1896

IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 99.

[image] FIREFLY GARDEN PLOW.

TOOLS AND IMPLEMENTS. To reduce the cost of gardening it is necessary to have the best tools. A good wheel hoe is as much superior to a common hoe for cultivating a garden as a mowing machine to the sickle in the hay field. All of the following tools have been thoroughly tested, and, for their own particular class of work, have given splendid satisfaction. The soil on which they are intended to be used, as well as the use to which you intend to put them, must be well considered. If you desire it, we will send illustrated and descriptive catalogue or circular of any of these tools. Prices are low this year. FIREFLY WHEEL GARDEN PLOW.--It makes the care of a vegetable garden a pleasure, and 10,000 families who could not find time to keep a garden if attempting its cultivation with an ordinary hand hoe can raise their own vegetables successfully with the Firefly. Will both plow the garden and attend to the cultivating and weeding throughout the gardening season. The moldboard is tempered and polished steel. Price only $2.00. PLANET JR. NO. 3 SEED DRILL.--We regard this drill as the acme of perfection, and most decidedly the best seed sower made. It will sow perfectly either in a continuous row or drop the seed in hills, either four, six, eight, twelve or twenty-four inches apart. It opens the furrow, drops in hills or drills, covers, rolls down and marks the next row, all at one operation. The hopper holds three quarts. The wheel is thirteen inches high. It is changed in a moment from hill dropping to drill work. It has a force feed, sows equally well whether the hopper is full or contains only a paper of seed. It is nicely adapted to all conditions of land, working especially well in fresh ground or when planting on a ridge. The plow is adjustable, and opens a very narrow furrow, which is a great advantage for after cultivation. This machine is now offered for the first time, but it has been thoroughly tested by about fifty practical gardeners in various parts of the country, and they all unite in sounding its praises. The manufacturers guarantee it to give satisfaction. Price $9.00. PLANET JR. COMBINED DRILL, WHEEL HOE, CULTIVATOR AND PLOW.--This is the most popular tool we have ever sold. As a plow it opens furrows, covers them, hills, plows to and from, etc. As a hoe, it works safely to and from both sides of the row at once, or between rows, working all rows from eight to sixteen inches wide at one passage. As a cultivator, it is admirably adapted to deep mellowing of the soil. It sows all garden seed accnrately [accurately] at the desired depth, opening, covering, rolling down and marking the next row all at one passage in the most reliable and perfect manner. Each machine is sent out with the tools shown in the cut. You will be surprised at the great amount of work it will save you. Even if you have only one acre of ground in garden crops, it will more than pay for itself. Price $9.00.

[image] PLANET JR. DOUBLE WHEEL HOE.

[image] PLANET JR. SINGLE WHEEL HOE.

[image] PLANET JR. COMBINED DRILL.

[image] PLANET JR. NO. 3 SEED DRILL.

PLANET JR. DOUBLE WHEEL HOE.--This popular hoe merits the thorough admiration of every practical gardener. Each tool is sent out with the attachment shown in cut. The arch is high enough to enable the operater to work both sides of the row at once until plants are eighteen inches high; then the wheels can be set to run close together and work between the rows. Leaf guards (detachable) go with each machine, to be used when plants extend into a wide row. This tool is light, very simple, very strong, made of the best material and highly finished, and nothing exceeds the variety and perfection of work it performs. It will do the work of six men with ordinary hand hoes. Price $6.00. THE PLANET JR. PLAIN DOUBLE WHEEL HOE.--Like the machine just described, except that it has no attachments except one pair of hoes. It is just the thing for onion growers and others who want a hoe only, and at a small cost. Price, $3.50. PLANET JR. HILL DROPPING DRILL (Double Wheel).--Much like No. 3 seed drill, but it has two wheels, and is for that reason preferred by some gardeners. It holds two quarts and sows all kinds of garden seed with the greatest regularity, either in drills or hills. Price $10.00.

PLANET JR. No. 2 SEED DRILL.--Similar to but larger than Planet Jr. Combined drill holding 2 1/2 quarts. Price $6.50. PLANET JR. SINGLE WHEEL HOE.--This single wheel hoe is considerably lighter than the double, and does almost the same variety of work; the attachments are nearly identical. Owing to its lightness, it is more pleasant to some than the double wheel hoe. Though intended chiefly to work between the rows, it can be used to hoe both sides at once, while plants are small, by placing the wheel to one side of frame. Price $4.50. FIREFLY SINGLE WHEEL HOE, CULTIVATOR AND PLOW COMBINED.--This convenient tool combines lightness and strength with great adjustability, while its highly polished and tempered tools make gardening comparatively a pleasure. The tools are all made after the most perfect models, and are, first, a pair of hoes, which can be set to work to and from the row, and to any desired depth; next, a set of three reversible cultivator teeth, to be used together or singly, or in conjunction with the hoes; third, a large, excellent garden plow. The whole tool is light and strong, attractive in appearance and capable of standing hard usage for years, while the price is its final recommendation. Price $3.75. PLANET JR. PLAIN SINGLE WHEEL HOE.--Has only one pair of hoes, but the other attachments may be added later if desired. It is cheap and will be a popular tool. Price $2.75.

[image] FIREFLY SINGLE WHEEL HOE.

Large Illustrated Catalogue of PLANET JR. TOOLS Mailed Free to any address.

100. SEED CATALOGUE AND GARDEN GUIDE.

[image] PEERLESS GARDEN CULTIVATOR.

PEERLESS GARDEN CULTIVATOR.--This new tool which we now offer for the first time has many features which will recommend it to the practical gardener. When we tested it this summer we were really surprised at the ease with which it worked, cultivating and thoroughly pulverizing hard, unplowed ground. The handles are shaped so that they rest easily on the hands, and the wheel is so high (23 inches) and broad-tired that it is no more work to cultivate with it than to trundle an empty wheelbarrow. The shape of the blades is such that all grass and weeds are cut, and the soil left mellow and level. It is also a combination from which five distinct tools can be made. Blades are warranted to scour in any soil. Price $5.00.

Take the Wilmer Atkinson Farm Journal 50 Cts. a Year it will be sent one year to any one ordering seeds or plants from this catalogue to the amount of $1.00 or over. Be sure and say you want it.

LARGE CUSTOMERS. Our orders range from five cents upward and the small orders have just as careful attention as the large ones. Our largest retail order was for $1,370.77 worth of seed. We had another customer whose purchases amounted to $1,487.73 for the season, but it was divided up into several orders. Both were perfectly satisfied. We have large customers in the east also. W. P. Turner, of Penna., bought seeds of us to the amount of $1,397.54, and he says: "I am very well pleased with all seed received from you and it has given perfect satisfaction."

[image] PLANET JR. TWELVE-TOOTH HARROW AND PULVERIZER.

PLANET JR. TWELVE-TOOTH HARROW, CULTIVATOR AND PULVERIZER.--For fine cultivation, either deep or shallow, this has no equal. The recurved throat and high frame prevents clogging, and the reverse position is given to the teeth in a short time by changing a single bolt in each. It is provided with a new lever wheel, used to regulate the depth with exactness; also with a pulverizer, which leaves the ground in the finest possible condition. The pulverizer is controlled by a lever that can be operated in an instant by the foot while in motion. The pulverizer may be reduced in width by taking off the outside teeth, and the tool may be used to straddle a row, cultivating both sides at once. As a harrow, the work done is most perfect, and with the teeth turned backward it is admirable for trashy ground and leveling, and for crops just breaking through the surface. Weight, packed, 60 lbs. Price, $7.50, or without pulverizer, $6.25.

McGEE GARDEN CULTIVATOR OR SPRING HOE.--The invention of a practical onion raiser, who knew just what was wanted and how to make it. It has two wheels connected by an arch attached to frames by a lateral spring, enabling the user to almost "fingerweed" the crop, as the machine is under such complete control. Onion growers claim this is the best cultivator for onions. With each tool there is a pair of knives, that operate as hoes, and a pair of cultivators. These attach to the beam by means of an eye bolt, and are adjusted forward and backward on the beam to any angle with the plants or to any angle with the surface of the ground. The adjustment to and from the row is accomplished instantly by means of the springs, which at the same time keep the knives or cultivators under control and protect the plants. For years there has been no tool placed on the market so admirably adapted for the purpose intended. Price $4.40. MATTHEWS' DRILL.--This is the old original Matthews, and is of especial value in sowing beet, parsnip and other difficult seeds. When in operation, it opens the furrow, drops the seed accurately at the desired depth, covers it and lightly rolls the earth down over it, and at the same time marks the next row, all of which is done with mechanical precision, by simply propelling the drill forward. The agitator stirs the seed in the hopper thoroughly by a positive motion, which insures continuous and uniform delivery, and the bottom of the hopper is made sufficiently dishing to sow the smallest quantity of seed. When desired the movement of the agitator can be checked, and the drill may then be propelled forward or backward without dropping seed. There is also an ingenious device just added by which the seed can be cut off while turning at the ends of rows, thus saving quite a percentage of seed. A simple contrivance accurately gauges a uniform deposit of the seed to any required depth, thus avoiding the risk of planting at irregular depths, or so deep in places as to destroy the seed. Price, $8.00.

[image] AS A CULTIVATOR AS A HOE MCGEE GARDEN CULTIVATOR.

[image] MATTHEWS' SEED DRILL.

PLANET JR. COMBINED HORSE HOE AND CULTIVATOR.--This well known and popular tool is acknowledged to be the best in the market. The patent lever expander, changes the width instantly; the handle adjustment regulates the heighth, and also sidewise for use in grapes, pole beans, blackberries, nursery stock, etc., and when covering. It also has parallel frame, interchangeable and adjustable hollow steel standards, reversible blades, sleeved bolt holes, etc. As a horse hoe, with the side teeth reversed, it cuts close to the row without injury to the roots, leaving but little and in many cases nothing for the hand hoe. As a cultivator, the reversible teeth cut off and turn over the weeds in the most perfect style. As a hiller, the side teeth work in combination with the rear shovel to perfection; price $7.25. Extra attachments: Furrowing steel, $1.75; marking attachment, $1.60; covering roller, $1.25; 8-inch sweeps, 30c each; 10-inch, 35c; 12-inch, 40c; 15-inch, 45c.

[image] PLANET JR. HORSE HOE.

IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 101.

WIRE FLOWER POT STANDS.--For strength, beauty of design, and superior finish, our stands are unexelled [unexcelled], if equaled. The No. 10 illustrated herewith is a very popular style. Price only $4.25. Many other styles at low prices. Illustrated catalogue free.

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WIRE WINDOW SHELVES. Thirty-six inches long. Each $1.00. WIRE FLOWER POT BRACKET.--Very neat and convenient. Each 15c, doz. $1.50. FRUIT PACKAGES.--Being the oldest and largest dealers in the west in fruit packages, we can furnish you the best stock made at low prices. Ask for illustrated price list of berry boxes, crates, grape baskets, etc. SPRAYING PUMPS.--It does pay to spray; there can be no question as to it, as thousands of experiments in all parts of the country have proven, and it seems to be the only effective method of destroying insects, and fungus growth like rot and mildew. Spraying pumps at $1.00, $5.00, $10.00 and $11.50 each. Illustrated price list free. SCOLLY PLANT SPRINKLERS.--Large size, $1.10; small, 75c, postpaid. COLUMBIA LAWN MOWER.--A good practical well-made mower at a very low price. Ask for circular. Price, 14-inch, $3.85, or one cutting a 16-inch swath for $4.25. FLUTED FLOWER POTS.--A handsome new pattern. Price is the same as for common, plain pots, so they are sure to be popular. The following prices per dozen are for pots and saucers: 4-inch, 60c; 5-inch, 75c; 6-inch, $1.00; 7-inch, $1.50; 8-inch, $2.40; 9-inch, $3.00. We make no charge for packing or delivering at depot here. All orders for these must amount to at least $1.00. Many styles of handsome pots, hanging baskets and vases at very low prices. We have anything you may want. PERFECT PLANT FOOD.-- An unsurpassed fertilizer for plants which is prepared especially for plants grown in the house, garden or conservatory; clean, largely soluble in water, producing healthy plants free from vermin, and early and abundant blossoms, to which it imparts a rich and brilliant color. This is manufactured expressly for us and we believe it is the best fertilizer made for house plants. If you grow any plants, it will pay you to try it. Remember, that our Perfect Plant Food is not simply a stimulant, but is a true plant food, which invigorates your plants and makes them bloom. It also makes the color of both foliage and flowers much richer and brighter. Per lb. pkg. 25c, postpaid for 40c; 1/2 lb. pkg. 15c, postpaid for 25c. LAWN FERTILIZER.--A plant food which will force a luxurant [luxuriant] growth, also a very desirable and beneficial fertilizer for garden use; 10 lbs. 75c, 25 lbs. $1.50, 100 lbs. $4.25, by freight and express. SULPHO TOBACCO SOAP.--In our tests this has proved the most effective of any insecticide, and is perfectly safe to use. Its chief ingredient is the gum of the richest Virginia and Kentucky leaf tobacco. It is formed with whale oil and sulphur, in a soluable state, into a soap. In this form it is very convenient for general use. The soap is easily dissolved in warm or cold water. Per 8-oz. can, 25c, or by mail postpaid for 35c. HAMMOND'S SLUG SHOT.--A combination of the most potent insecticides and most soluble plant food. When you order your seeds, if you have not tried Hammond's Slug Shot, order a 5 or 10 lb. pkg., and use it as per directions given with each pkg. Not prepaid 5 lbs., 35c; 10 lbs. 65c; 50 lbs. $3.00; 100 lbs. $5.00; by mail postpaid, 1 lb. 25c; 5 lbs. $1.00. DUSTERS.--For Hammond Slug Shot, each 35c.

LANG'S HAND WEEDER.--It is, in our opinion, the best weeder made. It's special advantages over all other weeders of this class is that it has a band which passes over the fingers, which, when the tool is not in use, gives full use to the hand for pulling weeds and thinning out plants without laying down the tool. It is neatly and strongly made. Price 25c; $2.50 per doz., or postpaid for 30c each. HAZELTINE'S WEEDER.--One hour's use will repay its cost. Its price, 35c prepaid, is not one-tenth its value for one season's use. Blade is solid steel, oil tempered and has five sharp edges. Price 30c; or postpaid for 35c each. One of the most valuable assistants in cultivating a garden.

[image] LANG'S HAND WEEDER HANDIEST TOOL ON EARTH. 30¢ BY MAIL PREPAID

[image] EXCELSIOR WEEDING HOOK.

EXCELSIOR WEEDING HOOK.--This instrument can be used to great advantage among small and tender plants. Price 15c, per doz. $1.50, or postpaid for 25c each. ROTARY CORN PLANTER.--Decidedly the best hand corn planter made, and a very desirable implement for those who have but a small field or need to replant their ground. It puts the corn exactly where you want it and at the proper depth. It is easily worked and is a most satisfactory tool in every way; price $1.50. IOWA BROADCAST SOWER.--An improvement on the Little Giant in that it retains all its valuable characteristics but instead of working with a fiddle-bow, it is operated with a crank. We have had a large number of these made as we know they will take well with our customers; price only $2.00. LITTLE GIANT HAND BROADCAST SEED-SOWER.--As can be seen by the illustration, it is simple in construction, light, strong and durable, and the easiest running machine known, having no feed plate to carry, and only weighing three pounds complete. Will sow orchard grass, blue grass, red top, clover, timothy, wheat, etc. Even if you have only a small field to sow it will pay you to have one of these so as to get it distributed evenly. By purchasing a large number for cash we are enabled to offer them at a heretofore unheard of low price; only $1.50 each. HOT BED THERMOMETERS.--Each $1.00. TREE LABELS.--3 1/2 inch, notched; per 1,000 50c. POT LABELS.--4-inch, pointed; per 1,000 60c. TRELLISES.--15c to $2.00 each. RAFFIA.--Excellent for tying asparagus and other vegetables. Gardeners should try this; per lb. 25c. GARDEN TROWELS.--5 inch, 15c; 6 inch, 20c. FLORISTS TROWELS.--Extra heavy, each 40c. CONCAVE AND CURVED SEED POTATO KNIFE.--Each 35c, postpaid.

[image] LITTLE GIANT.

GARDEN TOOLS.--Hoes, rakes, spades, scuffle hoes, etc. A great variety at low prices.

The Children's Garden.

[image] CHILDREN'S GARDENING SET.

Give yonr [your] boys and girls a garden. Provide a means of healthy exercise and recreation and you will certainly be surprised at the enthusiasm and love of nature which is arroused [aroused] by daily work among the plants, from the first preparing of the ground and sowing the seed through the weeks of watching, the growth and cultivating until the harvest. To encourage gardening for the young, we offer these sets at low prices. They are also nice tools for ladies to use in the flower garden. The purchaser pays the express charges on all of these. No. 20 consists of a steel spade, steel hoe, and six-tooth rake. Handles twenty inches long. Price for the set, 15c. No. 100 consists of a steel spade, steel hoe, and a six-tooth malleable rake. Handles 30 inches long. Price for the set, 25c. No. 30 consists of a cast steel 5x4x3 3/4 spade with T handle, steel hoe, and seven tooth malleable rake. Polished blades and varnished handles thirty inches long. Price complete, 50c. No. 14, larger size for ladies. Just what is wanted for the flower garden. Set, $1.00.

CHILDREN'S VEGETABLE COLLECTION Collection No. 10 contains one packet each of BEET, CUCUMBER, LETTUCE, RADISH, POP CORN and SUNFLOWER. In all, six packets, our choice of varieties, for ONLY FIFTEEN CENTS, POSTPAID.

CHILDREN'S FLOWER COLLECTION Of course the children want some flowers and to encourage them we offer one packet each of SIX CHOICE VARIETIES, all easily grown, and will bloom the first year for FIFTEEN CENTS, our selection of varieties.

102. SEED CATALOGUE AND GARDEN GUIDE.

REDDICK MOLE TRAP.--All the old traps boiled down into a better one at one-third the old price; a first class trap. No mole can pass under this trap and live. Price $1.00 each. BIRD SEED.--Clean, fresh seed. Postage 10c per lb. extra; Canary, 8c per lb.; Russian Hemp, 8c per lb.; Rape, 10c per lb.; Sunflower, 10c per lb.; Maw, 5c per oz.; Mixed Bird Seed for Canaries, 8c per lb.; Mixed Seed for Parrots, 15c.; Cuttle Bone, 3c each, 25c per doz.

VALUABLE BOOKS. It will pay you to read some of the following books which are sent postpaid on receipt of price: Henderson's Gardening for Profit.--New edition. By Peter Henderson. Price $2.00. Onions: How to Raise Them Profitably.--Being the practical details by seventeen practical onion growers. Price 20c. Celery.--By G. Bochove & Bro. Price 50c. The A B C of Potato Culture--By T. B. Terry. Revised. Price 40c. Fitz's Sweet Potato Culture.--Cloth. Price 60c. Brill's Farm Gardening and Seed Growing.--By Francis Brill. Price $1.00. E. P. Roe's Play and Profit in My Garden.--The author shows how he evoked a profit of $1,000.00 while carrying on pastoral and literary labor. Price $1.50. Asparagus Culture.--The best methods. Price 50c. Our Farm of Four Acres, and the Money We Made By It.--Price 30c. Ten Acres Enough.--Showing how a very small farm may be made profitable. Price $1.00. Henderson's Practical Floriculture.--New and enlarged edition. Price $1.50. Practical Fruit Grower.--By S. T. Maynard; 124 pages, fully illustrated. Price 25c. Farmer on the Strawberry.--Price 25c.

Guide to Floriculture.--A most instructive little book, full of information about growing flowers in the house and in the open ground. Very good and practical. Contains also a monthly calender of operations which are of great value. Price 25c. Fuller's Grape Culturist.--Best work on the culture of hardy grapes. By A. S. Fuller. Price $1.50. Fuller's Small Fruit Culturist.--Price $1.50. Art of Propagation.--Price 25c. Canning and Preserving.--By Mrs. S. T. Rorer. Price 40c. Complete Text Book on Silk Culture.--Full of interest in regard to silk culture which is a pleasant and profitable business for ladies. Price only 5c.

POULTRY BOOKS. American Standard.--Every poultry breeder should have this for a guide if he intends to keep or show fancy pure bred fowls. Price, $1.00 postpaid. Philosophy of Judging.--A companion to the Standard. Price $1.00. Poultry for Pleasure and Profit.--A 48-page book containing instructions for every one who keeps poultry. Price 25c. Practical Poultry Keeper.--62 pages, quite complete and valuable. Price 10c. Some of Lee's Ideas.--On poultry breeding. Price 50c. Art of Incubating and Brooding.--Invaluable to large breeders; 60 pages. Price $1.00. Possom Creek Poultry Club.--By Uncle Rastus (J. H. Davis). A humorous book of 110 pages on poultry culture. Price 35c. Pigeon Queries.--Of interest to pigeon breeders. Price 25c. 500 Questions and Answers.--On poultry breeding. Price 25c. A B C of Poultry.--A practical book for the beginner. Price 25c. Low Cost Poultry Houses.--Illustrated with numerous plans and specifications. Price 25c. Special.--Any five of the above 25 cent books for $1.00.

POULTRY SUPPLIES. The annual sales of poultry and eggs in Iowa amount to several times the value of the fruit crop, and still it is surprising to see how little attention is paid to this business, the possibilities of which are almost beyond estimation. We handle a complete line of poultry supplies and are constantly testing the new inventions in this line and are particular to handle only the best, which we are sure will please our customers. Prices are subject to important market changes. We will be glad to name special figures on large lots. PAUL'S STONEWARE DRINKING FOUNTAIN.--For poultry, pigeons and bees. These fountains keep the water cool and clean, and prevent the birds from getting wet. Price two-quart size, 25c; doz. $2.50; gallon size 35c, doz. $3.50; two-gallon size, 50c, doz. $5.00. BROCKTON POULTRY FOUNTAIN.--Indestructible galvanized iron--will last a life-time. Price, $1.25.

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IOWA LEG BAND.--Well shown in illustration, being made all of one piece of soft, pliable, brass band. The loop is bent up in such a shape that the strap part of the band is easily inserted and fastened and can be instantly adjusted to fit any bird from a pigeon to a turkey. Impossible for the bird to loosen and will not injure the leg. Price, 25c per doz., $1.75 per 100 postpaid. POULTRY WIRE NETTING.--The best make, thoroughly galvandized [galvanized] to prevent rusting, properly twisted, made of No. 19 wire and of 2-inch mesh. It is put up in rolls 150 feet long, and of various widths. Price per roll as follows: 18 inches wide, $1.30; 24-inch, $1.70; 36-inch, $2.50; 48-inch, $3.25; 60-inch, $4.20; 72-inch, $5.00; 5 rolls or more at 10 per cent discount. Half rolls at 1 cent per square foot. GALVANIZED STAPLES.--For putting up netting. Per lb. 10c. CRUSHED OYSTER SHELLS.--This is a most important article for the poultry yard and should be supplied to the fowls liberally. Of superior quality. Your hens will keep healthier, lay better, aud [and] eggs will be more fertile if supplied with it. Price 10 lbs. 35c, 25 lbs. 50c, 100 lbs. $1.50, 200 lbs. $2.50. WEBSTER & HANNUM BONE CUTTERS.--Very popular in some localities. No. 1, each $10.00; No. 2, each $12.00. MANN'S GREEN BONE MILL.--Price $19.00. Same for attaching to post, $16.00. DAISY BONE CUTTER.--We have tried all kinds of bone cutters that we know of and this work most decidedly the best. Turns easy, cuts fine and fast, and is simple in construction, nothing to get out of order. Weight, 130 lbs. Price, $18.00; our price only $16.00; or without legs for $13.50. CLIMAX EGG BASKET.--The best basket made for shipping eggs for hatching. Price per 10, 50c; 50 for $2.25; 100 for $4.00. BISDEE' ROUP SPECIFIC.--Best cure for roup. $1.00 per pkg. postpaid. CRACKER CRUMBS.--An excellent and cheap food for poultry, especially for young chicks. Price $1.50 per barrel. LINSEED OIL MEAL.--10 lbs. 35c, 25 lbs. 75c, 100 lbs. $2.00. PEEL'S POULTRY FOOD.--Will keep hens in good health and cure chicken cholera and other diseases of chickens and turkeys. It is a splendid egg food, endorsed by leading poultry raisers. Per 4-lb. pkg. 50c, 1 3/4-lb. pkg. 25c. Postage 16c per lb. extra. CRUSHED RAW BONE.--Really better than the shell, but it will pay to use both. Of the best quality, being manufactured from fresh bones. Price, 10 lbs. 40c, 25 lbs. 75c, 100 lbs. $2.25. FINE BONE MEAL.--Ground fine for feeding small chickens, also used as a lawn fertilizer. Price, 10 lbs. 40c, 25 lbs. 75c, 100 lbs. $2.25. SUNFLOWER SEED.--One of the best egg producing foods known, and will keep your poultry in fine condition and give a gloss to the plumage. Per lb. postpaid, 25c; by express, 10 lbs. or more, 8c per lb. GAPE WORM EXTRACTOR.--Price 15c each, 4 for 50c postpaid.

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PHILADELPHIA POULTRY MARKER. When hatching chicks from several yards it is of great importance to mark them so you may know exactly from which yard they are bred. To mark them a very small hole is punched in the web of the foot. This hole enlarges as the bird grows, and always remains. We furnish a very convenient little spring punch as shown in cut at 25c, postpaid. SOFT EXCELSIOR.--Cut fine from soft wood. A most useful article; largely used for packing eggs for shipment. $1.00 per bale of 50 to 65 lbs. SPONGIA TABLETS.--For curing roup. 10c per doz., 4 doz. for 25c, postpaid. PORCELAIN NEST EGGS.--5c each, 30c per doz. HEMP SEED.--Used largely for feeding birds and pigeons. Per lb. 8c. FRENCH POULTRY KILLING KNIFE.--Best and most humane method of killing. Price 50c, postpaid. WEBSTER CLOVER CUTTER.--This new machine is a small affair, but cuts quite rapidly. Price $3.00. WILSON'S BONE MILL, No. 1.--One of the greatest conveniences about a poultry house. Not only will they grind shell and dry bone, but are also just the thing to crack wheat or corn for little chicks; grind charcoal to mix with soft feed; grind up dry bread crusts, etc. Price $4.50. NEST EGG GOURD SEED.--Produce hundreds of white gourds closely resembling eggs in size, color and shape. Should be grown by all poultry men. Price per pkt. 5c, oz. 25c.

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IMPROVED MOISTURE GAUGE.--Best thing we have seen to regulate the moisture in incubators. Price, $1.00, or by mail for [$1.?]. IMPROVED OLENTANGY BROODER.--Capacity 120 chicks. We have thoroughly tested these and believe them to be the best brooder made. Price, only $6.00. TESTED THERMOMETERS.--Manufactured expressly for incubators; very sensitive and accurate. We take great pains in packing to avoid breakage, but customers must assume risk of breakage in transit. Price 80c each, postpaid. CAPONIZING INSTRUMENTS.--The use of these adds greatly to the profit in raising poultry. We handle only the best makes; price, with complete book of instructions, $2.00 per set. PERSIAN INSECT POWDER.--A splendid insecticide, but harmless to human beings. Ours is the best quality. Price, 1/4 lb. 25c, 1/2 lb. 40c, 1 lb. 75c, postpaid. INSECT POWDER GUN.--Each 10c, postpaid. LAMBERT'S DEATH TO LICE.--A cheap and effectual remedy for all kinds of poultry vermin, moths, lice on horses, cattle or plants, fleas on dogs, etc. Price, 25c per pkg. of about 1 lb., or by mail for 40c. INCUBATORS.--It is the most important thing with poultry breeders to have a perfect incubator, and we can most highly recommend the Improved Monitor, which has been a standard for years, and the Successful. It will not pay you to buy a cheap machine as it is sure to prove expensive in the long run. Price of either the Successful or Improved Monitor, 100 egg capacity, $25.00; 200 egg, $35.00.