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is about half an Inch fquare; this Funnel being 

 fcrew'd on upon the Beam by Two Wood Screws, 

 entering at Two oppofke Corners of the Funnel, as 

 at c d in Fig. 1. fo that the Seed may drop from the 

 Seed-box upon the right Side of the Funnel at e 9 

 which being about half an Inch diftant from the Par- 

 tition, and equidiftant from both Holes, the Seed 

 rebounding is pretty equally diltributed to each of the 

 Holes. 



The fore Part of the foremofi Hole being equal 

 with the Back of the Sheat, the Beam being cut thro'; 

 fo that the Back of the Sheat, and the fore Part of 

 the Hole thro' the Beam, and the fore Part of this 

 Hole, make one plain Surface, whereby the Seed 

 that falls into this foremofi Hole, defcends to the 

 Ground, near the Back of the Sheat, thro' the Trunk. 



And the Seed which falls into the hinder Hole, is 

 convey'd obliquely backwards thro' Part of the Beam, 

 by a fhort thin Brafs Spout, whofe Diameter in the 

 Infide is fomewhat more than half an Inch; but the 

 fore Part of it, which divides the Two Holes, de- 

 fcends firft perpendicularly half an Inch, and then 

 turns off backwards, and there the Spout begins to 

 be round: Its joining is on its hinder Part, to the end 

 that the Seed, never running upon it, cannot be 

 ftopp'd by it. The lower End of this Spout ends at 

 the lower Surface of the Beam, a little behind the 

 Plates of the Trunk, which Hole is feen at a in Fig. 4. 

 where this Hole delivers the Seed down into the 

 Spout A, when it is drawn up into its Place by the 

 String B drawn thro' the Hole at b in the End of the 

 Beam, and there tied until it ftand in the Poflure in 

 which it is feen at/ in Fig. 1. 



The Shape of this Spout is better feen at Fig. 5. 

 where A is the Spouc, Four Inches long, a full Inch 

 Diameter in the Infide : Its lower End is circular; but 

 its upper End B is cut at oblique Angles, fo that when 

 k is drawn up to its Place, its Edges will touch the 



lower 



