GROWN IN THE GOLDEN GRAIN BELT OF 



GIANT SPURRY.: 



Spurry is of great value for light or tWn ground, and several years' experimenting at 

 the Michigan Agricultural College has proven that it is the only plant which can be 

 grown on poor, sandy, dry soil, that will surely return a paying yield. Dr Manley 

 Stiles, of Lansing, Mich., calls it the clover of sandy soils, yielding 7,700 pounds per 

 acre. In another report to the Michigan Agricultural Station, he says: The Spurry 

 has shown wonderful productiveness. Its value as a manurial plant on light soils is 

 pronounced. It seems to enrich the soil more rapidly than other plants. It is readily 

 eaten by cows, sheep and cattle. The reports received from parties who have tested 



Giant Spurry are very gratifying indeed. 

 Everybody pronounces it a tremendous hay 

 producer, and by all odds the best green fer- 

 tilizer. Lb. 25c, postpaid; 10 lbs (enough for 

 1 acre) 95c, 50 lbs. $4.00, 100 lbs $6.90. 



Why You Should Plant 

 Giant Spurry. 



Because it is the most prolific fodder and 

 hay plant for sandy soils, for worn out land, 

 for poor and doubtful soils known. 



It flourishes on sandy, worn out soils, 

 where no other plant flourishes, and returns 

 big yields every time. 

 It comes next to clover as a fertilizer. Take the poorest land or the worst land 

 that you can imagine and sow 20 lbs. of Giant Spurry per acre. Do this two years, 

 and yoTi will have a soil for wheat, oats and potatoes. 



The American Agriculturist and all prominent agricultural writers urge the plant- 

 ing of Spurry. 



CULTURE OF GIANT SPURRY.— It is of very rapid growth and is sown the latter part 

 of March, April or May, at the rate of 10 pounds per acre if wanted for hay The seed 



is sown broadcast on well prepared soil and covered lightly by harrowing. It germinates quickly, and in from 6 to 8 

 weeks is readv to cut. It is usually cut for hay the first time, and pastured afterward for the rest of the summer If 

 wanted as a fertilizer, 20 pounds per acre are sown, and when from IS^to 20 inches high, plowed Under. Two crops can 

 be plowed under in one year on account of its quick growth- 



Dlf^P Valuable as an attraction for wild fowls. Sown in large quantities along the edges of ponds, lakes and streams. It 

 IS-^U lvlwl-<r« can be successfully sown either in the winter or spring, but often the best results are obtained when sown during the 

 fall months, generally about the middle of September. It lies dormant all winter when sown in the fall, and in the spring commences to sprout 

 as soon as the weather becomes warm, reaching the surface generally the first part of June. It grows very rapidly in one to eight feet of water, 

 ripening late in August or early in September The best plan is to sow it broadcast from a boat i;i 2 or 3 feet of water having a mud bottom. 

 In large ponds or lakes it purifies the water, affords a refuge for the small fry from the large fish, as well as furnishing the small fry with plen- 

 ty of food from the animalculae upon the stocks; for planting in fish ^onds it is equally desirable. It also does well along the shores of marshes, 

 and makes a good hay. Its value to the sportsmen as a bait for fowl is being realized more each year. Lb.25C, postpaid; iolbs.$l.6o, loolbs. $15.00. 



$1.25 



Each 



Mai's Eureka Seeder. 



A First=CIass, Perfect 

 Seed Sower for $1.25. 



This sows any seed perfectly 

 as well as the Cyclone. It is 

 well and strongly made and 

 sells for 50 cents less. In using 

 this machine there is no chance 

 for skipping, even if you do not 

 walk exactly straight or take 

 long steps, as some of the seed 

 is continually being thrown 8 

 to 10 feet ahead of operator, 

 and sufiicient lap is made on 

 account of not seeding so heavy 

 at edges, that a slight crook 

 will not be noticed. Canberegu- 

 lated instantly to sow any seed 



- Triumph Corn 

 Planter, 



With Pumpkin Seed At- 

 tachment, for$i.oo. 



This is made by the same firm 

 which turns out the well known 

 "Triumph," but has the ad- 

 ditional feature of a Pumpkin 

 Seed Attachment, which makes 

 it particularly valuable for 

 farmers. Triumph Corn Planter 

 without Pumpkin Seed Attach- 

 ment, 80 cents. 



The Cyclone Seed= 

 er, $1.75- 



Will sow timothy, clover, 

 wheat, oats, rye, buckwheat, 

 hungarian, bone dust, red top, 

 turnip, millet, corn, cotton and 

 all other grains and seeds per- 

 fectly even and any desired 

 amount to the acre, and from 

 40 to 60 acres a day. The ma- 

 chine is strictly first-class in 

 every respect; the bag or 

 hopper is extra large and made 

 from heavy ducking. It sows 

 clover 36 feet to a round; 

 timothy, 27 feet ; millet, 36 

 feet; flax, 36 feet; wheat, 50 

 feet; oats. 36 feet;bar]ey, 40 

 feet; rye, 50 feet, etc. 



Champion Dry Powder Gun. 



This useful ma- 

 chine supplies a 

 long felt want in 

 that it applies 

 the pure Paris 

 Green in dust 

 form direct to 

 the potato vines, 

 killing the bugs 

 quicker and more 

 efiectu ally than 

 in any other 

 manner. The 

 long tubes carry 

 the dust away 

 from the operator 

 so far that there 

 is no danger of 

 poisoning. Two 

 rows can be powdered at a time. A man can 

 green ten acres quicker with this machine than 

 he could one with the old fashioned sprinkling 

 cans. It is invaluable to large growers and a 

 very handy machine for the Garden, Vineyard, 

 Tobacco Fields and a hundred other places 

 which will suggest themselves if you have one. 

 It is very strongly built, is light, weighing but 

 6 lbs. (13 lbs. when boxed). The tubes are ad- 

 justable to any width of row and are in sections 

 so that any length can be used. There are four 

 styles of nozzles with each machine, adjustable 

 waste strap, front piece, etc. with each machine 

 "7.50 each. 



Little Giant Duster, ^^'^ 



is a 



smaller ma- 

 chine made on the sameprinciple as the Champion 

 or private gardens and small truckers $5 each. 



Improved Cahoon Seed Sower. 



The old standard make for sowing wheat, oats, 

 hemp, barley, rye, buckwheat, grass seeds, etc. 

 The grain is held in a tight sheet -iron hopper, sur- 

 rounded by a bag, which will hold a bushel of seed. 

 This is suspended by a strap from the operator's 

 neck, and held in position by a strap around the 

 waist. The seed is thrown from 8 to 20 feet on 

 each side of the operator the heaviest seed being, 

 of course, thrown the greatest distance. A man will 

 easily sow from 4 to 6 acres per hour with this machine 

 which weighs 5% pounds. $3.00 each. 



For Cultivators, Sprayers and Sundries 

 see page 109 to iii. 



Improved Acme Potato Planter. Page 50. 



CAHOON SEED SOWER. 



