The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-26
SHERW|N FACTORY
IS NOW EXPANDING
ORDERS COMING IN FAST AND
MORE HELP PUT ON TO MEET
DEMANDS
FORCE BUSY ASSEMBLING MACHINES
Growth Of Business Will Force Mr..
Sherwin to Build Larger Plant
In Near Future

A Register reporter visited the Sher-
win machine factory this week and
found a force of men busy assembling
new alfalfa drills and revolving tooth
corn harrows. The whole force was
working at top speed to meet the new
orders which are coming in from MANI
sections of the entire northwest and
even from some of the distant eastern
states.
Mr.. Sherwin was busy but took time
to show the Register man through the
plant. The new building erected dur.
ing the winter is 2Sx46 feet. with a full
basement under the main factory. The
basement is stored to capacity with
wheels and maleable castings which
are made in the east and shipped here
ready to assemble.
The work of making the frames and
getting out the woodwork is all done
on the first floor of the main building.
and the machines are assembled and
painted on the same floor.
Mr.. Sherwin Is making a speciality of
his Surestand Alfalfa Drill, Best Yet
Harrow and Kleen Korn Attachment
for corn planters. The alfalfa drill Is
a new device for sowing alfalfa be.
tween corn rows and is operated with
one horse. 1t is recognized every
where as the only successful alfalfa
drill on the market.
The Best Yet Harrow is made with
revolving teeth which clean them
selves. 1t is made light which over
comes the objection many farmers
have to narrowing cor after it is up
out of the ground.
The Kleen Korn, a blind blowing at
tachment for corn planters, cultivates
the corn as it is being planted, and
also cover the seed. 1t leaves a ridge,
and small bitches which catch the rays
of the sun to warn the ground where
it is needed. The ridge is caught by.
the harrow when crossing the rows on
the first narrowing, and all weeds
which may have started lear the corn
hills are covered Or killed.
Mr.. Sherwin now has orders for
about 500 of his machines and his
greatest worry is to be able to fll all
of them.
A letter from John Cownie, a noted
agricultural worker in Iowa, better
than anything else else shows that Mr..
Sherwin has a good thing in his Kleen
Corn machine and other machinery.
The letter is as follows:
Des Moines, Iowa,
April 81, 1917.
Mr.. Frank Sherwin,
Brookings, 8. d.
Dear Sir:
l have just learned that you have a
device for attaching to corn planters
that will turn the soil over the seed
corn, forming a ridge that can be har.
rowed down, thus leaving a clean and
mellow surface for the young corn to
get its start.
| have advocated this principle for
over forty years, at farmers institutes
and in the agricultural journals, the
only means being what is known as
blind cultivating. If your device is a
success / would like to secure two of
them for use on my own farms, know
ing as l do the immense value they
would add to the corn crop.
/ inclose you herewith "a Treatise
on Gardening" just issued, which is
self-explanatory and you will see
where l have marked with red ink, that
| urge the same method in the garden.
If your device will operate in all
kinds Of ground properly prepared for
corn planting it will prove a boon to
the farmers of the corn belt, and hay-
ing seen it in successful operation in
my writings for the agricultural jour-
nails I would urge it's universal use.
In my article in the iowa Home
stead" of April 9Th / advocate the
same principle in the planting of pota-
toes, a ridge to be narrowed down,
leaving a clean seed bed for the young
potatoes.
Kindly send me cut OF your device
showing method of attaching to corn
planter and price of same.
Truly yours.