The southern planter : devoted to agriculture, horticulture, and the household arts . d since 1815. Price $55. I purchased one of Mr. Seymours PlasterSowers in 1854, and it was used by myself and aneighbor in sowing thirty or forty tons of purchased another in the fall of 1854, and 1 amnow using both. One hand with an ordinary horsecan sow, without difficulty, twenty to twentyfive acres a day. The distribution is as perfect aspossible. I am certain that each square inch of anacre was dusted with one third of a bushel. Myneighbor, Mr. F. K. Nelson, thinks he effectedit with one peck.
The southern planter : devoted to agriculture, horticulture, and the household arts . d since 1815. Price $55. I purchased one of Mr. Seymours PlasterSowers in 1854, and it was used by myself and aneighbor in sowing thirty or forty tons of purchased another in the fall of 1854, and 1 amnow using both. One hand with an ordinary horsecan sow, without difficulty, twenty to twentyfive acres a day. The distribution is as perfect aspossible. I am certain that each square inch of anacre was dusted with one third of a bushel. Myneighbor, Mr. F. K. Nelson, thinks he effectedit with one peck. I cannot speak too highly ofthis machine as a plaster sower. It sows timothyseed and clover. I have not tried it with wheat,but feel assured it will answer well. T. J. RANDOLPH. Albemarle, March 7, 1855. Or Directions for using accompany each ma-chine. All communications promptly attended to,and orders accompanied with current funds, im-mediately filled. O. H. SEYMOTR, SEYMOTR. Bloomfield, Ontaria co., N. * SEYMOUR/S PATENT &JRAIN l>*t THIS Machine is eapabfe of sowing all coarsegrain and all fine seed, from corn and peas,down to the smallest seed, such sfs clover, tisnothy,and other grass seeds, either broadcast or in drills,and while it is the best driM for wheat, rye, oats,barley, & is just the thing to drill in ime fertilezers before putting inthe seed ; or these lertilizersmay be mixed with the seed, and ail deposited inthe ground together. Grain which has been soakedin brine or other solution and then rolled in lime orother fertilizers maybe sown, without any difficulty,with this Machine. ! 1 1 Its reputation has been in advance of all otherdrills for the last five years in the State of NewYork and has fjve; times taken the first prize be-stowed on grain drills by the iioble and intelligentAgricultural Society of that State, including thehighest prize and diploma at the great trial of im-plements made by that Society at Gene
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