1855. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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and while it requires no skill in using, it pro- 

 duces almost astonishing effects. The moisture 

 produced upon the surface of a slight or deep 

 burn, is at once absorbed by the flour, and forms 

 a paste which shuts out the air. As long as the 

 fluid matters continue flowing, they are absorbed, 

 and thus prevented from producino: irritation, as 

 they would do if kept from passing off by oily 

 or resinous applications, while the greater the 



amount of those absorbed by the flour, the thicker 

 the protective covering. Another advantage of 

 the flour covering is, that next to the surface 

 it is kept moist and flexible. It can also be readily 

 washed off, without further irritation in remov- 

 ing. It maybe occasionally washed off very care- 

 fully when it has become matted and dry, and a 

 new covering be sprinkled on . ' ' 



■s'c.a/fonw. 



WAKEFIELB'S HAND CORN PLANTER. 



This implement was patented July 25, 1854, 

 by Charles A. 'W.\KEriELD, of Plainfidd, Mass., 

 and tiie inventor says, "is designed for planting 

 corn, broom-com seeds, beans, and similar seeds. 

 It is carried and used (as represented in the above 

 engraving) as a cane or walking-stick, requiring 

 no delay and no additional motion and effort. Is 

 adapted for planting in rocky and uneven ground, 

 and in all kinds of soil. Is easily adjusted to 

 plant at any desii-ed depth, and to drop any re- 

 quired number of seeds in a hill. 



" The method or mode by which the seed is 

 planted witli tlie Planter is new, and it is believed 

 possesses advantages over every other, not only in 

 facility of use, but in hastening germination. — 

 The seed is forced by pressure nhliquely from tlie 

 surface of the ground to the required depth, thus 

 ensuring the immediate absorption of tlie mois- 



ture, by bringing it into perfect and close cont<act 

 witli the soil under and around it, while the oarth 

 falliny; loosely over, cannot obstruct the coming 

 up and growth of the blade. 



" The Planter is simple in construction, not li- 

 able to get out of repair, and weighs al)out seven 

 pounds, and costs the farmer only five dollars, 

 whicli price he can afford to pay, if used only for 

 planting in a common garden. "With this imple- 

 ment one acre of corn can bo planted in the most 

 perfect manner in one hour." 



Wc have examined tlic implement described 

 above, with considerable caro, and have practiced 

 extensively with it on the carpet ; and it seems to 

 us to coml)ine tlie requisite qualifications for do- 

 ing the work well. Many of our best fixrmers do 

 not think it ol)jectionable — but, on the contrary, 

 favorable — to drop the kernels of corn quite close 



