386 Of the Tiirnep- Brill Chap. XXII. 



End of the Axis of the Tongue of the Brafs Seed- 

 box, and its hinder End almoft as far as the hinder 

 End of its Cover {a). The Bottom F, being of the 

 fame Length, with C, D, E, and their Oppofites, 

 bears againil the prick'd Line d h of the fore Side 

 A, and againft the oppofite prick'd Line of B. The 

 Length of this Bottom F is the Breadth of the Infidc 

 of the Box, and its Breadth reaches to the outer Edges 

 of the Pieces E and I, being Three Inches and an 

 half. 



All the Jointings of thefe Pieces muft be at right 

 Angles, and fo clofe, that no Seed may run out at 

 them. All the Pieces are of Board, full half-inch 

 thick, except the Bottom, which is thinner. 



Fig. ii. fhews the Bottom of the Box with its 

 under Side uppermoft, where the light Part A is the 

 Bottom-board, covering the Two End-boards, E and I, 

 in Fig. 10. The dark Parts B and C are the under 

 Sides of D and H, in Fig. 10. At a is the fore End 

 of the Brafs Seed-box fcrew'd up to this Bottom- 

 board. At b is the hinder End of the Brafs Seed-box 

 fcrew'd up in like manner, the outer Edge of the 

 Flanch of the Seed-box being even with the Edge of 

 the Bottom- board. The End of the Brafs Spindle, 

 with its Fork, appears at C. 



Fig. 12. fhews this Box Handing upon its Bottom, 

 with its hinder Side laid open. At a is the Hole in 

 the Bottom, under which the Brafs Seed-box is faften'd, 

 with fmalllron Screws, fquare near the Heads, pair- 

 ing thro' the Bottom, and thro' the Holes at each 

 End of the Brafs Box, with their Nuts underneath. 



(a) Commonly it reaches within half a quarter of an Inch; 

 but if it mould only reach within a quarter of an Inch of them, 

 \l would not have that ill Confeijuence at that Diftance, as the 

 fame Pofition would have in the large Seed-boxes; for, in them, 

 the Seed would, in fuch Cale, be apt to bear againil the Bottom 

 of the Hopper, and obftruft the Motion of the Brafs Tongue, 

 which final! Seeds cannot do in the Turnep-feed Box, 



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