The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-02-07
WAkEFlELD'S
HAND CORN PLANTER.

DATENTED July 25th, 1854, CHAS. A.
l. WAKEFlELD, Pianfcld, Mass. This impliment
is Designed for planting Corn broom-eorn beais and
similar Seeds II is carried and used cane or walk
ing stick requiring delay and additional mo-
ton OF cort Is adapted for planting in rocky and un
even ground and in all kinds Of soil. Is easily adjust
cd to plant vt any required dcpt and 10 crop any re-
auired number Of seeds 10 hill.
1he method Or mode by which the seed is planted
with this Planer is new, and IL Is believed possesses
advantages every other, not only in facility 0f
use, but Fastening gcrmiratiOn. The seed is fore
ed by pressure yHeLy from the su face OF the ground
the required depth, thus ensurlng the Immediate
absorption OF mOsture by bringing It into perfect ard
hard contact with the soil under and around 1t, while
the earth falling loosely over, cannot obstruct the
coming up and growth Of the blade.
The Planter is simply In construetlon-not liable to
got out Of repair. Weighs about pounds. Costs
the farmer only five dollars which price he afford
TO pay, if used only for planting III eomnon garden
With this implement, one acre Of corn 4an be planted
in the most perfect manner In one hour.
The attention of tile farming community is solicited
10 careful aud critical examination Of this improve
nemt as It's advantages apparent, obvating every
objection hitherto made to the Introduction 0f Planters
| into common use.
ANY person .sreus of securing rights, wishing
further information respecting the Planter, may ad-
dress the patentee: A. b. VlNlNG, Piantied Mass.
This is to certify that have planted four acres Of
Corn with Chas. A. Wakehcld's hand corn planter
| II works well and plants 10 my satisfaction.
| Chariemont, Mass. June, 1854, ROSWELL RICE.
| Having used Wakefeld's hand corn planter the past
Spring planting corn, and have observed the even
uess and uniformity with which the cora thus planted
comes up, we are prepared to say that the Planter docs
the work better than is usually done with hoe.
| b. A. Farnsworth, Elias Upton, CharemOnt.
WIN. N. Maxwell, E Z; White, Jos. I White, Meath.
Freeman Shaw, Minot vlning, N. @. Clapp, L. Camp
bell, Henry shaw, WIN. J. Sbattuck, Plailheld.
| Win. Gallup, N. Adams. June 1854.
! We, the undersigned, having purchased and used on
our farms, the past Spring, Wakefeifs hand corn
planter say that corn as well planted with 1t as 1t II
usually by the common method.
Ashton Carter, ). B. Upton, j. s. Albee, w. H
! Rice. Chariemont, June 1854.
tho most satisfactory and perfect manner with Wake
fields Hand Corn Planter. The ground was quite we
and lumpy. -,
| We, the Undersigned, had corn planted with Wake
fields hand planter in our fields last Spring al
experiment. side by side with that planted in the com
mon manner. The corn was planted very much faste
with the planter and quite as well.
freeman Hamlin, orson 5. White, Lorenzo w. Joy
Levi Cook, Joshua E. Rude. Plainheld, July 1854.
We planted our corn last spring with Wakefield
Hand Corn Planter. Although barn-yard manur
was Hrsk placed in the hill ami oversd to tho re
quired depth with a hoe, tho Planter saved onehal
n time aud labor, aud our corn was never planted
William Robinson, Daniel Mccoy, Arvin Nash
I have used Wukeiield's Hand Corn Planter 70
planting of corn; and certify that Il plant
in satisfactory manner.
. wakedeids Hand Corn Planter was used last sprin
for planting several rows Of corn in my field. Tn
corn thus planted came up evenly, and two day
before that planted with care by its side the da
with hoe. ,r .s s2~.a@
Piainfield, Aug. 25 1854. Jacob Pratt.
My corn and beans were planted last Spring wit
Wakefeld's Hand Corn Planter. II il right.
Planffeld, Aug 25 1854. David Shaw.
/ have planted ten acres of the Wakefeld's IN
Pianter has also been used by several others IN h
vicinity, have heard but one opinion expresse
concerning it, either by those who have used II see
the cOrn-elds planted with II, namely, that 1t PLAN
in the most desirable aud perfect manner. fs9Ef5
Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. Is 1864. Abrm. Philips.
III Any person infringing the above paten
viii be held to answer according to law. No Ms
chimes are Manufactured except to order. ..ft
Address Pemeroy and allup, Ravenna-Feb. Y