IO4 FARM MACHINERY 



137. Classification of seeders. 



Broadcast seeders: 

 Hand, rotating distributer. 

 Wheelbarrow. 



End-gate, rotating distributer 

 Wheeled broadcast : 



Wide track. Narrow track. 



Agitator feed. Force feed. 

 Combination with cultivator. 

 Combination with disk harrow. 



138. The hand seeder with rotating distributer consists 

 of a star-shaped wheel which is given a rapid rotation 

 either by gearing from a crank or by a bow, the string 

 of which is given one wrap around the spindle of the 



FIG. 74 A CRANK HAND SEEDER. SEEDERS OF THIS KIND ARE ALSO 

 OPERATED WITH A BOW 



distributing wheel. Fig. 74 shows a seeder of this order. 

 A bag is provided with straps which may be carried from 

 the shoulders and the distributing mechanism placed at 

 the bottom. The use of this seeder is confined to small 

 areas, and the uniformity of its distribution of the seed 

 is not the best. 



