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Figs. 38 and 39. — Force-feed arrangement of " The Champion " Brill. 
Motion is given by a square shaft passing through the hole c. The casings 
of the wheel A form the seed-cup for receiving the grain, and also conducting 
it to the tubes. The upper portion of the cup has one perpendicular and one 
inclined side (see g k), forming a hopper. The flange of the force-feed wheel A 
comes well up into this hopper, and this is important, especially in sowing 
long-bearded oats or barley, as it insures a continuous supply. The quantity 
sown is regulated by change wheels. Grass-seeds are sown from a small 
detachable box holding about a peck. They can be dropped either in front 
or behind the coulters. The apparatus consists of a longitudinal recipro- 
cating bar with notches of a peculiar form on the lower side, moving over a 
series of holes in a zinc bottom, the quantity being regulated by a slide which 
opens more or less of the apertures. 
The fertiliser attachment may be shortly described. It comprises a rocking- 
shaft armed with a scraper, running the length of the box, and oscillating 
over holes in the bottom, which is hollowed conformably to the path of the 
scraper. The scraper works close to the bottom, and its action is two-fold, 
to keep the holes open and to force a portion of the fertiliser through at each 
oscillation ; the scraper being inclined, and one edge slightly above the 
bottom. Under the box is a metal divider for scattering the manure. The 
bottom is made of heavy galvanised iron, the false bottom is of iron sliding on 
wood. The scraper can be readily removed and cleaned. I have very little 
faith in the success of this apparatus, fearing that rich manures would work 
up into a pasty condition. 
The last drill to which I shall direct attention is " The Farmers' Favourite," 
made by Bickford and Huffman, Macedon, New York. The peculiarity in this 
invention consists in the fact that the force-feed wheel Ibrrns the separation 
between two chambers or seed-cups ; these, having on either side projections 
at differing distances, form a small-seed and a large-seed apparatus combined. 
This is rather ingenious ; and as either opening for the hopper is closed or left 
open by sliding the grain bottom (a series of inclined planes or bevels which 
form perfect funnels over each feed or run), this part of the arrangement is 
very complete. A vertical feed-wheel, however, is not so well adapted for 
sowing at angles, as the horizontal feed-rollers already described, a reference 
to the Table will show that, though the result was sufficiently creditable to 
Fig. 38.— Elevation. 
Fig. 39. — Section. 
