90 WISEMAN-DOWNS CO., INC. - 34 E. PRATT ST. - BALTIMORE, MD 
JOHN DEERE No. 999 CORN AND BEAN PLANTERS 
The shape of seed cells and improvements in the drop¬ 
ping device permit planting tip or butt kernels without 
cracking seed or without losing the high degree of accuracy. 
The Full Variable Drop Planter 
The John Deere Nov 999 Planter has a variable drop 
consisting of a train of gears constantly in mesh. With 
this device, two, three or four kernels can be planted as 
desired merely by shifting the foot lever. The gears are 
enclosed in an oil-tight and dust-proof case. 
The driving mechanism has this advantage over the 
ordinary—it never is separated. Other devices open and 
close at every actuation of the fork by the wire, and are 
constantly being released under strain, causing consider¬ 
able wear and reducing the life of the most important 
parts of the planter. The device on the John Deere No. 
999 Planter can be shifted at any time in the travel of the 
machine. 
The John Deere No. 999 is a real variable-drop planter— 
it varies the distance in drilling as well as the number of 
kernels per hill in hilling, and gives a greater variety of 
distances without the use of extra sprockets and plates. 
All regular plates on this planter have 16 cells and by 
means of the variable drop gears, they give the same 
drilling distances as other planters which have no variable 
drop gears, using 8, 12 and 16 cell plates. 
Plants Many Varieties of Corn 
Seed plates can be furnished for handling every kind of 
corn; also beans, sorghum, milo maize and other seeds. 
The improved form of cut-off has a quick action. The 
spring roller knocker causes each kernel to be discharged 
from the plate cell without fail. 
There are no ridges or obstructions in the valves to 
catch and hold the kernels. Sufficient opening is left just 
above the upper valve to enable operator to see the kernels 
as they are collected for the hill. 
Hilling and Drilling 
The change from hilling to drilling, or vice versa, is 
instantly made. No extra attachments, no extra cost and 
no extra tools are required. To drill, it is only necessary 
to hook the foot drop rod over the small casting on the 
rock shaft, using notch nearest the end, and then press 
down on the foot lever until it locks automatically in the 
position shown by the shaded portion in the illustration. 
There is no switching of the valves, no addition or removal 
of parts, and the drilling distances most commonly used 
are had without changing seed plates. When turning at 
the end of rows, a slight pressure of the foot on the treadle 
unlocks the lever and stops the drilling. When used for 
foot dropping at the ends of field, the lever is hooked in 
second notch from end. 
This Planter will narrow into 2 ft. 4 in. rows 
Price, Plain Planter .$87.00 
Fertilizer Attachment, Extra . 28.50 
The John Deere Special Bean Drill for Drilling Peas, Beans and Corn 
John Deere No. 919 Drill 
The John Deere No. 919 Drill is the same in general con¬ 
struction as the No. 999 Check Rower Planter. As it is 
intended for drilling only, it is not equipped with check 
rower and valve mechanism. Simplicity of construction, 
accuracy and reliability in drop make this machine a 
superior two-row drill. 
It is just as desirable to have the seed properly spaced 
with unfailing accuracy when drilling as it is to drop three 
or any other number of kernels in the hill when check¬ 
rowing. The No. 919 Drill easily satisfies the most exacting 
requirements. 
Price $73.50 
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