SOUTHERN PLANTER— ADVERTISING SHEET. 



SEYMOUR'S PATENT BROAD CAST 

 SOWING MACHINE. j 



THIS machine was patented in 1845 and ten 

 years have proved it to be unequalled in the 

 United States for the purposes' lor which it is de- 

 signed. It is durable, having bat very little machi- 

 nery to perform, as follows : 



It sows correctly all kinds of grain, (and any 

 desired quantity per acre,) from peas to grass seed, 

 including wheat, rye, oats, barley, buckwheat, rice, 

 hemp, flax, clover and timothy seed; also, plaster, 

 lime, salt, ashes, bone dust, &c., &c. It is capable 

 of dusting eveiy inch of ground on an acre of land, 

 with less than "half a bushel Of 'plaster,' and thirty 

 or forty bushels of lime may be thus evenly applied 

 to the "same amount of land. It sows 'ten feet wide, 

 or may be made Narrower to order, il has received 

 the highest recommendations from hundreds of the 

 best farmers in our country, and received eight 

 premiums from Agricultural Societies, besides the 

 Highest Prize and Diploma at the trial of Agricul- 

 tural Implements, held at Geneva, July, 185'2. 



The following is from the Albany Cultivator of 

 June, 1818, by the editor, Mr. L. Tucker: 



"This cut represents Seymour's Sowing Machine, 

 advertised in our last. It has been extensively 

 used in Western New York, and is nynch approved. 

 We saw many acres of various kinds 'of grain on 

 the farm of John Delafied, Esq., near Geneva, last 

 season, which had been sown with this machine, 

 and we never saw grain stand more even?y on the 

 ground. Mr. Delafield assured us that he could 

 sow anything — lime, plaster, poudrette, guano, &c, 

 or any seed from grass seed to peas, or Indian corn, 

 with perfect exactness, graduating the quantity per 

 acre to a pint." 



Reference is also made to all the Presidents of 

 the New York State Agricultural Society who 

 have presided since 1815. Price $55. 



I purchased one of Mr. Seymour's Plaster 

 Sower's in 1854, and it was used by myself and a 

 neighbor in sowing thirty or forty tons of plaster. 

 I purchased another in the fall of 1854, and 1 am 

 now using both. One hand with an ordinary horse 

 can sow, without difficulty, twenty to twenty 

 five acres a day. The distribution is as perfect as 

 possible. I am certain that each square inch of an 

 acre was dusted with one third of a bushel. My 

 neighbor, Mr. F. K. Nelson, thinks he effected 

 it with one peck. I cannot speak too highly of 

 this machine as a plaster sower. It sows timothy 

 seed and clover. I have not tried it with wheat, 

 but feel assured it will answer well. 



T. J. RANDOLPH. 



Albemarle, March 7, 1855. 



Or Directions for using accompany each ma- 

 chine. All communications promptly attended to, 

 and orders accompanied with current funds, im- 

 mediately filled. 



O. H. SEYMOTR, Manufacturer. 

 P. SEYMOTR. Patentee. 

 East Bloomfield, Ontaria co., N. Y. 

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SEYMOUR/S PATENT &JRAIN l>*t HAj. 



THIS Machine is eapabfe of sowing all coarse 

 grain and all fine seed, from corn and peas, 

 down to the smallest seed, such sfs clover, tisn'othy, 

 and other grass seeds, either broadcast or in drills, 

 and while it is the best driM for wheat, rye, oats, 

 barley, &c. 7 it is just the thing to drill in ime fertile 

 zers before putting in'the seed ; or these lertilizers 

 may be mixed with the seed, and ail deposited in 

 the ground together. Grain which has been soaked 

 in brine or other solution and then rolled in lime or 

 other fertilizers may 'be sown, without any difficulty, 

 with this Machine. ! ' 1 1 



Its reputation has been in advance of all other 

 drills for the last five years in the State of New 

 York and has fjve ; times taken the first prize be- 

 stowed on grain drills by the iioble and intelligent 

 Agricultural Society of that State, including the 

 highest prize and diploma at the great trial of im- 

 plements made by that Society at Geneva, in 185*2. 

 It is; one of the most simple in its construction and 

 machinery, as well as the most convenient and du- 

 rable of all drills, and without disparaging others, 

 it is believed to be better adapted to the various pur- 

 poses for which such a machine is wanted than any 

 other implement known in America, and all know 

 that the best inrplements usually prove to be the 

 cheapest. 



When ordered, the following extras are added to 

 the drill : First a FEEDER, to prevent clogging in 

 sowing damp plaster, and other fertilizers ; Second, 

 a GRASS SEEDER, which is a box and fixtures 

 for sowing grass seed broadcast in front of the drill 

 teeth while drilling; Third, a set of HORSE HOES 

 to cultivate the wheat in the spring; the drill teeth 

 are removed and these are put in their place. Willi 

 these extras the drill is capable of sowing grass 

 s eed, hoeing the wheat (which also covers the grass 

 seed) and sowing plaster or other fertilizers, all at 

 nee. Directions for using accompany each ma- 

 chine. 



PRICES.— Drill with seven tubes, $30; nine 

 tubes (which is the common size), $90; eleven 

 tubes, $100: this size is not too heavy tor a good 

 pair of horses, unless the farm is very hilly. 



Extras, — Feeder, &6; Grass-Seeder, $15 ; if the 

 Grass-Seeder is so made as to be capable of sowing 

 plaster, the price will be &20 ; Horse Hoes, $2 each. 



No charge for shipping either on the Canandaigua 

 and N. Falls Railroad or New York Central Rail- 

 road, unless required to be boxed, when the cost of 

 boxing will be added. 



Extract from the Report of the Hon. Benjamw P. 

 Johnson, Secretary of the New York State Agri- 

 cultural Society, who was the Agent of the State 

 of New York, appointed to attend the Exhibition 

 of the Industry of all Nations, held in London, in 

 1851. 



" There were various Drill Machines very per- 

 fect in their construction and arrangement, yet too 

 complicated and expensive for introduction into this 

 country. They do not possess any material advan- 



