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seed is deposited and covered. The advantages claimed 

 for seed-drills are : () equal distribution of the seed 

 in any desired quantity, (6) covering of the same at a 

 regular depth, insuring more certain germination and 

 more regular growth, (c) considerable saving in seed, and 

 (</) the plants are placed in rows. Seed-drills cost from 



FIG. 22. SEED-DRILL. 



twenty-five to forty pounds according to the size, i.e., the 

 number of drills, which may be any number from eight 

 to twenty. 



Artificial Manure Distributors. The principle on which 

 these machines are constructed is similar to a broadcast 

 sowing machine. They distribute, broadcast or in the 

 furrow, nitrate of soda, superphosphate or any artificial 

 manure in good condition. The quantity sown may vary 

 from fifty pounds upwards per feddan. They cover a 

 width of from two to three metres. 



