. Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm. CORN AND GRASS SEEDS BROAD-CAST. 109 those of the seed-box, the holes through which the seeds fall are of their largest size. By pressing the iron-plate a little to one side, it partially covers the holes of the seed-box, and thus the holes through which the seeds fall are diminished; by pressing the iron-plate still more to a side, the holes of the seed-box are covered, and no more seeds fall through. In this manner, precisely as in the case of the
. Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm. CORN AND GRASS SEEDS BROAD-CAST. 109 those of the seed-box, the holes through which the seeds fall are of their largest size. By pressing the iron-plate a little to one side, it partially covers the holes of the seed-box, and thus the holes through which the seeds fall are diminished; by pressing the iron-plate still more to a side, the holes of the seed-box are covered, and no more seeds fall through. In this manner, precisely as in the case of the drill-sowing machine, the apertures of the seed-box can be enlarged or diminished, so as to allow a larger or smaller quantity of seeds to fall through. The seeds, however, in place of falling into tubes, and being thus conveyed to the ground, and deposited in rows, fall at once upon the ground, and so are sown broad-cast. They are then covered by the harrow, in the manner to be af- terwards described. Fig. 31 is a perspective view of the machine. AB represents the long wooden seed-box. CD are the shafts for the attach- ment of the animal of draught. LL are two small levers for the purpose of moving the iron-plate, and N is one of the screws for fixing it in its position. M is a lever acting vertically for the purpose of changing the position of the seed-box, which is sometimes required in the case of a steep The animal of draught between the shafts walks in the hol- low of the ridge, in which also moves the fore-wheel, which, however, is not seen in the figure, being hidden by the seed-box and frame. The long wooden box extends over half the space of each adjoining ridge, and thus the breadth of an entire ridge. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Low, David, 1786-1859. London : Longman
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