. The American farmer's instructor, or, Practical agriculturist [microform] : comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm, together with a variety of information which will be found important to the farmer. Agriculture; Pennsylvania imprints; Pennsylvania imprints; Pennsylvania imprints. Buckminster's Seed Planter. This implement is of recent and simple construction, has been fully proved, and found to answer for the planting of corn, sugar-beet, ruta-baga, mangel-wurtzel, turnip, and other like grains. It deposits the seed either
. The American farmer's instructor, or, Practical agriculturist [microform] : comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm, together with a variety of information which will be found important to the farmer. Agriculture; Pennsylvania imprints; Pennsylvania imprints; Pennsylvania imprints. Buckminster's Seed Planter. This implement is of recent and simple construction, has been fully proved, and found to answer for the planting of corn, sugar-beet, ruta-baga, mangel-wurtzel, turnip, and other like grains. It deposits the seed either in hills or drills, as the operator may desire. The great superiority of this over other corn planters is, that on ground previously prepared in a pro- per manner, a man with one horse will furrow out, drop, cover, and press down the seed on an acre of ground in one hour—or ten acres per day. The seed is covered by falling into the furrow of the soil, which is finely pulverized by a row of cultivator teeth. The seed is deposited in the fresh earth, and immediately rolled, without being exposed to the action of the atmosphere. The ma- chine will bury the seed three inches deep if desired—one inch is the rule for corn—one-fourth of an inch for turnips. By simply turning a screw you sink the grain or seed deep; by turning it back you plant more shallow. It is made of cast iron, except the handles. ^ The Drill BarroWfWWich is made in difierent forms, and is used in sowing va- rious small seeds, such as turnips, onions, radishes, peas, beans, lucern, &c. The Drill Barrow. jg propelled like a wheel- barrow, and sows and covers the seed at the same operation. The one figured above, is used to some extent in New York, and in many other places. It is highly commended. BemenVs Improved Turnip Drill is an implement of much value. It was originally simply a modification of the old English Northumberland turnip drill. But it has under- gone such modifications and improvements, th
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