SOUTHERN PLANTER— ADVERTISING SHEET. 



SEYMOUR'S IMPROVED PATENT 

 GRAIJf DRIIjIj, 



npiHIS Machine is capable of sowing all coarse 

 X grain and all fine seed commonly sown by 

 Farmers, from corn and peas down to the smallest 

 seed, such as clover, timothy and other grass seeds, 

 either broadcast or in Drills, and while it is the 

 best Drill for wheat, rye, oats, barley, &c, it isjust 

 the thing to drill in fine dry fertilizers before pulling 

 In the seed— or, these fertilizers may be mixed with 

 the seed, and all deposited in the ground together. 



Its reputation has been in advance of all other 

 drills for the last sir years, in the State of New 

 York, and it has six times taken the first prize be- 

 stowed on Grain Drills by the Agricultural Society 

 of that State, including the highest prize and diplo- 

 ma, at the great trial of implements made by that 

 Society at Geneva, in 1852. It is one of the most 

 simple in its construction and machinery, as well 

 as the most convenient and durable of all Drills; 

 and without disparaging others, it is believed to be 

 better adapted to the various purposes for which such 

 a machine is wanted, than any other implement 

 known in America ; and its value is greatly in- 

 creased from the fact that it is converted into a 

 Broadcast Sowing Machine, merely by removing 

 the drill teeth and conducting tubes, which can easi- 

 ly be done in five minutes. A recent improvement 

 which prevents the shrinking and swelling of the 

 wood from affecting the correctness of its operation, 

 also adds much to its value. 



Another and still more recent improvement, 

 called 



SEYMOUR'S GUANO ATTACHMENT 

 Is expressly intended to meet the wants of those 

 who wish to drill fine fertilizers into the ground 

 with the grain, but prefer to keep such fertilizers in 

 separate compartments till discharged from the box, 

 when both seed and fertilizers will pass together 

 trough the same drill tubes into the.grouud. There 

 is therefore but little room for those who are well 

 posted ia relation to grain drills, to doubt that this 

 is the cheapest, as well as the 



BEST GRAIN DRILL IN THE WORLD! 



They are usually made with nine teeth, eight in- 

 ches apart. The wheels are high, and the draught 

 so lis?h.t for a team, that those with only seven teeth 

 are now seldom ordered, while there is an increasr 

 ing demand for those with eleven teeih; therefore 

 those with nine and eleven teeth are the only sizes . 

 kept on hand— but any other size, and those with 

 teeth any other distance apart, will be made to 

 order. . 



The Machinery is remarkably simple, permanent 

 and easily kept ra repair,- and all the parts are so 

 dearly presented to the view of the. operator, that 

 he can readily see if any thing is- not correct; and the 

 grain falls from the seed box to the 1 tubes (a space 

 of" s veral inches,) in full view, so that in passing 

 overa field, he may be constaatly assured that the 

 ssed is deposited as designed. 



The teeth are all placed in one rank, unless or- 

 dered to be put in two ranks. It is believed by 

 ihcSJ who have made experiments, and given the 

 subject their careful attention, that the evils caused 

 by lumps, stones, &c, being thrown by the teeth in 

 the hind rank into the furrows made by the teeth in 

 the front rank, are in most cases far greater than 

 the advantages gained. This fact has induced the 

 inventor to construct his double-ranked drill so 

 that the teeth can ail be placed in one rank, at 

 pleasure, thus obviating in this drill the objection 

 to all other two-ranked drills. The price of the 

 drill with teeih in two ranks, is five dollars higher 

 than those with teeth in but one rank.. 



If required to sow Piaster, Guano, or any other 

 fertilizer, a Feeder should be added, for these are 

 very apt to be damp and if slightly damp, the Feed- 

 er is useful. 



If required to sow grass seed, while drilling, a 

 light broadcast "seeder "is added, with which any 

 seed, from wheat to the smallest seed, can be sown 

 in front of the drill teeth, and is slightly covered by 

 them. Clover and Timothy mixed is readily sown 

 with this, and it is conveniently guaged to any de- 

 sired quantity per acre. To convert it into a Horse 

 Hoe, for hoeing drilled grain, a set of Horse Hoes, 

 • with shanks, like the shank of the drill teeth, are 

 put in place of the drill teeth. With these additions 

 or "Extras," it is capable of sowing grass seed, 

 hoeing drilled grain, and sowing plaster, all at 

 once. The machines are designated by number as 

 follows : 



No. 1, 9-tooth, - - - - - $90 00 

 No. 2, do. with Feeder, - - - 96 00 

 No. 3, do. do. and Grass Seeder, 111 00 



No. 4, 11-toolh, 100 00 



No. 5, 11-tooth, with Feeder, - - - 10G 00 

 No. 6, do. do. and Grass Seeder, 121 00 



No. 7, 9-tooth, with Guano Attachment, 110 0O 

 No. 8, do. do. and Grass Seeder, 120 00- 



They are made under the superintendence of the 

 patentee and inventor, and we design to make 

 every machine in all respects as it should be, be- 

 lieving it will contribute to our own interest so to 

 do, and that if we put in bad work or poor mate- 

 rials, the injury falls heavier upon ourselves than 

 it can upon the purchaser. 



We omit hundreds of certificates and recommen- 

 dations of the most encouraging nature from the 

 most reliable sources; and for reference will only 

 add the names of the following most reliable 

 gentlemen: 



Isaac Newton, Philadelphia, Pa 



Wm. Hadley, Dansville, N. Y 



A. Griswold, do. 



E. C. Patterson, -Portage, N. Y. 



H. Howard, '. -Lavonia, N.Y. 



P. P. Barnard, Richmond, N. Y. 



H. G. Hall, do. 



Welford, Eastham & Co., ' Fredericksburg, Va. 



Rob't W. Carter, do. 



Rowlette & Hardy, Petersburg, Va; 



Thos. Branch & Sons, do. 



D. D. T. Moore, Ed. Rural New Yorker, Rochester. 



H. Munson, Pres. of two Ag. Soe.«. «E. Bloomfield, N. Y. 



E. M. Bradley, Sec. two Ag Soc. do. 



Ira Peck, Pres't Town Ag. Soc. do. 



T. H. Kellog, Jr., Sec. Town Ag; Soe. do. 



Guy Collins, do. 



N. Steel, • • do.* 



M. Adams, do. 



Dea. Pomeroy, i de- 

 Luther Munson, • -'>■» do. 



G. Nortk, do. 



H. W. Bamlia, do. 



