. Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm. But a better machine is now employed for sowing the seeds of the bean as well as of the pea. In this implement, as in the other, a grooved cylinder works in the bottom of a seed- box ; but the seeds are conveyed to the ground by three tubes in place of one, so that three rows are sown at once. The machine is drawn by a single horse, and the seeds are de- posited in the hollows between drills previously formed, in the manner to be explained when descr
. Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm. But a better machine is now employed for sowing the seeds of the bean as well as of the pea. In this implement, as in the other, a grooved cylinder works in the bottom of a seed- box ; but the seeds are conveyed to the ground by three tubes in place of one, so that three rows are sown at once. The machine is drawn by a single horse, and the seeds are de- posited in the hollows between drills previously formed, in the manner to be explained when describing the culture of the bean and pea. Fig. 33 represents this machine: AB is the seed-box, and C the wheels by which motion is conveyed to the grooved cylinder; DDD are the tubes through which the seeds fall, and EF the shafts to which the animal of draught is attached. Fig. 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, [etc. , etc. ]
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