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AVERAGE PLANTING 
AVERAGE is hit-and-miss planting—under- ACCURATE PLANTING means the de- 
planting some hills and over-planting oth- sired number of kernels in EVERY hill, 
ers. Under-planted hills produce only 1 or 2 that number depending upon the soil^s fer- 
ears where they should produce3 good ears. tility. It means that each hill is called upon 
Over-planted hills produce barren stalks, to produce its proportionate part of the 
nubbins and possibly a couple of fair ears. yield. It eliminates under or over-planting. 
Average planting cannot produce the biggest yield. Accurate planting will produce the biggest yield. 
009 Corn 
Planter 
Means c^ccuracy^ 
The same accuracy that you would get if you 
painstakingly counted out the kernels of corn 
and dropped them by hand—that is the accu¬ 
racy of the John Deere 999 Planter. It is 
the accuracy of the hand planting method made 
tireless and rapid by mechanical devices. 
John Deere Planter accuracy is the result of 
50 years’ experience—50 years of thought, of 
study, of experimenting with that one goal 
always in mind—accuracy. The 999 has 
rightly been styled the “super-planter.” 
Careful design and workmanship have made 
possible this high degree of accuracy. Each 
kernel enters the cell in the seed plate in a 
natural position. The sloping hopper bottom 
feeds the corn to the cells whether the hopper 
is full or nearly empty. It is the most simple 
yet most effective planting mechanism ever 
used on a corn planter. 
You Control the Number 
of Kernels Per Hill 
Without changing seed plates or even stop¬ 
ping the team you can plant 2, 3 or 4 kernels 
in the hill, whichever number you decide the 
land will sustain. Merely shifting the foot 
lever varies the number dropped and you can 
change the drop as frequently as you de¬ 
sire. The variable drop mechanism of this 
planter is just as perfect and well protected 
as the gears on the best automobile. 
You can also drill corn with the John Deere 
Planter. Change from hilling to drilling or 
back to hilling is made instantly by means of 
a foot drop lever. Not necessary to get off 
the seat nor stop the team. The 999 Planter 
gives nine different drilling distances without 
changing seed plates. 
You can’t give too much attention to the se¬ 
lection of your corn planter in these days of 
high prices and in answering the nation’s call 
for more corn. Your old planter is a “thief in 
the field” if it isn’t doing accurate work. Re¬ 
member, a planter’s mistakes never show up 
until the corn plants appear above the ground. 
Make sure that the work is done right when 
the corn is planted—get a John Deere 999 
—the planter that must prove its accuracy 
through rigid factory tests before it goes 
into the field. 
You will appreciate the construction of the 
John Deere 999 Planter—the substantial front 
frame; the disc marker and also the wire release with¬ 
out any troublesome ropes; the underhung reel, easy 
to put on or remove; the great variety of seed plates 
for handling various sizes and types of seed and the 
quick detachable runners. This planter can be fur¬ 
nished with fertilizer and pea attachments, also with 
various styles furrow openers. 
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