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THE AMERICAN FARMER. 



attained by the use of the drill, hence, the invention of the wheat hoe or wheat cultivator 

 follows, as almost a necessity, that of the drill, which is merely a seed sower upon a large 

 scale. A box contains the seed which is delivered by tubes, generally eight in number, at 

 the desired distance apart for the drills, and which can be arranged to distribute a larger or 

 less number of seeds in a given place. The difference in the various styles consists mainly 

 in the arrangements for opening the soil, the covering of the drills, and the regular supply of 



IMPROVED HOOSIER GRAIN DRILL. 





THE FARMER S FAVORITE. 



the seed. They also have an attachment for sowing concentrated fertilizers with the gram, 

 when desired, and can be used for sowing corn, grass and clover seed, and all other kinds of 

 grains and similar seeds, by means of an adjustable feeder. The first illustration of these 

 machines represents the improved Hoosier Grain Drill, manufactured by Deere, Mansur & Co., 

 St. Louis, Mo. This machine will sow all kinds of small seed in any quantity desired w ithout 



