The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-03-14
WAkEFIELD'S
HAND CORN PLANTER.

DATENTED July 25th, 1854, CHAS. A
l. WAKEFIELD, PlanfeId, Mass. This imp plmen
is designed for planting Corn, broom-corn beans anu
similar seeds. 1t is carried and used cane or walk
ng-stck; requiring no delay and no additional mo
ton or effort. Is adapted for planting rocky and un
even ground, and in all kinds of soil. ls easily adjust
ed to plant at any required DEPTH aud to drop any ~
quired number of seeds in hill.
1he method or mode by which the seed is planted
with this Planter, is new, and it is believed possesse.
advantages over every other, not only in facility o.
use, but IN fastening RerminatiOn The seed is fore
ed pressure 06haeLy from the surface of the grounG
to the required depth thus ensnrng the immediate
absorption OF moisture, by bringing into perfect ape
hard contact with the soil under and around it, while
the earth falling loosely over, cannot obstruct the
coming up and growth OF the blade. ...
The Planter is simply in construeton-n0t liable to
get out of repair Weighs about seven pounds. Cost:
the farmer only five dollars, which price he can afford
to pay, if used only for planting in garden
With this implement, one acre of eau be planted
in the most perfect manner i'll one hour. ~.
The attention OF the farming community is solicited
to careful and critical examination of this improve
men as It's advantages are apparent, osvialing every
objection hitherto made to the introduction of Planters
into common use.
ANY person desireus of securing rights, or wishing
further information respecting the Planter, may adj.
dress the patentee: or A. b. FlNIN0 Plainlicd Mass
This is TO certify that have planted four acres OF
Corn with Chas A. Wakeheid's hand corn plantor.-
ltworks well and plants to my satisfaction.
Charlemont, Mass. June, 1854, RIOS WELL RICE,
Having used Nakehsld's hand corn planter the past
Spring for planting corn, and have observed the
ness and uniformity with which the thus planted
comes up We are prepared to say that the Planter does
the work better than is usually done with hoe.
b: A. Farnsworth, Elias Upton, Charemont.
Vim. NJ MAXWELL, p. White, JOS White Heath
Horatio A. Shaw, S, w. Streeter, Josiah Shaw, Jr
freeman Ere Shaw, Minot vinng, NC. Clapp, l.. Camp
bell Henry Gr shaw, Wn. SnJ: j.: sha'uck' plailaeld.
We, the undersigned, having purchased and used on
our farms, the past Spring, Wakeield's hand corn
planter say that corn is well planted wihit as
usually by the common method,
Ashton Carter, S. B. Upton, ]. s. Albee, W. H.
Rice. .,. Cbarlemont, June 1854
had about one acre of corn planted last Spring in
fields Hand Corn Planter Tho ground was quite wet
and lumpy. EreH ~
Plaindeid, Aug. 90, 1854. GEO. vINlNG.
We, the Undersigned, had corn planted with Wake.
fields hand planter in fields last Spring as an
experiment. side by side with that planted in tho COM
mon manner. The corn was planted very much faster
with the planter and quite as well.
Freeman Hamiin, Orson S. White, Lorenzo w, Joy,
Levi Cook, Joshua F. Rude. Plainfeld, July 1854
We planted our corn last spring with WakefeId's
Hand Corn Planter. Although barn-yard manure
was first placed in the hill aud severed to the re
quired depth with hoe, the Planter saved one-half
n time and labor, and our corn was never planted
William Robinson, Daniel Mccoy, Arvn Nash.
Plainheld, Aug. 26 1854.
have used Wakefeds Hand Cora Planter for
planting ten of corn; and certify that il plants
in a satisfactory manner.
Heath June 10, 1854 joseph White.
Wakeheld's Hand Corn Planter was used last Spring
for planting several rows of corn In my field. The
corn thus planted came up evenly and two days
before that planted with care by its side the same day
with hoe. r-4la =
Planfeld, Aug. 25 1854. Jacob Pratt,
My corn and beans were planted last Spring with
Wakefeld,s Hand Corn Planter. ltis right.
Plainfeld, Aug 25 1854. David Shaw. 8
l have planted ten acres of the Wakefeid,s Il and
Planter it has also been used by several others In this
vicinity. have heard but one opinion expressed
concerning it, either by those who have used it or seen
the corn fields planted with it, namely that ID plants
in the most desirable aud perfect manner 81 u
Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. Is 1854. Abr.m. Philips. 8
HF Any person infringing on the above patent,
will be held to answer according to law. No Ma
chimes are Manufactured except 10 order. ssp.l E .
Address Pomeroy and Gallup, RayenHa-Feb. III