SEED-TIME AID HARVEST. 
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Lang’s Hand Weeder. 
This .illustration 
shows the latest hand 
weeding implement 
which has been put 
upon the market and 
one which should 
have an immense sale 
among all who till the soil. The inventor is a 
practical seed grower and the tool is a result 
of practical experiments made upon the farm 
and garden. The most important feature 
about the tool is that it is held firmly in 
the hand by means of an adjustable strap 
or belt which passes around the fingers so 
that when the fingers are being used for 
pulling weeds the tool is still in the hand 
ready for use. Another important feature 
is the peculiarity of the shaping of the blade 
which allows a drawing cut which is less 
fatiguing than a side cut. Although it is 
very strong its weight is but three ounces, 
and while it is perfectly simple it shows 
that every point has been thoroughly stud¬ 
ied to make it perfect in every particular. 
We have one of the implements in our 
office and all who see it pronounce it the 
best thing of the kind ever invented. 
Successful Cabbage Culture. 
Mr. Tillingkast: I have been a long 
time writing you; as regards your P. S. 
seeds, they recommend themselves. I plant¬ 
ed some 9^ acres of cabbage, had ten differ¬ 
ent varieties of seed from four different 
places, Philadelphia, New York, Massachu¬ 
setts and La Plume. I had ± lb. of Benson 
& Maule’s Philadelphia Brunswick, i lb. 
of Gregory’s, £lb. of Henderson’s, ± lb of 
“P. S.” so as to determine which was the 
best, “P S.” was the best on our soil, 
larger and better heads, a week later in 
ripening, remained in good condition for 
shipment the best by odds, equal to Greg¬ 
ory’s Deep Head, for size same thing, weigh¬ 
ing 18 to 25 pounds, plenty large. 
My varietes consisted of Early Etampes, 
Jersey Wakefield, Ruskin's Beauty, Hen¬ 
derson’s Early Summer, Bleichfield Giant, 
Bottler’s Brunswick, Deep Head, Low’s 
Peerless, Sure-Head, Winningstadt. 1 gave 
all the same treatment, good land, used fer¬ 
tilizers and wood ashes, crop a fine one. I 
planted seeds in the hill on five acres and 
set plants on four and one-half acres. From 
the planted field I had some 60,000 plants 
to spare, sold them for fifty cents per thou¬ 
sand, letting most of the parties do their 
own pulling out of the hills. When I pull¬ 
ed them I got $1.00 per thousand. I found 
by my test of different kinds, only three 
varieties which I shall use this season. For 
early, Early Etampes; next in earliness, 
Low’s Peerless; standard, Fottler’s Bruns¬ 
wick, Puget Sound seed. 
For the benefit of others, I will say Sure- 
Head was the poorest header of any. 
Bleichfield Giant, Berkshire Beauty, Excel¬ 
sior Flat Dutch did well. I commenced 
planting, May 17, Fottler’s Brunswick; (too 
early, May 25, early enough;) finished May 
28; used in the hill Buffalo Super-phosphate, 
for tobacco, hops and cabbage; I used for top 
dressing i wood ashes, £ plaster and the 
balance phosphate just after the plants 
were out of the ground. Was not troubled 
with the black beetle. I have a remedy for 
them. I liked Gregory’s Deep Head; had 
i acre which headed well; large and fine, 
could not see any difference between it and 
your Fottler’s Drumhead. Mr.-runs 
down you and your P. S. seed, but after 
harvesting altered his “tune.” I have writ¬ 
ten this plainly, so you can see that I have 
been at work for P. S. seed with a will. As 
most of our^ growers have had their seeds 
for years of other parties, it makes it more 
difficult, but after seeing my crop and 
Webb’s from P. S. seed they say they shall 
try P. S. seeds. Yours Truly, 
J. P. Hitchcock. 
Homer, N. T. 
MATTHEWS’ JSS. 
Hand Cultivator, 
Wheel Hoe, 
SINGLE OR COMBINED. 
Admitted by leading Seedsmen and Market Garden 
ers everywhere to be the most perfect and reliable 
implements in use for planting and cultivating gar¬ 
den crops. Beware of cheap Imitations! Inquire for 
the genuine machines which are made only by- 
T. B. EVERETT & CO. 9 Boston, Mass. 
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