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At the bottom of the machine, is placed an apron or Ihelf In 

 a floping pofition, and the corn or feed, by falling thereon from 

 the fpouts above, is fcattered about in every diredion under the 

 machine, and covers the ground in a moft regular and uniform 

 manner. 



To fow the corn or feed in drills, there are moveable fpouts, 

 (fee Fig. lo.) which are fixed on, or taken off at pleafure, to diredl 

 the feed from the uppir fpout to the bottom of the furrow. 



The machine is regulated for fowing any particular quantity 

 of feed on an acre, by a brafs Aider, A, fig. 7, fixed by fcrews 

 againft a brafs bridge on each of the fpouts. The machine is 

 prevented from feeding while turning at the ends, by only re- 

 moving the lever E, Fig. z, out of the channel G, to another at 

 H, on the right hand of it, which carries back the bar from the 

 catch-wheel, and occafions the motion of the fpouts toceafe, and 

 at the fame time brings them upon a level, by the aftion of tha 

 diagonal fupporters ; fo that no corn or feed can fall from them. 



The machine in this form is particularly ufeful for broadcaft- 

 ing clover upon barley or wheat; or for fowing any other kind 

 of feed, where it is necefTary that the land ihould firft be har- 

 rowed exceedingly fine and even. 



Manner ofufing the Machine y when drawn by a Horfe. 



PLACE the machine about two feet from the ends of the 

 furrows where you intend it fliall begin to fow. Fill the hoppers 

 with feed, and drive it forward with the outfide wheel in the 

 firft furrow. When you are at the end of the length, at the 

 oppofite fide of the field, lift the lever E, Fig. 2, into the chan- 

 nel H, and the machine will inftantly flop fowing. Drive it on 

 about two feet, and then turn. Fill the hoppers again if necef- 

 fary; then remove the lever back again into the channel G, 

 and in returning, let the outfide wheel of the machine go one 

 furrow within the track which was made by it, in pafling from 

 the oppofite end: As for example, if the wheel paflcd down the 

 eighth furrow from the outfide of the field, let it return in the 



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