1850. 
THE CULTIVATOR. 
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SEYMOUR’S GRAIN DRIER. 
machine is manufactured by P. Seymour, of East Bloomfield. On- 
county, N. Y. It received a premium at the State Fair at Syra- 
as the best grain drill capable of depositing fine manures with the 
seed. It sows wheat, oats, barley, corn, 
beans, peas, &e., and is also capable of 
sowing with the seed plaster,lime and ashes. 
It can be changed in a few minutes from a 
drill to a broadcast sower. We have 
heard this machine recommended by per¬ 
sons who have used it. The price, with 
nine teeth, is $80; with seven teeth, $70; 
garden drill $50. For further particulars, 
see advertisement. 
The accompanying cuts represent the ap¬ 
pearance of wheat sown both by the drill 
and broadcast, at the time of ripening. It 
will be noticed that the height of that 
sown broadcast is very uneven, while the 
upright position of many of the heads, indi¬ 
cates that they are light, not being well fil¬ 
led. We have before expressed the opin¬ 
ion that the introduction of the drill system 
Wheat sown Broadcast. would be an important desideratum. 
Wheat sown with a Drill. 
The above cut represents a labor and time saving 
implement, used extensively in several states where 
it has been introduced. It is light, weighing about 
fifteen pounds. As represented in the engraving, 
the binder takes the handles and pushes it before 
him, with the points of the teeth or fingers close 
upon the ground, and when he has gathered on the 
fingers a sufficient quantity for binding into a sheaf, 
he places his foot upon the foot piece, (a.) and by 
a slight pressure, and by letting go the handles, the 
fingers and grain are raised above the stubble, when 
it is readily bound, the binder being required to 
stoop much less than in the old way of reaching to 
the ground. When the sheaf is bound and thrown 
aside, the foot is removed from the foot-piece, ( a .) 
the teeth drop down, and the handles rise ready for 
the next operation. The wheels are about eighteen 
inches high, and it is easily pushed before the bind¬ 
er. The width between the wheels is sufficient for 
the longest grain. It is for sale at Emery 8c Co.’s 
Warehouse. Price from 3 to 4 dollars. 
Number of Grains in a Bushel of Wheat.— 
A writer in the North British Agriculturist states 
that the number of grains in a bushel of wheat 
weighing 62 lbs. is upwards of 630,000. 
Sowing Wheat in Drills. —A Scotch farmer 
estimates the increase of crop from sowing wheat 
in drills, instead of broad-cast, at an average of 
one-fourth to one-third. 
VCr* He who falls in love with himself will find no 
rivals. 
