Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1857-09-18
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WHEAT & GUlIl) lRIIL,

/ rs now offered to the Farmers of Montgom-
Il cry County as q PERFECT WORKING and RE-
LIABLE machine, both for drilling in wheat and
guano, Del}urg Super-Phosphate, &c.
The fixtures for distributing the guano in
| the drills, made precious 70 last gear, were not
nicely enough adjusted to work in the guano
regularly without attention, and occasionally
gave some trouble; but the defects have been
! fully corrected, and the Drills made md worked
last season, operated both in Wheat and Guano,
! correctly and reliably. They are now WAR
/ RANTED and GUARANTEED to DO their
work satisfactorily, efficiently and reliably,
aud no money asked till tried and proven, and
then noArequired to be kept unless they work
as represented.
| Pennock's Drills possess many advantages
over a rival Drill now before the public, and
H0deStly claiming to be ''the only reliable Grain
and Guano Drill, for besides being as now
made equqliy reliaJle, it has hedecided advan
tage in lightness of draft and placing no weight
on the horses necks. 2. Greater simplicity in
construction being more easily understood and
attended to. 3. The construction Of the drill
ing tubes ensures their being better kept in the
ground. 4. Complete protection Of the guano
in windy weather. 3. Facility for changing
Of guage Of quantity to be sown, both Of grain
and guano. G. The position of the guano box,
1t being behind the wheat box, is more conve-
nient for filling up. L The steel points to the
drilling tubes, being reversible, are equal to
two entire sets of steel points. g. The grass
seed sowing attachment decidedly best. And
last, if not least the advantage of some S25,
| difference in price.
So great yas the satisfaction given by this
Drill last season, that ut last adyices Messrs
Pennocks had received orders for the coming
season, for nearly 5000.
II is no longer a question with Farmers as to
the advantages of drilling-especally where
guano is used. Almost every farmer will drill
in his seed this season, if he can be supplied
with drill Many farmers who bought one
last year buy another this, and in one instance,
Mr.. SAMUEL G. You've, a thoroughly practical
and reliable farmer, who bought one Of PEN
| nock's last year, has already bought and had
delivered two more of the same and this after
having witnessed the workings of several 9TH
er New York drills near him.
! annex letter from A. C. TRuNDLE. ESQ.
recently Of near Poolesvlle, but now owning
the extensive farm bought of Gen. Rusk, near
Leesburg, Va No one is better qualified to
judge Of the relative merits Of agricultural i'm
| PIGMENTS than Mr.. r. In this case, as will be
seen, he is perfectly DISTINGUISHED, having
bought and used both kinds Of the Drills in
order that he might decide for himself which
was best-what he says is worthy OF all credit,
and worth the more as he is a real practical
farmer and looks thoroughly into everything
OF interest connected with his occupation.
:" Ereter," Lou9on co., Va. J1y 20, '57.
Mr. j. y. lIIGGINs, Dear Sir: In reply to
your enquiries respecting the working Of the
three Pcnnock's Wheat and Guauo Drills
bought Of you last fall, have to say that one
was purchased for my father, Mr. Horatio
/ lvffft Il 10 4
the other for myself ! learned that my faith
er's and Mrs. Young's both worked well and
quite TO their satisfaction OF my own ] speak
from actual practical observation Of its work,
when ] say that it fed out both the Wheat and
| Guano creRlB regHlqrlydnd reliably--the wheat
according the guage mark-the Guano at fist
too freely, but by little attention to weigh
ing it and comparing its feeding with the land
measure the exact allowance to be made was
soon ascertaned, after which il required little
or no attention besides the filing Of the boxes
with the Wheat and Guano.
Having heard that the Guano feeding appa-
ra.us Of Pennock's Drill the year before last,
was not wholly reliable especially whore the
GuanO was damp, and although assured by you
that the defect would he completely remedietl
in the Drills made last fall concluded to buy
one OF Bickford Il lloit'man's New York Drills
| started Pennocks and this side by side and
worked them so through my entire seeding
this also worked well both the Grain and Gu
ano. Indeed could find no fault with the
working of the grain and guano apparatus In
either drill
/ II is but justice to Pennock' S to say however
that it worked with much the lightest draft,
should say one-third less In drilling corn
land, Pennock's Drill tubes kept their places
much better in the ground; the tubes of both
Drills on coming in contact with the corn
stumps would hop out Of the ground Pen
nock's, on account Of their weight and shape
or both combined always dropped IN immedi-
ately, whereas the others would frequently
skip or jggle along several feet before entering
the same was the case in the rough parts Of
/ fallow land. | observed when the wind blew
high that the funnel arrangements in the New
/ York Drill suAereda good portion Of the guano
! 20 be blown away-whereas in Pennocks the
/ Guano was completely protected from thewind
until il reached the ground. The working ma
chinery in Pennock's is most simple and on this
account requires less attention than the other.
With respect to the advantages Of the two
! processes OF putting in Wheat and Guano. my
1 experience with the present crop determines
] me greatly in favor Of drilling. ! drilled in
/ 100 acres, with J bushels wheat and rs lbs
guano to the acre, intending to drill in my
/ whole crop, but fearing should be too late |
set the shovel plows to work at the end Of the
/ field, and they put in 30 acres, when they met
/ the drills. On the 3d. sowed over z bushels
wheat to the acre, ard. $50 lbs. guano The
result is fine crop on all the drilled land, and
a light one on the broad casted, certainly not
half perhaps but little over 4 as much / am
/ satisfied that have made 5000 bushels more
I wheat by drilling than | should have done had
! my whole crop been sown broad cast, besides
the saving in seed and guano, and the greater
ease and comfort in putting in the crop.
Very respectfully yours
| ABNER c. TRUNDLE.
E4s- ORDER EARLY, DON'T DELAY, and
risk disappointment, as is often the case
! with late orders Always specify num-
Der of tu5es-whether or not with grass
seed attachment--and state best point
for delivery.
Price of tube Wheat & Guano Drill, $50
8 do do 81
each additional tube 3
Lime & Brxud Wheat Sewer 3
Oats Sewer 8
Freight from Wilmington, Del, to be added
Address
JESSE T. HIGGINS Sole Agent,
| july 24--tol5 Poolesvillc, Nd.
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