quently they never show themselves, which failure 

 is placed to bad seed, when really it is owing to 

 too small seed. 



List Price, $12.50; Our Special Price, $8.00. 



AXdi paXCES SET CATAliOG SUSOrSC* CS.&.SQJ1 WITHOUT NOTICE- 



