The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-03-21
" WAkEFIELD'S
HAND CORN PLANTER,

DATENTED July 25th, 1854, CHAS. A.
l. WAKEFlELD, Plainfeld, Mass. This implment
Is designed for planting Corn, broOmcorn, beans and
similar Seeds 1t carried and used us cane or walk
ing-stiek; requiring delay and no additional mo-
ton effort Is adapted for planting in rocky and
even ground, and in all kinds of soil. Is easily adjust
ed to plant at any required depth, aud to drop any
quired number of seeds in q hill.
1he method or mode by which the seed Is planted
with this Planter, Is now, and is believed possesses
advantages every other only in facility OF
use, but in fastening termination. The seed is }srs-
pressure o6hqAey from the surface of the ground
to the required depth, thus ensurng the immediate
absorption of moisture, by bringing into perfect aid
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.
get out Of repair. Weighs about seven 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, acre OF corn be planted
in the most perfect manner in one hour.
The attention of the farming community 10 solicited
to careful and critical examination of this improve
men as its advantages apparent, obviatng every
objection hitherto made 10 the Introduction of Planters
| into common use.
Any person desirsus of securing rights, or wishing
further information respecting the Planter, may ad.
dress the patentee or A. b. VlNIN", Plainhed Mass
This is to certify that have planted four acres Of
Corn with Chas. A. Wakefeld's hand corn planter
II works well and plants to my satisfaction.
Charemont Mass. June, 1854, ROSWELL RICE.
Having used Waketleids hand corn planter the past
Spring for planting corn aIt have observed the even
and uniformity with which the thus planted
up we prepared to say that the Planter does
the work better than is usually done with hoe
| WIN. M Maxwell,J P. White, Jos. White, Heath.
Horatio A. Shaw, S, w. Streeter, Josiah Shaw, Jr
Freeman Shaw, Mnot vlning, N. G. Clapp, l.. Camp
bell, Henry shaw, VIM. J. Shattuck, Plaindeld.
| Vim. Gallup, N. Adams. June 1854.
We. the undersigned, having purchased and used on
our farms, the past Spring, Waketeld's hand corr
usually by the common method.
| Ashton Carter, S. B. Upton. J.. s. Albee, W. H
Rice. it H Charlemont, June 1854.
had about one acre of corn planted last Spring in
the most satisfactory and perfecs manner with Wake
fields Hand Corn Planter. The ground was quite wet
and lumpy. ~ 1slEE& tt L1 " 2.
We, the undersigned, had corn planted with Wako'
fields hand planter in our fields last Spring
experiment, side by side with that planted in the com
mon manner. The corn was planted very much faster
! with the planter and quite as well.
Freeman Hamlin, oEson $. White, Lorenzo w. Joy,
Levi Cook, Joshua F. Rude. Plainfeld, July 1854.
| We planted our corn last spring with Wakeheld,s
| Hand Corn Planter. Although barn-yard manure
was arst placed in the hill and covered to the re
quired depth with hoe, the Planter saved one-hal
| n time and labor, and our corn was never planted
more TO our satisfaction. 'gaa 81 81 Ht az :,
Wnam Robinson. Danle, Mccoy, Arvin Nash.
have used Wakefeld's Hand Cora Planter for
planting ten acres of corn; and certify that pants
In satisfactory manner, a . =,- s35
Wakefeld,s Hand Corn Platter was used last Spring
for planting several rows OF corn in my field. The
corn thus planted came up more evenly and two days
before that planted with care, By s aide the same day
Piainfeid, Aug 2s 1854, i,' a Jacob Pratt.
ahS HanS Sesas cosp
iSa9s iSI planted 3 ten acres u The w.tseds Hand
vicinity 4 have heard but but one opinion expressed
concerning it, either by those who have used or seen
the cornaelds planted with y namely that Il plants
in the most desirable aud perfect manner.
MilWaukfa. VIA. Aug. Is 1854. Abrsm. Philips.