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seeds of a round or oval shape. The wheel by which it is im- 

 pelled, serves the douhle purpose of covering and pressing the 

 earth to the seed; thereby, as in the case of the corn planter, 

 causing a much more rapid vegetation. 



Merchant's Drill Barrow is an implement of peculiar sim- 

 plicity and cheapness, and will be found to be very economical 

 and useful in the sowing of turnips, onions, radishes, beans, 

 beets, and similar seeds by manual power; and by multiplying 

 the wheels, or rather by uniting several machines for horse 

 power, it may be used in field culture for sugar-beet, ruta-baga, 

 wheat, &c. 



WILLIS' SEED SOWER. 



is* latest Improved Seed Sower, invented the last sea- 

 son; one of the most perfect machines ever introduced for the 

 purpose. In using this machine, the farmer may be certain 

 that his seed is put into the ground, and at the same time in 

 the best possible manner. There has been a great difficulty in 

 machines for sowing garden seeds; they are very apt to clog 

 up, and the farmer might go over an acre of land and not sow 

 a single seed; Jput not so with this; it is so constructed that it 

 cannot possibly clog. In using this power, the farmer can save 

 orie half of his seed, and do the work at less than one quarter 

 the expense of the common way of sowing his seeds, and have 

 it done in a much better manner; it opens the furrow, drops 

 the seed, covers it over and rolls them down. It will sow al- 

 most any kind of garden seeds; say ruta-baga, mangel-wurtzel, 

 turnips, carrots, beets, parsneps, onions, &c. It is highly re- 

 commended by a great number of persons who have used it. 



The Clover Box is exceedingly simple in its construction, 

 easily made, and at small expense. In some sections it is in 

 general use: the seed is not only placed in the ground with 

 entire certainty and equality, but a much less quantity is suffi- 

 cient than is usually required by the old process. By the use 



