1881

Planet, Jr. Garden Drills, Wheel Hoes, Cultivators and Horse Hoes and the Firefly Plows,

[Image: Drawing/Scratchboard illustrations, of hand plows: Drill No. 2., Double Wheel Hoe., Combined Drill and Wheel Hoe., The Firefly Plow, all captioned]

Are among the best known and latest improved implements for the garden and farm. Thoroughly made and finely finished, no similar tools that we have ever sold have been more popular. Most people imagine they are only playthings for the rich, and farmers and gardeners have been humbugged so much, they will not believe the truth, but the truth is that every one of these implements is a practical all day tool, made expressly to save the time, labor and money of the hard worked tillers of the soil.

The Planet, Jr., Garden Drill No.2, Sows with ease and accuracy, at any exact depth or thickness, all garden, field and nursery seeds possible to be sown with a drill, and quickly repays its cost in saving seed time labor and better crops to all who grow these vegetables for home and market. Price, boxed, $12.00.

The Planet, Jr., Double Wheel Hoe and Cultivator, Is a tool farmers who grow roots for stock or vegetables for market, cannot afford to be without. When used as shown in the cut it will shave close to the small plants both sides at once, without covering them, and ten times faster than with the hand hoe, doing perfect work. When the two cultivating teeth are use, it loosens the ground thoroughly, killing young weeds and cultivating deeply, while with the two small plows neat furrows call be thrown to or from the rows of Potatoes, Peas, Beans, Celery, &c. Price, boxed, $9.00.

The Planet, Jr. Combined Drill, Wheel Hoe and Garden Plow. This tool, though somewhat smaller than the others, combines in itself the working qualities of both, being as efficient as a drill, and equally as efficient as a hoe and cultivator, except for large plants. The Steel Garden Plow is a treasure in itself. Price, boxed, $14.00.

The Firefly Hand Hoe and Plow. This tool does nearly the whole work of tending the garden from Spring to Fall, openng furrows, covering, hoeing and plowing to or from, shallow or deep; and for 1881 is made stronger and better, and with eyes for attaching a drawing rope when breaking up the garden deep before planting in the Spring. Price, packed. $4.00.

Address all orders to C.W. Dorr, State Agent, Des Moines, Iowa.

The Cedar Rapids Insurance Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Capital, - - - $100,000.00 E. L. Mansfield, President J. R. Kinney, Vice-President, J. A. Pekrins, Secretary, W. D. Watrous, Treasurer H. O. Bradley, Ass't-Secretary, W. G. Albright, Gen'l Agent, C. H. Williams, Adjuster, John T. Hopkins, Sup't of Agencies

Insures Against Tornadoes, Lightning and Fire. Policies Issued in English, German and Bohemian Languages.

The income of the Cedar Rapids Insurance Company for 1878 was. ... $8,049.39 And for 1879 it was. ... 46,843.18 Total risks written in 1878. ... 448, 238.00 In 1879. ... 2,108,555.00

The Largest Business ever done by any Insurance Company in the same length of time, dating from its Organization.

The Cedar Rapids Insurance Company made the largest increase of premium receipts in 1879 as compared with 1878 of any company doing business in Iowa.

The following is taken from the Companies' sworn report to the Auditor, and shows the respective loss or gain in the premium receipts of 1879 as compared with 1878: American, Net loss. ... $3,615.22 Burlington, Net gain. ... 12,460.18 Continental, Net loss. ... 17,094.99 Cedar Rapids, Net gain. ... $36,421.23 Farmers, Net gain. ... 7,974.35 Hawkeye, Net loss. ... 19,147.75 State, Net gain. ... 19,117.92 Watertown, Net loss. ... 930.53

The following is a comparative statement of the business transacted by the Cedar Rapids Insurance Company in May, 1879 and 1880: No. of Policies Issued in May, 1880. ... 1,012 "... " ... " ... " ... 1879. ... 239 Amount of Premiums received in May, 1880. ... $18,673.19 "... " ... " ... " ... 1879. ... $3,692.08 Amount of Property Insured in May, 1880. ... 902,308 "... " ... " ... " ... 1879. ... 182,397

This is the largest month's business ever done by any Insurance Company in the State of Iowa, and denotes a degree of popularity never before attained by any Company.