1851. 



THE GENESEE FARMER. 



151 



WHEAT SOWN WITH A DRIIX. 



SEYilIOUR'S GRAIIV DRILL. 



THIS Machine is established upon the principle of Seymour's 

 Broadcast Sowing Machine, and proves to be better adapted 

 to the purposes for which a Grain Drill is wanted than any other 

 which has been tested in our country, being not only capable*of 

 Rowing Wheat, but all Grain and Seed, from Peas, Corn and Cot- 

 ton to Gra.ss Seed, either BROADCAST OR IN DRILLS, and 

 fine fertilizers, such as Lime Plaster, Guano, Bone Dust. &c. may 

 be mixed with the grain if desired, or sown by itself broadcast. 



AVhen drilling with this Machine, the grain falls from the grain 

 box to the tubes (a space of six inches) in full view of the person 

 attending it. so that in passing over the field he may be constantly 

 assured that the seed is 

 deposited as he designs. 

 The teeth are all raised 

 from the ground at once, 

 with one lever, and the 

 seed all stopped at once ; 

 or any one may bo rais- 

 ed at a time. The con- 

 venience and simplicity 

 with which this machine 

 is managed is unparallel- 

 ed. No necessary expense 

 or pains have been spared 

 in making it as desirable, 

 in all respects, as possible; 

 and after many and the 

 most satisfactory experi- 

 ments. — not in the winter 

 on the floor of the ma- 

 chine shop merely, but 

 in seeding time, with the 

 farmer, under various cir- 

 cumstances, on rough and 

 smooth, hilly and level, 

 stony and clear land, — 

 the inventor (who was 

 bred a practical farmer, 

 and ought to know some- 

 thing of the farmer's 

 wants) feels fissured that 

 the Machine is not only 

 established on correct 

 principles, but is got up 

 in that simple and permajient Style and good taste whioh cannot 



fail to suit all. Teeth 8 in- 

 ches apart or as ordered. 

 The first premium for 

 a Grain Drill, capable of 

 depositing fine manures 

 with the grain, was a- 

 warded to this Machine 

 at the Fair of the New 

 York State Agricul- 

 tural Society, held at 

 Syracuse in September, 

 1849— and again by the 

 game Society at the Fair 

 in Albany, in 1850. It al- 

 so received the first pre- 

 mium at the Michigan 

 State Fair, in 1849, and 

 the first premium of the 

 Ontario County Society. 

 It has been much improv- 

 ed within the last fifteen 

 months. 



The difference at har- 

 vest, between the appear- 

 ance of wheat sown with 

 a good drill, and that 



— ■ ■ ■ '" ■ — ' sown broadcast, is fairly 



represented by the cuts ; 



they show that sown with 



the Drill to be more uniform in its growth and maturity, and a 



heavier crop. Drill with 7 tfeth, .f70 ; 9 teeth, $80 ; 10 teeth, $90. 



SEYMOUR'S GARDEN DRILL 

 Is a small machine, of suitable size to be dra\<n by a man. It is 

 got up on the principle of the Grain Drill, and will plant peas, 

 beans, beets, and even carrots, or any kind of garden seeds, mix- 

 ed with plaster, &c. It is very convenient for large gardeners. 

 It will sow 7 rows 5 inches apart, 4 rows 10 inches apart, 3 rows 

 15 inches apa^;, 2 rows 20. 25 or 30 inches apart, as readily as any 

 other Garden Drill in common use will sow one, and is much less 

 liable to clog. It is the Grain Drill reduced in size. 

 Price of Garden Drills. $50.00. 



REFERENCES. 



D. W. Martz, 



Fred. Buel, 



Peter Barnard, 



Philip Reed, 



Ilarlow Mtmson, 

 Hiram Steele, 

 E. F. Wilson, 

 Enos Boughton, 



Marcus Norton. 

 Sam'l Westfall,' 

 Sylvenus Emmons, 

 Isaac Moore. 



SEYMOUR'S BROADCAST SOWING MACHINE. 



This Machine is well known in Western New York, and is uni 



versally acknowledged to be the best implement in our country, 



for the purposes for which it is intended. It sows correctly all 



kinds of Grain (and any desired quantity per acre) from peas to 

 grass seed— including wheat, rye, oats, barley, buckwheat, rice, 

 hemp, flax, clover and timothy seed. Also, plaster, lime, salt, ashes, 

 bone dust, &c., &c. It is capable of dusting every inch of ground 

 on an acre of land with less than half a bu.shel of plaster, and thir- 

 ty or forty bushels of lime may be thus evenly applied to the same 

 amount of land, il desired. It sows ten feet wide, or may be made 

 narrower to order. This Machine has been much improved by 

 substituting iron in several important parts in the place of v70od, 

 making it a very durable article. It has received the highest re- 

 commendations from hundreds of the best farmers in our country, 

 among whom are Myron Adams, W. W. Gorham. D. C. Bates. 

 Dea. S. H. Andrews, Rufus Humphrey, Jared H. Boughton, Levi 

 Boughton, Hon. Robert L. Rose, Guy Collins, of Ontario County, 

 and others (too numerous even to mention their names) in many 

 parts of the United States. 



(U?- It has taken the FIRST PREMIUM at five County and 

 three State Ac;ricultural Fairs. All Orders promptly attended to. 



PRICE— Fifty Dollars. PIERPONT SEYMOUR. 



East Bloomfield, Ontario Co., N. Y., June, 1851. 



Great Sale of Superior TItorougIi_Bred Short Horn 

 Cattle. 



THE subscriber having more Stock than he can well sustain on 

 his farm, will offer at Public Auction about THIRTY head of 

 his Improved Short Horn Cattle, consisting of Bulls, Cows, Heifers 

 and Bull Calves, on the 26th day of June next, at his farm 2>^ miles 

 from this city. 



It is known to breeders of improved .stock, in this country, and 

 in Canada, that the proprietor of this herd during the past 12 

 years, has through the medium of importations from England, and 

 selections from the best herds in this country, spared no expense 

 to rear a herd of cattle from which superior animals could be safe- 

 ly drawn for improvement and crosses upon other breeds. His 

 importations have been derived from that eminent breeder, the 

 la' e Thomas Bates, Esq, of Kirklevington, Yorkshire. England, 

 which herd it is well known has recently been disposed of at public 

 sale by his adminstrators, and dispersed into many hands, andean 

 no longer be resorted to as a whole, for improvement. The an- 

 nouncement of that sale created great interest, and all Short Horn 

 breeders in England seemed emulous to secure one or more of these 

 animals to mingle with the blood of their own herdJ, and at the 

 day of sale, tbure Was found assembled the laigest audience ever 

 before witnessed upon a similar occasion, numbering, as was said, 

 from 4 to 6,000 persons, and among them the best breeders in Eng- 

 land, and several from other countries. Some of the animals bro't 

 prices which seemed incredible to many. 



In the herd now offered for sale, will be included the Imported 

 Bull, Duke of Wellington, and the premium Bull, Meteor. These 

 are Bates' Bulls, and their reputation as stock-getters are too well 

 known to need any comment. 1 am authorized to say by Lewis 

 F. AUen, Esq., of Black Rock, one of the most prominent breeders 

 in this country, and who has had ample means of forming a judg- 

 ment, '■ That in no instance, to his knowledge, had these two Bulla 

 been bred to Short Horn Cows of other herds, previously imported 

 into the United States, but that their produce were superior in 

 general qualities to such herds." 



Tho most of the Stock which is now offered for sale, have been 

 bred from these two Bulls ; and the proprietor, having a young 

 bull more remotely connected with that portion of the herd he re- 

 tains, (being about 14 in number,) can spare these two valuable 

 Bulls. There will be in the Stock offered for sale, 6 young Bulls, 

 from 8 months old to 2 years, in addition to the two named above ; 

 and the remainder of the Stock will be composed of Cows, (most 

 of them possessed of extraordinary milking qualities,) Heifers and 

 Heifer Calves. It is believed that no herd of Short Horns has ever 

 been offered for sale in this country, exhibiting more of the valu- 

 able combinations of qualities which contribute to make up per- 

 fect animals. 



A Catalogue containing the peOigrees of these animals will be 

 ready for delivery at an early period, in which the Terms of the 

 Sale will be particularly stated. A Credit will be given from Six 

 to Eighteen months. Gentlemen are invited to examine the herd 

 at their convenience. GEO. VAIL. 



Troy, N. Y., March, 1851. [4-3t] 



Important to Wool Gro\irers. 



I PRO POSE to sell twenty-five pure Pauler Merino Ewes with 

 lamb by a French Merino Buck, purchased of A. L. Bingham, 

 of Vermont. Also, twonty-five yearlings from my Pauler Ewes and 

 French Buck. Also, a few choice Bucks. My flock originated 

 from R. V. R. Horton's flock, of Rut-land Co., Vt., a description of 

 which can be found in Vols. 2 and 3 of the Cultivator. I pur- 

 chased, of Mr. H., eleven Ewes and one Buck in the winter of '45. 

 I have also had Bucks from Avery, of Saratoga, at different times, 

 which I will sell at prices within the reach of common farmers. 



N. B.— Any one wishing to purchase some good Sheep, could 

 satisfy themselves by calling at Shearing time. For information 

 address N. H. NOYES, 



[6-lt] Otis co, Onondaga Co., N. Y. 



Tile Macliliie. 



AN elegant and finished article, an improvement on Wharten- 

 by's imported Tile Machine, may be had, made to order, at 

 Purdie's Foundry, Waterloo, N. Y. It is double acting, with dies 

 for both pipe and tile, of various sizes. It is capable of moulding 

 5000 tile per day. It may be worked by hand, horse, or steam pow- 

 er. The price is $250 with two tables, or $225 with one table— all 

 the dies included. [6-lt»] JOHN PURDIE. 



