. Charles V. Mapes'. Agricultural machinery. 92 C. V. MAPES' ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. No. 5. Radish, peppers, and mustard. No. 6. Sage, carrot, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, spinach. No. 7. Pepper-grass, lettuce, summer savory. No. 8. Turnips, celery, parsley. The patentee begs leave to guard against disappointment, by suggesting a few cautions in the use of this utensil. It is very important that the soil be well pre- pared, level, pulverized, and dry enough not to pack upon the wheel. Of course, a judicious seedsman will select a favorable time for every thing to work well. Thp instrument is
. Charles V. Mapes'. Agricultural machinery. 92 C. V. MAPES' ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. No. 5. Radish, peppers, and mustard. No. 6. Sage, carrot, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, spinach. No. 7. Pepper-grass, lettuce, summer savory. No. 8. Turnips, celery, parsley. The patentee begs leave to guard against disappointment, by suggesting a few cautions in the use of this utensil. It is very important that the soil be well pre- pared, level, pulverized, and dry enough not to pack upon the wheel. Of course, a judicious seedsman will select a favorable time for every thing to work well. Thp instrument is well guarded against ary sudden interruption by the weather^ and the hopper perfectly excludes wind and rain from the seed within it. Carefully used, the sower operates with such uniformity that the quantity of seed required for any given area, can be accurately ascertained from the proportion taken by any aliquot part. This is a small hand-drill, designed for the garden. It is a cheap, light sower, well adapted to the wants of those who cultivate root and vegetable crops on a limited scale, and will sow all such crops, excepting peas and beans. It opens the ground, sows the seed, covers and rolls it at one operation or passing. Seed Sower No. 1^ is adapted to gar- den or field sowing, is a size larger than No. 0, and is designed for sowing the same kinds of seeds. The cylinder and brush within the hopper go by gearing, and thus are always sure to operate. Fig. 133. Seed Sower No. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mapes, Charles Victor, 1836-1916. [from old catalog]. New York, M'Crea & Miller
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