. Catalogue of agricultural and horticultural implements ... AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL TOOLS. 35 which is dropped into a tube conducting it to the bottom of the drill made by the share, that is so formed that it passes under the surface at any required depth, where the grain is deposited without turning over the earth. A trian- gular iron follows to remove all lumps and stones, and a roller to compress the earth over the seed. The dropping of the seed is always visible to the operator, and thus ensures his work being perfectly done. The arms are made to drop the corn nearer or further apa
. Catalogue of agricultural and horticultural implements ... AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL TOOLS. 35 which is dropped into a tube conducting it to the bottom of the drill made by the share, that is so formed that it passes under the surface at any required depth, where the grain is deposited without turning over the earth. A trian- gular iron follows to remove all lumps and stones, and a roller to compress the earth over the seed. The dropping of the seed is always visible to the operator, and thus ensures his work being perfectly done. The arms are made to drop the corn nearer or further apart by different-sized wheels fastened on the crank, moving the arms quicker or slower as required. The machrne requires a small horse or mule to draw it, and with a boy to tend and drive, will plant from eight to ten acres per day, according to the width of the rows, and at any required distance apart. Fig. 21. This machine will plant wheat, rye, Indian corn, oats, peas, beans, ruta- bagas, &c., &c.; and can be regulated to drop any required quantity on an acre. The drills can be thrown in or out of gear separately, so as to plant a field of any shape without seeding any part twice. They are so arranged as to ope- rate equally well on all kinds of land—hilly and rough, as well as level and smooth. A man with two horses, can put in from 10 to 12 acres with wheat in a day; and with one horse, he can plant 20 acres with corn per day. Cotton Seed-Planter. Both the corn-planter and horse-drill above described, are easily adapted to sowing cotton-seed, and can be made to do the work of six or eight hands, and much more perfectly than can be done by 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 Allen, A. B. & Co. [from old catalog]. New-York
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