HAND DKILLS AND SEED SOWEKS. 



157 



as nmcli accuracy as by hand, and with more uniformity 

 of depth. 



HAND DRILLS, OE SEED SOWEKS. 



These are great sarers of labor for sowing the seeds of 

 ruta-bagas, carrots, Fij?. no. 



field beets, and 

 other farm root 

 crops, besides peas 

 and beans. One 

 of the best in use 

 is Harrington's, 

 represented by fig. 

 170, and made by 

 F. F. Ilolbrook & 



Co., Boston. The Harrington'' s Hand Seed Sower. 



side chains mark the rows, and it makes its own drill, 



drops, and covers 

 the seed with ac- 

 curacy, at one 

 operation. It is 

 readily changed, 

 to the hand culti- 

 vator, by remov- 

 ing the dropper, 

 and attaching the 

 narrington's Hand Cultivator. cultivator teeth, 



shown in fig. 171. It then becomes a convenient imple- 

 ment for running between the rows, in small fields. 



