D. M. Ferry &, Co*s Descriptive Catalogue. 
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IMPROVED HORSE HOE AND CULTIVATOR COMBINED, WITH WHEEL. 
. This popular implement is made in the most thorough manner of the best materials, well finished, and 
while light and easy of draught, is very strong. It works equally well as a Horse Hoe or Cultivator. 1 he frame 
and teeth are adjustable, and the teeth have reversible points. It has come into common use for general work, and 
is largely used in the culture of corn and cotton. It is invaluable for crops requiring to be hoed by hand, preceding 
the hoe and doing nearly all the work, or for crops that require hilling. 
Price, complete (including* wheel', Delivered at Depot or Express Office, - $10.00 
To supply the demand for a tool exactly adapted to Onion culture, we have 
HPjlfiL XT Mj* • placed in stock the same hoe that we use on our own grounds. ^ We have a 
large number in use, and consider them far superior to anything we have ever seen for the purpose. The blade is 
seven inches long and one and three-quarters broad, and can be used either to cut forward or backward. The hoe 
is light, easy to work with, and is constructed of the best steel. Price: Hoe (with handle) delivered at Express 
Office, 75 cents, the purchaser paying express charges. Hoe (without handle) by mail, postage paid, 75 cents. 
ICXCEI.SIOR weeding hook. 
For weeding flower beds or 
vegetable gardens. It will work 
well among rows of seedlings, 
among ornamental plants, or in 
any place where freedom from 
weeds is desired. It removes the 
weeds with far greater rapidity HASELTINE HAND WEEDER 
than in the usual manner, without 
EXCELSIOR WEEDING HOOK. injury to the plants, and will pay for itself in one day’s use. 
Price, 25 cents each, by mail, prepaid. 
THE HASELT'NE HAND WEEDER AND SCRAPER. 
The latest and best hand weeder for use either in the flower or vegetable garden. For Onions and Strawberries 
it is simply indispensable. It is rapid, easy and thorough in its work. The blade is % inch wide, J 4 inch thick, 
solid steel, oil tempered, and has five sharp edges. 'Hie cut is one-sixth full size. Price, postpaid, 50 cents. 
Prod cast Seed Sower* 
For solving Wheats Clover , Timothy , Oats , Barley^ Rye, 
Buckwheat, Millet , Rice , Flaxseed , and all 7>arieties oj 
Grain and Grass Seeds. One of the greatest labor- 
saving MACHINES INVENTED FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES. 
Itroadcasliug.—The Philadelphia has been tried 
and proven, not in one section only, but in nearly every State 
and Territory in the Union.- In a few plain words we will 
mention some points of superiority: It is easily adjusted; the 
quantity sown per acre readily regulated ; the ground requires 
no preparation excepting plowing ; the seed is evenly distrib¬ 
uted, and the breadth of cast is as great or greater than any 
other sower, and consequently it can do a greater amount of 
work in a given time. It sows readily four to six acres an 
hour. The principle of sowing is to follow closely the action 
of broadcasting by hand, casting the seed horizontally and 
within prescribed limits, not wildly distributing it in the air, as 
some sowers do ; this means a saving of seed, and conse¬ 
quently of money. 
With our machines, the following distances can be sown 
with uniformity: Wheat, 25 feet; Barley, 25 feet; Clover, 20 
feet ; Timothy, 18 feet ; Rye, 25 feet; Orchard Grass, 12 feet. 
Broadcasting' VS. Drilling. -The following is the report of Mr. 1 . Carter, Superintendent of the 
Eastern Experimental Farm, Pa., on experiments made in seeding wheat: 
I.BS. STRAW. BUS. WHEAT PER ACRE. 
x. Two bushels seed broadcast (harrowed).,3,332 35-48 
2. Two bushels drilled in .2,715 24.04 
Difference in favor of Broadcasting. 617 ti-44 
Seed Sowers can only be sent by express, the purchaser paying charges. Price, delivered at express office, 
$5.50 each. 
LADIES' FLORAL TOOLS. 
These Floral Sets are now so universally known that they need no description here. They have stcadity in¬ 
creased in public favor ever since their introduction ten years ago, and have recived the unqualified approval of 
all, we belive, of the leading florists of the country, and will be appreciated by every lady in the land who culti¬ 
vates flowers. Sets of four pieces, price, per set, three-quarters polished, $1.25, postpaid. 
WATERS' IMPROVED TREE PRUNER. 
This Pruner is unsurpassed by any made. It has many points of superiority: Lightness, simplicity, durability* 
interchangeable parts and cheapness. It is constructed of the very best steel ; the blade is connected with tne 
lever at the lower end in such a manner as to give great power. It cuts the smallest twig perfectly and a larger 
limb, than any other pruner, always making a very smooth cut. 
These pruners can only be sent by txpress, purchaser paying charges. Price, delivered free at express office 
here, as follows: 
Length of pole, 4 feet; weight, 2^ lbs.$2 00 I Extra Knives, postpaid.each, 35c 
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