THE WUEAT CULTUBIST. 



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In this figure the roller and seed-box are not repre 

 sented ; but in the place of the roller two gauge- wheels 

 appear. The implement needs little or no explanation, 

 as the cut gives a fair idea of the various parts. The 

 ploughs regulate themselves, as to depth ; and by means 

 of the cam lever, they may be raised entirely out of the 

 ground in an instant, or made to run at any desired 

 depth. 



CAHOON S HAND GKAIN SOWER. 



The illustration given in connection with this article 

 represents a person sowing seed with one of Gaboon s 





FIG. 40. A Hand Sower. 



sowers, for distributing any kind of grain, broadcast, by 

 means of hand machinery, which the laborer carries, 



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