. An encyclopædia of agriculture : comprising the theory and practice of the valuation, transfer, laying out, improvement, and management of landed property, and of the cultivation and economy of the animal and vegetable productions of agriculture. oisture, and in richness. 2577. Coggings dibbling-machine (Jig. 286.) was invented in 1827, and appears veryingeniously contrived. The Me-chanism is to be worked by the footof the operator. The machine runson wheels, and there are two conicaldibbling irons, one larger than theother. These are ranged in a linewith the delivering funnel of thedrill, a
. An encyclopædia of agriculture : comprising the theory and practice of the valuation, transfer, laying out, improvement, and management of landed property, and of the cultivation and economy of the animal and vegetable productions of agriculture. oisture, and in richness. 2577. Coggings dibbling-machine (Jig. 286.) was invented in 1827, and appears veryingeniously contrived. The Me-chanism is to be worked by the footof the operator. The machine runson wheels, and there are two conicaldibbling irons, one larger than theother. These are ranged in a linewith the delivering funnel of thedrill, and at such distances apart asmay be considered proper for dis-charging the seeds. A hopper (a)contains the seed, and such earthymaterials as bone dust, or othermanure in powder, as may be foundnecessary to deposit with the is a funnel (b) through whichthe seeds and manure are passed ;and the conical dibbling iron (c) isworked by a handle (d). This dib-bling iron and its handle are con-nected by two levers, of which the ^T3lower (e) hangs to the axle of theprincipal running wheel, and has at its front extremity a small cone (/), intended as amarker. There is an upper lever (g) which works the axle (h) of the cylinder, within C c 2. 36S SCIENCE OF AGRICULTURE. Part II.
Size: 1611px × 1551px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, bookpublisherlondo, bookyear1871
