The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-03-28
" WAkEFlELD'S
HAND CORN PLANTER.

DATENTED July 25th, 1854, CHAS. A.
l. WAKEFIELD, Plainteld, Mass This impment
is designed for planting Corn, broOnl-corn beans and
similar Seeds 1t il carried and used walk
ng-stck; requiring 10 delay and no additional mo-
ton effort Is adapted for planting in rocky and
ground, and in all kinds of soil. Is easily adjust
ed to plant at any required dcpth aud to drop any
Quired number OF seeds in q hill
The method or mode by which the seed Is planted
with this Planter, new and it Is believed possesses
advantages every other, not only in facility of
use, but III fastening germination The seed is fore
pressure Okiqueiy from the surface of the ground
to the required depth, thus ensurng the immediate
absorption of moisture, by bringing il into perfect aBd
hard contact with the soil under and around it, while
the earth falling loosely over, cannot obsruet the
coming up and growth of the blade.
The Planter is simply in construeton--not liable to
get out Of repair. Weighs about pounds. Costs
the farmer only five dollars, which price he can afford
to pay, if used only for planting in common garden.
With this implement, one of corn be planted
in the most perfect manner in ono hour.
The attention of the farming community is solicited
to careful and critical examination of this improve
mont, as its advantages are apparent, obyang every
objection hitherto made to the introduction of Planters
into common use.
Any person desreus of securing rights, or wishing
further information Prospecting the Planter may adj.
dress the paentec; a. B. VINlNt, Plainaeld Mass.
This is to certify that have planted four acres OF
Corn With Chas. A. WakeReld's hand corn planter
1t works well and plants to my satisfaction.
Charlcmont, Mass. June, 1854, ROSWELL RICE.
Having used WakeAeld's hand corn planter the past
Spring for planting corn, aS have observed the
comes up 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. Streetsr, Josiah Shaw, Jr,
Freeman Shaw, Minot vining, N. G. Clapp, b. Camp
bell, Henry shaw, Vim. J, Shattuck, Paindcld.
VIM. Gallup, N. Adams June 1854.
We, the undersigned, having purchased and used on
our farms, the past Spring, Wakcaeld's hand corn
planter say that is well planted with it is
usually by the common method. s-iL
Ashton Carter, S. b. Upton, j. s.Albse, W. H.
Rice. Cbarlemont, June 1854.
had about one acre of corn planted last Spring in
the most satisfactory and perfect manner with Wake
fields Hand Corn Planter The ground was quite wet
1ip Planaseli, ssil Aug. &c, 1854. GEO. vINlNG.
| We, the undersigned, had corn planted with Wake
fields hand corn planter in our fields last Spring
experiment, side by side with thatplanted in the
mon manner. The corn was planted very much faster
with the planter and quite as we'll.
freeman Hamlin, orson $. White, lorenzo w. Joy,
Levi Cook, Joshua F. Rude. Plaintleld, July 1854,
We planted our corn last spring with Wakefeld's
Hand Corn Planter. Although barn-yard manure
was 6rst placed in the hill and covered to the re
Vquired depth with hoe, the Planter saved hall
n time and labor, ,And our corn was never planted
more to our satisfaction.as 6sA fe SE8lFl
William Robinson. Daniel Mccoy, Arsin Nash.
| have used Wakefeld's Hand Cora Planter for
planting ten acressof corn; and ceryfh u plants
Heah, fsiaVUIs june %San 10, ls5a Joseph White.
wakeaed's Hand Corn Platter was used last 81 ring
for planting several rows of corn ia my field. Ihe
corn thus planted came up more eNehly9 ahV tWo uH
before that planted with care byts eide tho same day
with hoe. ~ sH,1 8t
rlainfeld, .iue. IS 1851 Jacob Pratt. .
NY corn and beans were planted last Spring with
WakefeId's Hand Corn PlantcE.s ltisIight
PiainiIeld, Aug 25 1854. N u - uaNid Shaw
have planted ten acres Of The Wakeaeid's Hand
Planters It has also been used by several oeFs In this
yicintysaI have heard but ono opinion expressed
concerning it, either By those who have used II OF seen
he corn.felds planted With IT, namely, that II phnfs
in the most desirable and. perfect niaAnes.
Milwauhie, Wis.s Apg. IS 1864. Abrlh. Fhiiipsss 4