Janesville Machine Go 
JANESVILLE, WIS. I 
The methods of corn culture pursued at the 
Rural Farm hare never, until of late, that we 
are aware of, been followed elsewhere. Orig¬ 
inality is not claimed for either method separ 
ately but for the combination in the si me 
field—viz, 1, flit cultivation always and 
shallow cultivation after the plants have 
attained a hight of four inches. 2, Spreading 
the manure broadcast and harrowing it in— 
never manuring in the drill. 3. Planting in 
drills from 10 inches to 15 inches apart, the 
drills from three and one-half to four feet two 
inches apart, according to the hight and suck- 
ering or branching habit of the variety 
planted. Broadcast manuring insures an even 
distribution of plant food. It does not stimu¬ 
late leaf and stalk growth at the expense of 
grain as does manuring in the hill. Flat cul¬ 
tivation leaves the feeding roots, which ex¬ 
tend from row to row after the plants are 
a foot high, intact to furnish food from every 
source and to help support the plants in pro¬ 
tracted droughts. Planting in driil3 the seed 
a foot apart gives to each plant more room, 
more light, more air, more food. 
Blount's corn is by no means the com it 
was five years ago when we first received it 
from the farmer whose name it bears—now 
professor in the Col. Ag. College. It is at 
least three w'eeks earlier, the shanks are 
shorter, it bears an average of more ears to a 
stalk and there are few er barren stalks. It is 
not so tall by two feet. The ears average 
larger. This has been done by careful selec¬ 
tion and interbreeding through the past four 
seasons. We have selected pollen (tassels) 
only from those stalks which showed the 
earliest sets and the most of them and from 
the shortest stalks. These tassels have been 
shaken over the silk (pistils) of those stalks 
which revealed it earliest and which bore the 
greatest number of sets and the shortest stalks. 
Then the seed ears have been carefully selected 
from those plants which seemed best to fulfill 
their early promise. Thus the change has 
been wrought... 
Il Mowers, Reapers. Grain Drills, 
Seeders, Hay Rakes, Etc., Etc. 
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8^ The Best is the Cheapest. 
LEADER GRAIN DRILL 
High wheels, wide tires, and a perfect continuous 
force feed that Is warranted to sow accurately 
either fast or slow. 
PRAIRIE CITY SEEDER. 
Positive fore* feed* cutoff, fusurlno- n e^n- 
tlnuousficnv f grain, nccw'ntn feed Jr dicatmg 
am umt sown, f seeding attachment, 
continuousJ -on ax'e, a^Jusrabto Blip t- oth, made In 
all size*. Extra \\ lde Seeders for large f«rms made 
to order. 
"We Guarantee Satisfaction under all 
Pioper Condit'ons. 
ALL OUR GOODS SOLD UNDER A 
LIBERAL WARRANTY. 
THE CROWN MOWER. 
Wrought Iron connecting frame, Enclosed Rearing. 
Rocking Finger-bar, well made finely finished, strong 
and durable. 
The Implements of our manufacture 
are made of the best materials, put 
together honestly, and finished in a 
workmanlike manner. 
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THE CROWN HAY RAKE. 
ye?been oKd to theVubU?. 1 ^ Hay Bake that ha ‘ 
THE CROWN REAPER, 
Send for Circulars. Address 
Janesville, Wisconsin 
Gather the seed bills of potatoes and try 
raising seedling potatoes of your own as re¬ 
ferred to in another p'ace. 
Buckeye 
1 WROUGHT IRON 
APehcM Rail Pence. 
Will shell more Corn in the same space of time, with less labor, than any othei 
machines in the market. 
a Bra Is the only Corn Sheller made that uses 
Spjj| SPIRAL SPRINGS FOR THE PRESSURE BAR. 
I I*- acts quicker; conforms itself more readily to the shape of the ear; will shell equally 
jMj well, throwing corn in large end as well as small; is very easily and readily adjusted. 
" Every Mmliine lias an Iron llopper Attach'd. 
j - which facilitates the feeding. Throat is very large; will take in the largest corn grown; 
iV? in fact, wiir shell anything from Pop Corn to Dent. 
Tbe Ithaca Sheller is an entirely new machine, and is the best low-priced machine in 
j _ Our Horse Tower, with Sheller and Sacking Elevator, makes the best rig in the mar- 
| ket, and, in proportion to tho work done, the cheapest. 
We have ten different sizes and kinds of Shelters, and cannot fail to please you. 
^ • ij11Th< se Shellers have been awarded the First Premium at every Fair where they have 
been exhibited. They are fully warranted. 
Capacity^50*10^)6 bushels per hour!* 1>ower ‘ Be sure and send for Circulars and Prices to 
Aoknivwlfripcri to bo tljo Kent. Iron Fence now 
In use Suitable for Private Ke.ttfencrv Park*. Court ilaunea. 
Cemeteries or Puliltc Ground*—marie either ruin or Ornament, 
al. Also, manufacturers of the Iron Turbine Wind Engine*. 
Buckeye Force Puirum, Ituckcye lawn Mowers, Etc. 
fiend for Illustrated Catalogue and Frices to 
MAST, roos & CO 
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The Sedgwick Steel Wire Fence 
Is the only general purpose wire fence in use. Being- 
a strong net-work without barbs, it will turn dogs, 
pigs, poultry as well as tbe most vicious stook, with¬ 
out danger to either fence or stock, it is just tbe 
fence for farmers, gardeners, stock-raisers, and rail 
roads;very oesir.thlefor lawns, parks nr cemeteries. 
As it is covered with ru*t-prix>f paintitwitf latta life¬ 
time. It issupener to lioards in every r-»pect, and far 
better th-.ii barbed wire. We n=k for it a fair trial, 
knowing it will wkau itself into favor. Tho Skpo- 
wicjk Ga -i-s made of wrought Iron pipe and steel 
wire, dely nil oompcfitlon Xu iieatncus, it*-fitness, 
strength and dnrub) 'lty. We also make i he BEST ana 
CHEAPEST Al.E IKON Automatic nr Kr.i r.oprs 
in ot Gate. Ask hardware dealers, or for price fist and 
particulars address 
Sedffwlek Bros.. Rlrbnmnd, lud 
Has been In us? for the past nine ( 9 ) years In barns, 
shads, warehous-as, and for stacking in the open field, 
and has always given the beat of satisfaction. Ha 
guarantees It tj do better work and Kivu better satis¬ 
faction than any other Carrier made. All farmers 
wishing one on trial for next year’s use will please 
send us their orders this FaU, so they can put them 
up while their barns are full of hay and grain. For 
& SCOTT, Bridgewater, N. 7. 
SEND FOR ILLUUSTRATED CIRCULAR and full particulars to 
KEMP & BURPEE MF’G CO., 
Syracuse, N. Y. 
PULVERIZER AND CART COMBINED. 
Greatest Agricultural invention of tbe age. Saves 90 per 
cent, of 'abor, and doubles the value of the man. re. Spreads 
evenly all kinds of manure broadcast or in drill, in one-Unth 
the time required by hand. 
KEMP’S MANURE SPREADER. 
TREMAN, WATERMAN & Co., Ithaca, N. 7. 
