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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



The teeth of the cultivator are sometimes made reversable, as 

 in the foregoing plate, so that when one end of the shares 

 becomes worn and useless, it may be changed, and the other 

 end put in its place. 



Many other small implements are invaluable as labor-saving 

 machines, and deserve mention, did space permit. Among 

 the most important of these are, perhaps, the seed sow- 

 ers. These are of various modifications, each accomplishing 



its work more or less perfectly. 

 The annexed plate represents 

 the form and structure of Em- 

 ery's Seed Sower. 



It is adapted to sowing in drills 

 or in hills, and is geared so as to 

 drop large or small seeds at 

 pleasure. 



Billings' Corn Planter, as il- 

 lustrated in the following cut, is 

 admirably adapted for planting 



corn, beans and other crops, 

 saving a vast amount of labor 

 '^o and time. 

 Most of the implements of this description are of easy draught. 



The hay crop of the country cannot be estimated at less than 

 a hmidred millions of dollars a year. It must be gathered at 



