The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-05-04
SHARKS

FORCE DROP CORN PLANT
Err and CHECK ROVER. :
SPECIAL Po1Nrs.-FoRcE DROP.
WROUGHT METAL WHEELS! IRoN
SEED Boxes! CENTER Lock LEVER!
VERY LIGHT DRAFT! -. !:
Runners can either be locked in
the ground or depth regulated by
the drivers feet.
It forcibly thro,os the corn 40
that it drops to the ground instant.
ly when the lever is thrown, so that
it makes no difference whether
team is driven fast or slow, or By
jerks. 49, ;:
Will plant corn in straight rows
both ways, whether team goes fast
or slow. This alone will save the
price of planter for every 100 acres
of corn planted, by not having corn
destroyed in cnltivating. B. !
When raised out of the ground
it is self-locking, thus avoiding the
use of latches. 49,.
It has glass at the heel of the
drop so that the driver can at all
times see the corn dropping:
The lock beingin the center, the
runners 60 uniform depth. Plan
ters that lock at the side run deep
or on one side than the other, when
the PLANTER is locked in the ground.
The runners can ba detached in
q few moments by taking ont two
bolts, and can thus be readily ahar-
pened. ..- .
In the joints on the frame is an
iron plate with fianges which
makes the frame perfectly rigid
and exceedingly strong, and the
water does not settle in the joint
to rot the frame. This applies to
the wood frame planter.
WE WILL, ON APPLICATION, send
by mail a model of the force drop
free Of charge, to any person who
contemplates buying planter, sc
he can see just how the corn il
dropped.
No CHA1Ns.-The annoyance Of
chains to run the machinery Who'll.
ly avoided. Chains often break
wear out very quickly, especially
when the ground is dry and the
dust flies, links gets lost, chains
must be frightened, etc., and wher
chain is worn out, a new one must
be had which may have to =. be
waited for to come from the shop
Not a chain about the Starks.
CHECK ROVER.
SPECIAL POINTS.
Driver can throw off the wire al
end of field without leaving Iii
seat, by pulling the string attached
to latch and foot lever. S p
This Check Rover is of the very
latest improvement, is adapted ed
pecially to our force drop planter
and the two together make the
very best outfit for planting corr
to be found in the market. w,
defy any one to produce it's equal
The wire is, when desired
thrown out of the check rover b,
the same operation that raisessth,
planter front out of the ground, 81
that the driver does not have tx
get off at the end of the row tx
take the wire out. ..
The check rover end being prac
tically all of wrought metal there
is no danger of breakage.
It is OIL y question of timl
when it will take the place of al
the old style planters; this asser
ton may seem strong, but whe1
farmers find that with the Fore.
Drop Light Draft, Lock Lever
Starks Planter, with it's perfec
! check rover attachment, they &c,
a machine that will do their worl
far better than it ever has beer
done, that the machine will out
wear two Of other kinds, and thai
they can save the price Of the ma;
chine on every 100 acres planted
they will certainly buy this planter
and will not allow agents selling
other planters to persuade then
into buying other kinds. For SALE
by j. d. HUMISTON.