. The Geo. A. Weaver Co's annual catalogue of seeds. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Rhode Island Newport; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit; Agricultural implements; Commercial catalogs. ioo The Geo. A. Weaver Co.'s Catalogue of Seeds and Implements, Newport, R. MEKENNEY BROADCAST FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER. This machine is constructed on entirely different principles from other makes. It is a force feed sower; its construction enables its user to sow any kind of fertilizing material, such as Chemical Salts, Woo
. The Geo. A. Weaver Co's annual catalogue of seeds. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Rhode Island Newport; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit; Agricultural implements; Commercial catalogs. ioo The Geo. A. Weaver Co.'s Catalogue of Seeds and Implements, Newport, R. MEKENNEY BROADCAST FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER. This machine is constructed on entirely different principles from other makes. It is a force feed sower; its construction enables its user to sow any kind of fertilizing material, such as Chemical Salts, Wood Ashes Oil Meal, Sheep and Hen Manure The axle of the machine is the means of the force feed. It is square in its length, turning in boxes, at its ends attached to the frame ; on this are three rollers 3 inches in diameter and 2 feet long ; on these rollers there are ribs 1-8 to 1-4 inch high and 2 inches long, intermittently arranged in alignment, one inch apart on the circumference. These ribs come in contact with brass springs 2 inches wide. On the back of these are steel springs all supported on a hinged board, that is controlled by a cam lever that brings the brass springs in contact with the ribs, according to pressure required to allow a given amount to feed out When thrown to gear by means of clutch on the axle interlocking in the wheel hub, the intermittent ribs on the roller come in con- tact with the brass springs that open alternately, so a continual flow of material is deposited upon the soil for a space of six feet in width. Opposite these springs on top of the roller is a steel spring-board that works on the ribs as an agi- tator and lump crusher. In the front of the box there is an adjustable gate controlled by thumbscrews, that holds the material back and is adjustable to the quantity required. When the machine is on the road the cam lever is locked hard down, and the clutch is thrown out of gear by the lever when you have a tight box. The capacity of the dist
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