. Catalogue with full description of agricultural & horticultural implements : at Mayher & Co's United States Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Store. Agricultural implements; Horticulture; Agricultural machinery; Horticultural machinery. Pig. 13. No. 13- Corn-Planter.—This is one of the best machines in use for horse power for corn in hills. The general form is similar to a plough without tuouldboards, with a hopper placed upon the beam. The seeds are dropped by two wooden slides or arms, which are moved alternately by a crank motion, in and out at the bottom of the hopper—these arms ha
. Catalogue with full description of agricultural & horticultural implements : at Mayher & Co's United States Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Store. Agricultural implements; Horticulture; Agricultural machinery; Horticultural machinery. Pig. 13. No. 13- Corn-Planter.—This is one of the best machines in use for horse power for corn in hills. The general form is similar to a plough without tuouldboards, with a hopper placed upon the beam. The seeds are dropped by two wooden slides or arms, which are moved alternately by a crank motion, in and out at the bottom of the hopper—these arms having cups or cavities which fill with corn, and as they are drawn out and over the pipe or tube are dropped intc it and fall to the ground beneath the share. No. 14.— Corn-Planter and Seed-Drill,—The annexed cut represents this planter. In using it the operator takes the han- dles, as with a wheelbarrow, and walks off erect. The machine, mak- ing its own furrow, counting and measuring its own quantity of seed, - deposits it in hills or drills at pleas- ure, and at any distance apart, cov- ering the seed after it is dropped, and compressing it after it is covered, by means of the roller, and doing. 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 Mayher & Co. New York : Baker Godwin & Co. , printers
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