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SOUTHERN PLANTER. — ADVERTISING SHEET. 



SEYMOUR'S IMPROVED PATENT 

 GRAIN DRILL 



THIS Machine is capable of sowing all coarse 

 grain and all fine seed commonly sown by 

 Farmers, from corn and peas down to the small- 

 est seeu, «uch as clover, timothy and other grass 

 seeas, either broadcast or in Drills, and while it 

 is the best Drill fur wheat, rye, oats, barley, &cv, 

 it is just the thing to drill in fine dry fertilizers 

 before patting 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 othe r 

 drills for the last «is years, in the State of Ne w 

 York, and it has six times taken the firs^ pr'ize 

 bestowed on Grain Drills by the Agric ult» jral 

 Society of that State, including the* highest 

 prize and diploma, at. the great trial o f imple- 

 ments made by that Society at Geneva, in 1852. 

 It is one of the most simple in its cor istrvuction 

 and machinery, as well as the most convenient 

 and durable of all Drills ; and witho- at dispara- 

 ging others, it is believed to be bett er adapted 

 to the various purposes for which sue ; h \i machine 

 is wanted, than any other impleme nt known in 

 America ; and its value is greatly ir icr eased from 

 the fact that it is converted into , a Broadcast 

 Sowing Machine, merely by rem* jving the drill 

 teeth and conducting tubes, whic h can easily be 

 done in five minutes. A recerit improvement 

 which prevents the shrinking and swelling of 

 tj^c wood from affecting the c orrectness of its 

 operation, also adds much to it s value. 



Another and still more recent improvement 

 called, 



SEYMOUR'S GUANO ATTACHMENT, 



Is expressly intended to meet the ws mts of those 

 who wish to drill fine fertilizers into the ground 

 with the grain, but prefer to keep s uch fertili- 

 zers in separate compartments till' discharged 

 from the box, when both seed and fer tilizers wit! 

 pass together through the same drill' tubes into 

 the ground. There is therefore but little room 

 for those who are well posted in relati on to grain 

 drills, to doubt that this is the cheap est, as well 

 as the 



BEST GRAIN DRILL IN THE WORLD \ 

 They are usually made with nine teeth, etghi 

 inches apart. The wheels are high, and tW 

 draught so light for a team, that those witn t 

 seven teeth are now seldom ordered, w*-", onl ^ 

 is an increasing demand for those </£ lie ™ere 



' *ho se with ni ne ^ ■ i even 



*Q(J cloven 



other size, and those with teeth any other dis- 

 tance apart, will be made to order. 



The Machinery is remarkably simple, perma- 

 nent and easily kept in repair, and all the parts 

 are so clearly presented to the view of the ope- 

 rator, that he can readily see if anything is not 

 correct ; and the grain falls from the seed box 

 to the tubes (a space of several inches,) in full 

 view, si ) that in passing over a field, he may be 

 constantly assured that the seed is deposited as 

 designed. 



. The, teeth are all placed in one rank, unless 

 order ed to be but in two ranks. It is believed 

 hy tl iose who have .made experiments, and given 

 the : subject their, careful attention, that the evils 

 cau sed 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 

 fr jjr greater than the advantages gained. This 

 f act has induced the inventor to construct his 

 double-ranked drill so that the teeth can all 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 teeth in two 

 ranks, is five dollars higher than those with 

 teeth in but one rank-. 



If required to sow Plaster, Guano,. or any 

 other fertilizer, a Feeder should be added, for 

 these are very apt to be femp, and if slightly 

 damp, the Feeder is useful, 



If required to sow grass seed, while bridling,, 

 a light broadcast " seeder" w 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 

 ffuajred to any desired quantity per acre. TV 



grain, a set of Horse Hoes,, with shanks, like 

 the shank of the drill teetln With these addi- 

 tions 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 Feefe;. * ► 96 00' 

 No. 3', do. do. and <&rass Seeder, 111 00 

 No. 4, 11 tooth, . - - 100 00 



No. 5, do. with Feeder, . „ 106 -00 

 No. '6, do. do. and feiss Seeder, 121 00 

 No. 7, 9 tooth, with Guano* Attachment; 110 00 

 N6. '8, do do. and Grass Seeder, 120 00 



'f'hey are made under the superintendence of 



there 



b t and-^ t an ? 



the patentee and inventor, and we design to 

 make every machine in all respects as it should 

 be, 'believing it will t contribute to om own inter- 

 cut sO 'to do, and that if we put in bad work or 

 poor materials,' the injury falls heavier upon 

 oWselves than it can upon the purchaser- 



We omit hundreds of certificates and reeom- 

 me »te 'of the most encouraging nature 

 from the 'most reliable sources; and forreier- 

 ^ will only add the n^es of the .following 

 eL t reliable gentlemen* ^ ■ 

 ? os * Newton, - * fti'Uadftl^a, Aa ' 

 Isaac 



Wm. Ha, 



Da r>sville, N. Y 



