. Descriptive catalogue of choice farm, garden and flower seeds, roots, plants and garden requisites. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 76 ALLEN'S RETAIL PRICED CATALOGUE. CAHOON'S BROADCAST SEED This Broadcast Sower is the best one of its kind in our market. The grain is held in a light sheet-iron hopper, surmounted by a bag which will hold half a bushel of seed. This is suspended by a strap from the operator's neck, and held in position by a strap around his waist. In operating it, the grain falls through an opening that can be graduated as to the quant
. Descriptive catalogue of choice farm, garden and flower seeds, roots, plants and garden requisites. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 76 ALLEN'S RETAIL PRICED CATALOGUE. CAHOON'S BROADCAST SEED This Broadcast Sower is the best one of its kind in our market. The grain is held in a light sheet-iron hopper, surmounted by a bag which will hold half a bushel of seed. This is suspended by a strap from the operator's neck, and held in position by a strap around his waist. In operating it, the grain falls through an opening that can be graduated as to the quantity sowm per acre, and is discharged through a flanged mouth or spout, which is rapidly rotated by turning the handle. The motion of the latter is greatly multiplied by the gearing connecting it with the spout. The seed is thrown from eight to twenty feet on each side of the operator, the heaviest seed being of course thrown to the greatest distance. Since the introduction of this seed sower it has been greatly improved in its mechanical construction, and it is now a strong as well as a simple machine, and with careful usage will last many years. It saves much of the labor and time, enables any one with little experience to sow with regu- larity, and, in consequence of the evenness with which it distributes the seed, saves from one-quarter to one-third of the grain ordinarily required. A com- plete separation of the seed is effected, and each kernel falls separately upon the ground, thus causing great regularity of distribution, and giving the best opportunity for the growth and development of the grain. The hand machine at the common walking gait, sow's from four to eight acres per hour. Price, $ The Horse Power machine is worked by an endless chain passing over a rim bolted to the wheel of the wagon or cart that carries the machine. At the usual walking gait of a horse, it sows from ten to fifteen acres per hour. Price, $ In shipment abroad the Hand machines are pack
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