No. 112.1 121 



PiERpoNT Seymour, of East Bloomfield, entered a maciiine as 

 a seed Planter, which pei forms good work ; yet as this machine 

 acts as a Drill, it has been noticed in that division. 



Rapalje & Co., of Rochester, presented two Planters, one of 

 which was Emery & Go's., or identical with a Planter offered by 

 Emery & Co., some few years ago, for which he obtained a pre- 

 •mium, and similar to the same machine offered by Emery & Co., 

 for trial. A small Planter, fit only for garden purposes, was also 

 exhibited by Rapalje k Co.; among horticulturists it would pro- 

 bably be esteemed, but its capacity is not adequate to a farmer's 



wants. 



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A Planter, patented by Dickey, of Pennsylvania, was presented 

 by Foster, Jessup & Co., of Palmyra, and so constructed as to 

 drop three grains of corn at the distanceof every eighteen inches. 

 This instrument did not fulfil the claims made on its behalf; the 

 cost is $20. 



Woodward's Planter was introduced and excited much hope 

 as appearing to combine almost every qualification for 'a useful 

 planting implement. It was tried with corn on the surface and 

 found to drop four grains with accuracy at equal distances of 

 three feet. 



Gypsum or plaster was then placed in the hopper next to the 

 seed box ; when in motion it dropped the corn with precision, 

 and deposited about a gill of plaster on the corn. 



This machine was then worked in a piece of plowed or culti- 

 vated ground and planted several rows ; upon examination, and 

 upon removing the earth, it was found that not more than five 

 and never less than four grains were dropped with remarkable 

 exactness in each specified distance. It was moved by one horse, 

 guided by one man, it cleared away all lumps fr(»m the track or 

 row, leaving a smooth surface on wljich and directly over the 

 corn, was about one gill of plaster. 



It seemed evident that no manual labor with a hoe, could per- 

 form work so well. An arrangement exists, but was not exhib- 

 ited for working two niachincs by one horse, thus planting two 

 rows at once. 



