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SEYMOUR'S PATENT BROAD CAST 

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THIS machine was patented in 1845 nnd ten 

 years have proved it to be unequalled in the 

 United States for the purposes for which it is de- 

 signed. If/is durable, having but 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, buckwhea!, rice, 

 hemp, flax; clover and timothy'seed'; also, piaster, 

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

 of ducting every inch of ground on an acre of land, 

 witn less- than' half a bushel cf plaster, and thirty 

 or forty bushels of lime may be thus evenly applied 

 to the sasrie amount of land, jt sows ten feet wide, 

 or may be made narrower tc order. ' It has received 

 the highest recommendations from hundreds of the 

 best farmers in our country, and Received eigh- 

 premiums from Agricultural Societies, besides the 

 Highest Prize and Diploma at the trial of Agricul 

 tural Implements, hejd at Geneva, July, 1852. 



The following is from the Albany Cultivator of 

 June, 1848, 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 much 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 evenly on the 

 ground. Mr. Delaheld assured lis 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 1 is also made to all the Presidents of 

 the New York Stale Agricultural Society' who 

 have presided since 1845, Price $55. 



I purchased one of Mr, Seymours Plaster 

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

 neighbor in serving thirty or forty tons of plaster. 

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

 how using both One hand with an ordinary horse 

 can sow, without ditficulty, twenty to r twenty 

 five acres a day. The distribution is as perfect' as 

 possible/ I am certain that every 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 h<ve not tried it with wheat, 

 but feel assured it will answer well. 



' '■ •' T.J. RANDOLPH. 



Albemarle, March 7, 1855. 



Directions for using accompany each ma- 

 chine. ' All communications promptly' attended to, 

 and orders accompanied with current funds, im- 

 mediately filled. ■ • ' ' 



' 0. H. SEYMOTR, Manufacturer. 

 P. SEYvlOTR.' Patentee. 

 East Bloomfield, Ontaria co. s N'.'X 

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SEYMOUR'S PATENT GRAIN DRILL. 



ri^HlS Machine is capable of sowing all coarse 

 X grain aha all fine seed, 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 lor" wheat, rye, oats, 

 barley, &c, it is just the thing to drill' in fine fertili- 

 zers before putting in the seed; or these fertilizers 

 may be mixed with the seed, and all deposited in 

 the ground together. Grain which has been snaked 

 in brine or other solution and then rolled in lime or 

 other fertilizers may be sown, without any difficulty, 

 with this V achine. 



Its reputation has been in advance of all other 

 drills for the last five years in the State of New 

 York and has five times taken Lhe first 'prize be- 

 stowed on grain drills by the noble 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 1852, 

 It is one of the most simple in its construction and 

 machinery, as well as ^he 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, arid all know- 

 that the best implements usually prove 'tb 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. With, 

 these extras the drill is capable of sowing grass 

 seed, hoeing the wheat (which also covers the grass . 

 seed) and sowing plaster or other fertilizers, all at 

 oiioe Directions for Using accompany each ma- 

 chine. 



PRICES —prill with seven tubes, $80; nine 

 tubes (which is the common size), S9>; eleven 

 tubes, $100: this size is not too heavy for 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 wi^l be ©20 ; Horse Hoes, S2 each. 



No charge for shipp ng eiiher on ihe 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. Benjamin P. 

 Johnson, Spcretary 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- ye too 

 complicated and expensive for introduction int > (his 

 country. They do not possess any material alvaa- 



