1850 
THE CULTIVATOR, 
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Compressing and Thermometer Churn Combined. 
'THIS combination and arrangement forms the best hand churn 
now before the public. 
It has the Bauble Zinc Cylinders for facilitating the process of ob¬ 
taining the proper temperature by means of hot or cold water, with¬ 
out mingling it with the milk and cream. A Thermometer is neatly 
set in one end to enable the operator to know the proper degree of 
temperature at which to commence churning-. The bevel floats 
which have been before described, are- used without any shaft 
through the churn, by having a dowel at one end, and a square sock¬ 
et at the other, which receives the end of the short crank when it is 
suspended and propelled. The crank has a groove turned in its 
round part to receive a pin, which pin drops into the groove when 
the crank is in its place. To wash and take out the butter, all that 
is necessary is to raise the pin and withdraw the crank far enough 
to relieve the dasher, when it is readily taken out. 
They are manufactured and sold, wholesale and retail, at the 
lowest prices, (the cost being but trifling above Kendall’s, of corres¬ 
ponding sizes,) by EMERY & CO., 
At the Agricultural Works, Warehouse, See. 
Aug. 1, 1850.Nos. 369 & 371 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. 
To Farmers and Gardeners. 
SEYMOUR’S GRAIN DRILL.—This DRILL, which was pa- 
^ tented in September, 1849, is one of the latest improvements in 
Drilling Machines, and better adapted to the wants of the farmer 
than any now before the public. It sows or plants all kinds of grain 
and seeds, from peas, beans, corn and cotton, to the smallest seeds— 
and combines the advantages of sowing either broadcast or in drills. 
It is an excellent Broadcast Sowing Machine, when the drill teeth 
and conducting tubes, (which are very easily detached,) are taken 
off. 
Many farmers soak their wheat in brine or other liquid, (in which 
the good seed sinks while the foul floats off,) for the double purpose 
of separating it from foul seed and rolling it in lime, plaster, or other 
fertilizing substances. This has the advantage over other drills, in¬ 
asmuch as it performs well in sowing grain thus prepared, while 
they utterly fail in the attempt. Wet wheal, oats or white caps, 
which so readily clog other machines, are not serious obstacles in 
this. Those who wish to soak their seed for any purpose whatever, 
or mix with it any fine fertilizers, such as lime, plaster, bone dust, 
Sc c., and also-those who prefer threshing with a flail, to avoid the in¬ 
jury done to the seed by threshing with a machine, will find this the 
Drill for them. 
When drilling with this machine, the grain falls from the grain- 
box to the tubes, (a space of six inches,) in full view of the person 
attending it—so that, in passing over the field, he may be constantly 
assured that the seed is deposited as he designs. The teeth are all 
raised from the ground at once, with one lever, and the seed all stop¬ 
ped at once ; or one may be raised at a time, and the seed it dischar¬ 
ges stopped. The convenience and simplicity with which this ma¬ 
chine is managed, is unparalleled. No necessary expense or pains 
have been spared in making it as desirable, in all respects, as possi¬ 
ble ; and after many, and the most satisfactory experiments —not in 
the winter on the floor of the machine shop merely, but in seeding 
time, with the farmer, under various circumstances, on rough and 
smooth, hilly and level, stony and clear land—the inventor (who was 
bred a practical farmer, and ought to know something of the farmer’s 
wants,) feels assured that the machine is not only established on cor¬ 
rect principles, but is got up in that simple and permanent style and 
good taste which cannot fail to suit all. 
0=- The first premium for a Grain Drill capable of depositing fine 
manures with the grain, was awarded to this machine as the Fair of 
the New-York Stale Agricultural Society, held at Syracuse, in Sep¬ 
tember. 1849. It also received the first premium at the Michigan 
State Fair, in 1849, and the first premium of the Ontario County 
Society. 
The following facts will be duly appreciated by the intelligent far¬ 
mer : 1st. A good drill deposites the grain nearly at a uniform depth. 
2d. The seed is all covered. 3d. It is left to come up in a small, 
shallow trench, with a ridge of earth on each side. 4th. One man 
and a team, with a good Drill, will put in as many acres of grain in 
a day, as three men and two teams, in. the usual way of harrowing 
or plowing in after broadcast sowing. 5th. The ridges each side of 
the wheat protect it from the severity of the cold winter winds; and 
frequently the snow lodges on the wheat in these trenches, which 
would otherwise be left bare, and thereby greatly exposed to injury. 
u Last, yet not least,” in that trying time for wheat—in the spring 
of the year—when alternately freezing and thawing once in twenty 
four hours, for days and sometimes weeks, frequently destroys the 
crop—these small ridges of earth are settling down and covering the 
roots of the wheat, and thus they save the crop from the destroying 
influences of the frost. From these facts, as well as from many ex¬ 
periments, we come to the following conclusions : 1st. That the 
saving in seed, should be a sufficient reason to induce every person 
to sow his grain with a Drill. 2d. That the saving in labor is also a 
good and sufficient reason for thus sowing it; and, 3d. That the pro¬ 
tection from u wind and weather,” derived from this mode of sow¬ 
ing, should be quite a sufficient reason why every grower of winter 
wheat should sow it with a Drill. 
SEYMOUR’S GARDEN DRILL 
Is a small Machine, of suitable size to be drawn by a man. Ft is got 
up on the principles of the Grain Drill, and will plant peas, beans, beets 
and even carrots, or any kind of garden seeds, mixed with plaster, 
&c. It is very convenient for large gardeners, as it will sow five 
rows at once, as readily as the Garden Drills in common use will 
sow one, and is much less liable to clog. 0 s *SEYMOUR’S 
BROADCAST SOWING MACHINE supplied to order. 
RECOMMEND A TIONS. 
A few certificates, from the most reliable sources, are subjoined: 
Mr. Seymour —Sir : With the Grain Drill which I purchased of you 
this season, my son, a lad 16 years of age, has put in about 50 acres 
of wheat for me, and with some of it about a bushel and a half per 
acre of ashes and hen dung was mixed, and all to my entire satisfac¬ 
tion. He has also drilled in about one hundred acres for others, and 
I believe all are well pleased with the machine; and I must say I 
prefer it to any I have seen. IRA R. PECK. 
East Bloomfield, Sept. 17, 1849. 
Mr. P. Seymour —Dear Sir : You ask for my opinion with regard 
to the Wheat Drill I purchased of you this fall. Without specifying 
particulars, I would express my unqualified approbation of it over 
that of any other which I have seen in use. I am somewhat enthu¬ 
siastic on the subject of drilling, believing it will soon be universally 
adopted by farmers. I would not willingly disparage the patents of 
other individuals. In haste, with great respect, yours. See. 
Gates, Sept. 10,1849. CALVIN SPERRY.' S: 
This may certify that I have used Mr. Pierpont Seymour’s Wheat 
Drill, and I consider it just the thing for putting in wheat. 
Rochester, September 7, 1849. WM. OTIS. 
Lancaster County , Pa.— We, the undersigned, have seen and ex¬ 
amined the Seed Drill of Pierpont Seymour, of New-York State, in 
all its operations, and verily believe it to be the best we have ever 
seen, and will, we have no doubt, supercede all others now in use. 
EDWARD LAMMEY, FREDERICK ZARRACHE, 
JOHN HUDDERS, DAVIS ATKINS, 
ROBT. W. HUDDERS, Mach., ELI ROBERTS, 
WM. H. MILHOUSE, JAMES H. NOBLE. 
Chester County .—We have also seen the operation of the above 
machine, and fully concur in the utility of the machine, and will, we 
have no doubt, when it becomes generally known and appreciated, 
supercede all other machines now before the public. 
HENRY A. JOHNSON, REUBEN CHALFANT, 
ENOCH L. TAYLOR, JOHN S. CARLILE, 
CLOUD CHALFANT, EUCLIDES P. SHELTON 
JOHN M. KELTON, 
Mr. Seymour —Sir : I have used the Grain Drill I purchased of you 
to drill spring wheat. A part of the field I sowed broadcast. The 
appearance of the crop is now in favor of the part put in with the 
Drill. I have also used the Drill to sow field beets, and am satisfied 
that the seed can be distributed as evenly and expeditiously 
as any grain, which is at the rate of about ten acres a day. The 
Machine, by taking off the drill teeth, makes a good Broadcast Sow¬ 
ing Machine, which is valuable for sowing plaster, clover seed, and 
any grain a person wishes to sow broadcast. I believe the Drill and 
Broadcast Sowing Machine will soon come into general use. 
East Bloomfield, June 1st, 1849. HARLOW MUNSON. 
I have examined certain certificates in the hands of Mr. Seymour, 
in favor of his Grain Drill, one of them from Ira R. Peck. I am per 
sonally acquainted with Mr. Peck. His statements can be fully re 
lied on. The other certificates, I have no doubt, are from equally 
reliable sources. I have myself heard the Drill spoken of in high 
terms of commendation, by farmers who have used it; and have al¬ 
so seen it in operation, and believe it to be at least one of the very 
best in use. I was present at the State Fair in September last, 
where the first premium was awarded to Mr. Seymour for his Drill 
I have the confidence that any statement which Mr. Seymour would 
be likely to make in regard to the Drill, would be strictly true. 
ISAAC W. MITCHELL, 
East Bloomfield, Feb. 5, 1850. Justice of the Peace. 
0=“ Many other certificates of the same import have been recei¬ 
ved from many persons in this and other States, which are not 
deemed necessary to specify. 
The subscriber tenders his thanks to his former friends and custo¬ 
mers, and invites them, and all others desiring anything of the kind, 
to examine the above described Machines. O^The right of either 
of the above machines can be had on such terms as to make it an 
object for manufacturers or dealers to purchase. 
PRICES.—Price of Drill with 9 Teeth, $80; with 7 Teeth, $70. 
Garden Drill, $50. Broadcast Sowing Machine, $45. 
PIERPONT SEYMOUR. 
East Bloomfield, Ontario County, N. Y., Aug. 1, 1850— t. 
