The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-04-04
WAkEFlELDS
HAND CORN PLANTER.

,DATENTED July 25th, 1854, CHAS. A.
/ WAKEFIELD, Painfeld, Mass. This impliment
is designed for planting Corn broomcorn, beans ana
similar seeds. 1t is carried and used as cane or walk
ins-stiek requiring delay and no additional mo-
ton or effort Is adapted for planting in rocky and un
even ground, and in all kinds of soil Is easily adjust
ed to paEtat any required deplh ana 10 crop any re-
auired number Of seeds in "a hill,
The method or mode by which the seed is planted
with this Planter is new, and it believed possesses
advantages over every other, not only in facility Of
use, but in fastening termination. The seed lsJ"rs
obiqaety from the surface OF the ground
to the required depth, thus ensurng the immediate
absorption of moisture, by bringing 1t into perfect aDd
hard contact with the soil under and around IT, while
the earth falling loosely 90 over, cannot ooS'rue' she
The Planter is simply in construetion--not liable to
get out Of repair: Weighs about seven pounds Costs
TO pay if used only for planting in common garden
With this implement, one acre OF corn can be planted
| in the most perfect manner in one hour:
The attention of the farming communityls Is soHclleu
to careful and critical examination of this improve
nent, as its advantages apparent, obviang every
objection hitherto made TO the Introduction OF Planters
into common use. ..s1.-sn T. - 10
ANY person desirsus Of securing rights, or wishing
further information respecting the Pgnter, may ad.
This ist certify that have planted four acres oil
Corn with Chas. A. Wakeaeid's hand corn planter
Itworks well and plants to my sasisfse;ioS; p,cv
| Charemont Mass. June, 1854, ROSWELL RICE
Having used Wakefsld's hand corn planter the past
Spring for planting corn, ay have observed the even.
ness and uniformity with which the corn thus planted
comes up we are prepared say that the Planter docs
the work better than Is usually done with hoe.
B. A. Farnsworth, Elias Upton, Charlemont;
Horatio 4. shaw, s, W. streeier, Josiah shaw, Jf.
i Freeman Shaw, Minot vining, N. 6. Clapp, l. Camp
neGsy an shaw W ADAMS, sh'taet pns psi1ssa lsss
We, the undersigned, having purchased and used OF
our farms, the past Spring, Wakefeld's hand corr
planter say that as we'll planted With 1t asst
n usually by the common method.
: Rice ~ ta Charlement, June 1854.
aho ,f nvIan al last
the most satisfactory and perfect manner with wake
fields Hand Corn Planter. The ground was quite we
:, Plaindeld, Aug. a6, 1854. fs GEO. vINlNG.
= We the undersigned, had corn planted with Wake
fields hand planter in fields last Spring as 81
experiment. side by side with that planted in the com
= mon manner. The corn planted very much taste
5. with the planter and quite as we'll.
+, Freeman Hamlin. orson S. White, Lorenzo W. Joy
= Levi Cook, Joshua f. Rude. Plainfeld July 1854.
. We planted our corn. last spring with Wakefield
: Hand Corn Planter. Although barn-yard msnur
Df was first placed in the hill and covered to the II
quired depth with hoe, the Planter saved one-ha
= n time and labor, and our was never plante
n more to our satisfaction.
4. William Robinson, Daniel Mccoy, Arvm Nasi
q have used Wakeaeld's Hand Cora Planter Il
planting ten acres of corn and certify that plan
ID in satisfactory manner.
n Heath, June 10, 1854. Joseph White.
Wakefeid's Hand Corn Planter was used last Sprln
le for planting several rows Of corn In my field ~
corn thus planted up evenly, and two Dc,
before thatpanted with care, by It's side inc sans "a
HI with hoe.
ID Piainfeld, Aug. 25 1854. jacob Pratt
n NV corn and beans were planted last Spring wi
AZ Wakeield's Hand Corn Planter. II is right:
Plainffeid, Aug 25 1866. Uavia shaW.
a. Ihaye planted ten acres Of the Wakefed's Han
Planter Ii has so been used By several others IN q
vicinity TN have heard but one opihi0n e1IpFesse
q IT. either by those who have used or see
he eofn-Helds planted with IT, namelys that plan
All IN the most desirable and perfect manner
~ 4 I MINIATURES wis, Aug IS 1854. Abrsin. Philips.
u N-PAny person infringing on t4c above paten
y. viii be hald to answer aecording TO- iaWs No ~
Il tehnes are Manufactured excnpt 70 order. - ~