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IMPROVED STROWBRIDGE BROADCAST SOWER.

If you desire it we will send you a pamphlet containing testimonials from farmers, dealers and agricultural colleges in all part of the country, which will thoroughly convince you that the Strowbridge is the only perfect broadcast sower made, and just the machine you want.
It sows all Grains, Grass Seeds, Plaster, Salt, Ashes, Commercial Fertilizers-everything requiring broadcasting--any quantity per acre, better and faster than any other method. Saves seed by sowing perfectly even, is not affected by wind, as the seed is not thrown upwards. Sows half or full cast, on either or both sides of wagon. Readily attached to any wagon or cart without injury, and used wherever they can be driven. Lasts a lifetime. Sows eighty acres of wheat per day, crop one-fourth larger than when drilled.
If you sow any seed broadcast it will pay you to have one. Write us for a pamphlet describing it, and perhaps, if you live at a distance from Des Moines, we can help you some on freights, as we want to introduce them into every section of the country. If you want to occupy leisure time with some profitable employment, canvass two or more to be shipped together. This is the latest improved sower for 1888. Price reduced to $20.
Monitor Hand Broadcast Seed Sower--Is among the Hand Broadcast Seeders what the Improved Strowbridge is among Power Seeders. With it you can sow all kinds of grain and seeds to your perfect satisfaction. It is a good, substantial and nice little machine, cheap and durable, light itself, and runs lightly and can be used equally well by a man or boy. Price, $4.50.
Centennial Fanning Mills--Pronounced by all the best in the market. We use several of these mills for cleaning seeds, and they do perfect work. Every farmer who raises grain or grass seeds should have a No. 1 Farm Mill. Price, $30.
Right Speedy Hand Corn Sheller--Price, $3.
New Improved Western Washer--Is the simplest and most perfect washing machine made. It is a household necessity. It will save clothes, time, labor, soap and fuel, and that means it will save you money. We guarantee them to give satisfaction. Price, No. 1, $8; No. 2, $9.
Superior Wringer--Has patent adhesive rolls, best steel springs and malleable iron crank, that will not break. They are "Superior" in quality, workmanship and finish, and in manner of doing work. Price, only $3.
Loomis` Patent Pitman or Spring Cushion--Is attached to windmill pump rods and cushions the stroke thus saving much wear and tear. Price, $5.

SUNDRIES.
Lang`s Hand Weeder--Is, in our opinion, the best weeder made. Its special advantage 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. See cut on page 22. Price, 25 cents; $2.60 per dozen; or postpaid, for 30 cents each.
Excelsior Weeding Hook--This instrument can be used to great advantage among small and tender plants, or in any place where absolute freedom from weeds is desired. Price, 25 cents; $2.25 per dozen; or postpaid, for 30 cents each.
Haseltine`s Weeder--One hour's use will repay its cost, and in any vegetable or flower garden it is simply indispensable. Its price, 35 cents prepaid, is not one-tenth its value for one season's use. Blade is solid steel, oil tempered, oil tempered, and has five sharp edges. Price, 30 cents; $3.25 per dozen; or postpaid, for 35 cents each.
Garden Trowels--Five inch, each 20 cents; six inch, each 25 cents.
Flower Pot Brackets--Each 25 cents to $2.
Bird Cage Hooks--Each 10 cents to 75 cents.
Wire Plant Stands--Our wire stands are of superior strength and extra finish; very attractive and ornamental. They are mounted on substantial castors [casters] for convenience in moving about the house.
Swiss Moss Baskets--Each 5 cents to 30 cents.
Ornamental Straw Baskets--Each 35 cents to $2.50.
Dried Grasses, Everlasting Flowers, Winter Bouquets, Pampas Plumes, etc. Prices on application.
French Green Moss--Large size packaging by mail, each 25 cents.
Fancy Wooden Trellises--Light and strong, all sizes for pots and out-door climbers; each 10c to $2.
Hammond`s Slug Shot--Hammond's Slug Shot is a combination of the most potent insecticides and use for the destruction of the various insects that prey upon cultivated vegetation. When you order your seeds, if you have not tried Hammond's Slug Shot, order a five or ten pound package, and use it as per directions given with each package.
Put up in packages not prepaid, 5 lbs. 35 cents; 10 lbs. 65 cents; 50 lbs. $3; 100 lbs. $5.50; by mail prepaid, 1 lb. 35 cents; 3 lbs. $1.
Tin Foil--Pound by mail 40 cents.
Wire Designs--For cut flowers. Of these we have a good assortment. Price of any kind of design given on application.
Lawn MowersWe can furnish any of the best and leading styles. Write for circulars.
Flower Pots--We carry a full line of Plain and Fancy Flower Pots, Hanging Baskets, and Terra Cotta, Iron and Rustic Lawn Vases, and request correspondence from all desiring anythng in this line.
Scolley`s Plant Sprinkler--The best; indispensable for floral work. Price by mail postpaid $1.35.
Berry Boxes--We handle the A. W. Wells & Co. fruit boxes, which are the best made. They are put up flat to ship, but are all ready to put together, which can be done very rapidly. Price per 100, 75 cents; 1,000, $4. Annealed tacks for putting together boxes, per oz. 10 cents; per lb. 90 cents.
Bowker`s Food for Flowers--A fertilizer made especially for plants grown in the house or conservatory; clean, free from offensive odor, largely soluble in water, and producing healthy plants, free from vermin, and early and abundant blossoms to which it imparts a rich and brilliant color. Large sized package for 35 cents; postpaid for 50 cents.
Florist`s Plant Food--A composition somewhat similar to the above, which is sold in bulk at 10 cents per pound, or by mail 30 cents per pound.
Lawn Fertilizer--Per lb. 10 cents; 25 lbs. or over at rate of $6 per 100 lbs.
Pure Bone Dust--This is the best pulverized raw bone dust in the market and makes and makes a splendid fertilizer for lawns and gardens. Price per lb. 10 cents; 10 lbs. 75 cents; 100 lbs. $6.
Pure Bone Meal--Per 100 lbs. $4.
BEE KEEPERS` SUPPLIES--One hive complete for comb honey, $3.50; two hives for extracting honey, $3.50. All painted, complete and ready for use. Same in the flat, two to five hives, each $2.75; six to ten, each $2.50; eleven to twenty, each $2.30; twenty-one to fifty, each $2.10; fifty-one to one hundred, each $1.90.
HIVE BODIES--Made up with Tops and Bottoms and Frames--Two to five, each $1.40; six to ten, each $1.30; eleven to twenty, each $1.20; twenty-one to fifty, each $1.10; fifty-one to one hundred, each $1. Same in the flat, with tops and bottoms and frames, two to five, each $1; six to ten, each 95c; eleven to twenty, each 90c; twenty-one to fifty, each 85c; fifty-one to hundred, each 80c.
SURPLUS CASES--Made up Ready to Use--Less than twenty-five 50c; twenty-five and over 45c. Five cents per crate less without the veneering or false bottoms and tops. Same in the flat, less than twenty-five surplus cases, each 35c; twenty-five and over, each 33c. Five cents per crate less without veneering or false bottoms and tops.
ENTRANCE FEEDERS--One feeder 15c. When wanted by mail add fifteen cents for postage. These are substantially made and hold about one pound of syrup.