Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-04-06
From the National Intelligencerl
A Valuable Agricultural Implemen

Messrs. GALES & SEAroN:-Permitm me to call
attention to late invention by Mr. j. W. Co
Jey, OF Indiana, for which a patent win be is
sued next week. At this time. when the world
is discussing the merits of MIME rifles, and
Colts revolvers, and similar tools for the trade
OF death, it is not amiss to speak of things per-
tanning to agriculture, the mos. delightful 90.
cupation Of peace.
The cultivation Of corn by machinery has
been the subject of countless experiments. All
intelligent inventors Of that class have sought
to construct an implement by which to fur.
row and drop three or four grains of corn ac.
curately and often a. the operator pleases.
This, you will perceive, besides the furrowing
covers tao effscts-thc dropping the seed, and
TIE dropping them, not at giUen distances,
6Ht at tcln very distinguished gentlem an,
yet standing at the head Of the agricultur al
movement in Ohio, did not hesitate to say that
the man who accomplished all this by machi-
merry was worthy e1alta.ion to the first rank of
He made the assertion it is to be supposed,
under conviction that it was impossib bic. The
multitude Of failures, the study, time, and
money spent and even genius exhausted in
the enort almos, justified his impression. Con-
scious of this, and deeply interested in whatev.
or concerns the advancement Of agriculture,
L hasten to render unto Mr. Corey some little
attention of farmers and manufacturers that
he may be more substantially rewarded.
Most machines of the kind will furrow and
drop the seed, two effects of comparatively
easy accomplishment but the third effect
Wis the dropping at the opsratsr's DiH-has
been the difficulty. And this deficiency in all
machines heretofore tried has been the ress n
Why they have not been generally adopted.
Thus, by some the seed is merely drilled in
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BILE; others drop at regular distances, marked
by tho revolution Of wheel or cam In this
latter school the dropping is governed, as can
be readily understood, by the machine itself
and not by the operator. The deficiency Is
palpable. For lack of something better farm.
ers have chosen to SOW after the manner of
their fathers. But the perfection of Mr.
Corey's invention consists in the accom- plish.
ment Of that very thing, viz: tho dropping at
the OPERATORS pleasures. The simplicity of
his contriyaDcs is absolutely beau iful While
a horse walks briskly on with the planter, the
workman, with his palm on tho handle, do
posites the grains-three or four, or any num-
ber-by o simple motion Of his finger and 1t
makes little difference a. to how level and
well cleared the field 10, for wherever plough.
man can make furrow there be can use
Corey's planter.
AZ the public will shortly have an opportu-
MY Va cAsuiniuB anu tesIlDS the machine 70
their full satisfaction, it is only necessary to
say. in the way Of description, that il is mod
elled something like an ordinary shovel plough,
and is neither heavier nor more unwieldy,
while its cost will be but little greater. It's
importance and value can be better appreci-
ated by . statement Of what IL will do One
man with 1t can do tho work commonly done
by three and four-he can fuyrop, drop.
cOUsr, and roll. Nor is this all. By remoy-
ing q slide box and reversing the covering
shares he has cultivator, light and beautiful
as any ploughmsn ever touched. Contrast
complaining after the old style with the
mode this invention will initiate. Recall the
great field, and hot sun, and interminable
furrow; the dozen haads," some furrowing
others dropping, and q third party swinging
their hoes Thitk Of the time it takes, the
labor, and the cost. Then fancy all this OBJ
waited by single mschine-one man fxyroD.
tnS, dropping, and covering. and that, too,
fast a. . horse can traverse the ground. Can
10 fail to work . revolution? Indeed, the
simple invention can only be fully estimated
by .hcse who, like myself, have planted corn
under burning sun in big field +" in " auld
lang syRe."
Upon receipt Of his letters Mr.. Corey will
go to Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York
for the purpose Of disposing of territory
Manufacturers Of agricultural Implements will
do we'll to look out for him. He will give
them opportunity Of examining and practi
oally testing the virtue of his invention.
A FARMER.
WASHINGTON, March g. 1855.