The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-02-28
WAX EFlELD'S
HAND CORN PLANTER.

DATENTED July 25th, 1854, CHAS. A.
L WAKEFIELD, pIaniicid, Mass. This impiincht
is designed fOf planting Corn, broomcorn, beans ana
similar seeds. II carried and used AS cane or walk
inc stick requiring delay and additional mo-
ton clort Is adapted for planting Ia rocky ahd un
oven ground, and in all kinds Of SOIL Is easily adjust
ed plant at any required depth aud 10 drop ANY ro
quired number Of seeds in hill
1he method or mode by which the seed is planted
with this tanter and IL s believed possesses
advantages over every other, not only In facility ol
use, but ia hasttnGg serminati0n Tue seed istorc-
ed pressure ObH7Gry from The su face of the ground
the required depth, thus clslirnS the Immediate
absorption Of moisture, by bringing u into perfect aDd
hard cu.Lict Wlh the soil under and around u, while
ur Garth falling loosely over, cannot obsruct the
coming up and gTONth OF the blade.
Tas Planter ls simply in cohstruction--not liable TO
get out of repair. Weighs about seven pounds. Costs
III, farmer Ony i've uoliars, which price he can AFFORD
To pay, il used only for planting ia common garden
itn tns Implement oEie acre of cora can be planted
ia tIa most perfect manner IN one hour.
rnc attention OF the farming community is solicited
to careful aud critical examination of this improve
mcnt ITS advantages are apparent, osviatlng every
obj econ hitherto mAde ~ tie introduction Of Planters
into common use.
| Any person desirsus Of securing rights, or wishing
further Information respecting tho Plahter, may ad-
t-cs. the pateutec or A. Is. VINIAG, Plunied Mass.
This is 10 certify that have planted four acres OF
Corn with Chas. a. Wakcre!d's hand corn planter
| 1t works well and plants to my satisfaction.
Charlcmont, Mass. June, lcj4, ROSWELL RICE.
Having used Wukehsds hand corn planter tho past
Spring for planting corI ami have observed tile even
ness uniformity with which the corn thus planted
CONES up, prepared to say that til, Planter DOES
tho WORK better til III IS usually done with hoe.
I b. A. Farnsworth, Elias Upton, Charlemont.
| VIM. Nj. Maxwell, J p. White, Jos. White, Heath.
Horatio A. Shaw, :. w. Strvcter, Josiah Shaw, Jr.
Freeman Shaw, Mnot vnng, N. Z. Ciapp, l.. Camp
bell. Henry shaw, VIM. J. Shattuek, Plaihield
Vim. Gallup, N. Adams June lo54
We, the Undersigned, having purchased and used on
our farms, the past Spring, Wakeiii lbs hand corr
planter, say that corn rs us well planted with as II II
usually by the common method. -
ASHTON Carter, s. b. Upton, J. 5. Albee, W. ii
I Rice. CharlemohI June leo4'
had about acr: of corn planted last spring Ii
the most satisfactory ami perfect manner with Wake
fields Hand Corn Planter. The ground was quite We
and iumpy ~ ,.
We, the Undersigned, had corn planted with Wake
fields had planter In our fields last Spring as al
experiment. side by side with that planted in the com
mon manner. Tho was planted very much taste
7 with the planter and quite as we'll.
Freeman Hamli", Urson y. White, Lorenzo W. Joy
Levi Cook, Joshua +. Rude. Painfeld, July 1854.
We planted our cora last spring with Wakefield
Hand Corn Planter. Although barn-yard manur
was lrst placed In the hill and 'ovcr;d to the r.
uuirod depth with hoe, the Piaatsr saved one'ha
u time and tabor, and our corn was never plante'
l more to Our satsfaction. .
Planhcd, Aug. 26 1854.
! i have used Wakefeld's Hand Corn Planter 70
planting ten OF corn; ard certify that it plant
in satisfactory manner.
| HEATH, June 10, 1854. Joseph White.
Waked.d' Hand Corn Pla Ter used last Sprin
! for planting several rows of corn in my field. In
corn thus planted came up more evenly and TWO da!
before thai planted with care, by its side the same d
. with hoe.
b. planfeld, Aug. 2j 1854. Jacob Pratt.
!, NV corn and beans were planted last Spring wit
4 Wakeheld's Hand Corn Planter. II is right.
= Plainteld, Aug 25 1854. David Shaw.
, have planted ten acres of the Wakefeld's an
Pantcr il has also becn used by several others in til
!, vicinity l have heard but one opinion cXpresse
concerning it, either by those who have used it or see
the fields planted with it, namely that it plan
i'm the most desirable aud perfect manner
Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. l5 1854. Abr'm. Philips.
TT Any person infringing on the above pateI
n will be held to answer according tV law. No NJ
rs chimes are Manufactured except TO order.
a, Address Pomeroy and Gallup, 1avenna-Fcb. J.