Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-09-11
18th
Y e A R !!
Look Well Before
You Buy.
Willoughby Gum Spring Drill
is not Equalled by any in Use
FOR SOWING GRAIN
FOR SOWING FERTILIZERS
FOR SOWING GRASS SEEDS.

The Willoughby Drill has been greatly
improved for this year. Farmers In want
of a First-class Drill should see 1t before
buying any Of the other Drills offered by
Agents.
1t has two gum feeders, working in such
manner that il will not choke, break the
grains, nor feed in an irregular manner.
1t has gum springs that allow it to sow
over all distractions, without stopping or
breaking, putting in the grains close up to
the obstruction.
1t sows readily, Wheat, Rye, Oats, Grass
Seed, and all kinds of Fertilizers.
1t can be thrown in and out of gear with
out stopping the team.
1t can be regulated in an instant TO sow
greater or less quantity, even whilst the
Drill is in motion.
1t sows up hill, down hill, or side hill,
with the same regularity and precision.
1t has surveyor, which show exactly
the amount sown. When the Drill has
the hose hoisted, the surveyor does not
turn.
The Drill has been greatly improved in
the past few years, and the many hundred
farmers who have bought and used the
Drill say it is PERFECT.
Among the different styles male TO suit
all counties, the Manufacturers are build
ing this year in addition to their regular
Drill one with shafts like cart, so that
three horses may be worked abreast-thus
suiting farmers having sandy and yield
ing soil, or very billy ground. The
WILLOU G II Y
is one of the lightest draft as well as the
BEST DRILL
H., i,,,. 10 I'm
want of Il Drill to call and satisfy them
selves OH this point.
CORRUGATED RUBBER ROLLERS
which form forced feed ,unqualed by any
in use, and which has now stood the test
of years.
The corrugation Of these rollers has been
an improvement over the first built, and
by means of a slide and regulators the flow
Of seed is constant and regular.
There can be no choking for the reason
that it is positive force feed, and all the
"white caps" straws, or any foreign sub
stance that should chance to be in the
wheat, is fed through without stOppage.
In this way the ''skips," which are so
frequent in fields of drilled wheat, are en-
tirely avoided, and there will be found a
regularity i'm the grain over the field, and
that, too, without the necessity of being
constantly watched to see If the feeding Is
all right.
THE GUANO ATTACHMENT,
patented by j. b. Crowell, which is con-
ceded by practical farmers to be the best
yet introduced to their notice.
The great difficulty encountered in SOW
ing some kinds of guano is, that the agita-
ton of the mass i'm the hoppers renders IL
.,l, q IL,
feed downward.
BY the use Of Crowell's Guano Attach
ment this Is overcome, and as experience
| has proven.
ALL KINDS OF FERTILIZERS
| I'm use can be sown, without even mixing
with any substance to render 1t less sticky
Its simplicity is one Of its great points
THE GRASS SEED SOWER
is attached to the rear of the hopper, and
has zinc bottom, which is perforated
| for the grass seed to pass through. A
! transversely, agitates the seed which
should be clean to SOW with regularity.
The grass seeder can also be attached
forward of the hopper, or if it is. specially
ordered can be left off entirely, in which
latter case there is deduction of five dol
lars from the list Of price.
THE SURVEYOR
measures correctly the number Of acres
sown, or parts of an acre down to six.
teenths. In making the turns at the end:
Of the field, the holster puts the working
parts out of gear, and in consequence the
surveyor does not move in the least, and
can, therefore, be relied upon to measure
correctly.
ZIGZAG ARRANGEMENT.
The Zigzag Arrangement, has recently
been adopted, will be put OH only where
specially ordered, for which five Dollars
will be charged in addition to the regular
| price.
The change can be made from zgzag
TO straight line; or vice versa, in mo-
ment, without even hosting the shOvels,
without removing bolt. 1t Is simple In
its construction, and will not easily &c!
out Of repair.
The entire machine Is so well balanced
that the horses necks do not become gall.
ed. Thisis accomplished by the manner
in which the hopperis set upon the frame
THE ADVANTAGES OF THE
DRILL