SOUTHERN PLANTER. 



.—ADVERTISING SHEET. 



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SEYMOUR'S IMPROVED PATENT 

 GRAIN DRIIili. 



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 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 is just the thing to drill in fine dry fertilizers 

 before putting 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 six years, in the State of New 

 York, and it has six times taken the first prize 

 bestowed on Grain Drills by the Agricultural 

 Society of that State, including the highest 

 ^ prize and diploma, at the great trial of imple- 

 ments 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 dispara- 

 ging 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 increased from 

 the fact that it is converted into a Broadcast 

 Sowing Machine, merely by removing the drill 

 teeth and conducting tubes, which can easily be 

 done in five minutes. A recent improvement 

 which prevents the shrinking and swelling of 

 the wood from afi"ecting 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 fertili- 

 zers in separate compartments till discharged 

 from the box, when both seed and fertilizers will 

 pass together through the same drill tubes into 

 the ground. There is therefore but little room 

 for those who are well posted in 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 

 inches apart. The wheels are high, and the 

 draught so light for a team, that those with only 

 doven teeth are now seldom ordered, Avhile there 

 is an increasing demand for those with eleven 

 teeth ; therefore those with nine and eleven 

 teeth are the only sizes kept on hand — but any 



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, so 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 

 ordered to be put in two ranks. It is believed 

 by those 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-rankfed 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 damp, and if slightly 

 damp, the Feeder is useful. 



If required to sow grass seed, while brilling, 

 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 desired 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. 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 Feeder, . . 96 00 

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

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

 No, 5, do. with Feeder, . . 106 00 

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

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

 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, believing it will contribute to our own inter- 

 est so to do, and that if we put in bad work or 

 poor materials, the injury falls heavier upon 

 ourselves than it can upon the purchaser. 



We omit hundreds of certificates and recom- 

 mendations of the most encouraging nature 

 from the most reliable sources ; and for refer- 

 ence will only add the names of the following 

 most reliable gentlemen : 



Isaac Newton, . . Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Wm. Hadley, . . . Dansville, N. Y. 



