THE WHEAT CULTURIST. 



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Fig. 47.— Grain Distributor. 



pins driven through it, so that the ends of the pins stir 

 the grain near the issue 

 of each distributor, to 

 prevent clogging. Ker- 

 nels of grain are repre- 

 sented as passing through 

 the run, or passage from 

 the hopper to the issue 

 where the grain drops 

 into the tubes, and is con- 

 ducted to the bottom of 

 the furrow opened by 

 each drill, before any of 

 the soil falls back over the 

 seed. The teeth on the 

 periphery of the wheel 

 which revolves within the case, sweep out a uniform 

 quantity of grain at 

 every revolution. 

 When the team starts 

 the drill, the drill be- 

 gins to scatter the seed. 

 Figure 48 represents 

 the opposite side of 

 the same distributor, 

 for distributing peas 

 and beans. Either 

 side, or run, can be 

 shut off at pleasure. 

 Or every other distri- 

 butor can be adjusted 

 to scatter seed, if it is FlG - 48 -~ For Driiiing-in Peas, 



desirable. The quantity of seed per acre is regulated 



