Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-02-06
REVOLUTION IN FARMING.

CORN FLAME ~ MACHINERY.
substitute for the slow and tedious process Of plant
ing corn has long been dcsderaum but until ao,r the
hbored efforts Of inventive genius has failed in its pro-
duction though years and much money have been spent
10 accomplish great a piece Of mechanism.
some estimate of the importance OF an invention that
will materially facilitate the production of this great
staple may DE formed from the fact that IN 1896 near
ol00o0lJ bushels were raised in the United States cx
ceeng n value all other grains, with the entire cotton
crop ia addition.
Inc present universal methnd OF planting TINS great
crop aer the ground is poughedl by marking out the
surface ~ OF feet apart each way and in the angles
hoe at an expense OF 81 10 Sl2o per acre but failure
Of part and sometimes ne whole crop results nom INC
difficulty Of obtaining sufficient force at the proper time
in the spring TO secure the planting at the most critical
period.
Practical DeN Understand ms er@y'ohcre. Numct-
Gus devices and machines have been made but failure
has only resulted plan perfect in one respect was
certain TO fan IN another so as to render the whole
worthless
No machine until now mas been made to meet the uni
vcrsa demand Of tAe farming interests ia HILL, check
or angular planting so as 10 enable him to cultivate with
plough and horseshoe the cro-both ways between the
rows.
Dnl planting Is abandoned because Of the impossible
ity Of cuitvaing but IN one direction
The long wished for machine has been invented and
perfected by young Scotchman, and is the result Of
three years unweaucd efforts patient investigation and
the application Of scientific and mechanical principles to
accomplish desired OBJECT
The device entirely new, simple and beautiful, work
ing automatically and yet 50 ingeniousy and naturally
almost TO appear the result Of instinct,
What Mhitney's great invention did for cotton this
greater invention Will DO ior corn, viz augment the
quantity and diminish cost.
No description could convey clear idea OF its pecu
liar and simple mechanism.
Uth0m amy Goes, BAND, PULLms, CRANKs.
SHAFTS, SPRINGS, LEVERS, or GEARING Of any kind
with horse, guided by boy, this machine
ecutes in and perfect the following de-
scribed work, being what is wanted by every farmer
LIST. Burrows out the ground any required depth.
3D. Drops the Gas many kernels as dcsircd) in
space Of inches diameter msthcmatioay Ia the HILL
equidistant in one tenth Of a second.
3D. Covers the HILLS and presses the earth you do
with hoe.
4th Marks actually the position Of each hill.
9th Deposits. II wanted, guano Poudrettc ashes, lime
plaster or other common fertilizers exactly in the LII
And 9th Also, sticks the pumpkin or squash seed in
the HILLS at the usual distances as now done by hand
And ALL this cost Of lj cents an acre by single
machine and 10 cents per acre hy double onel0 acres
being planted by the first and ~ bv the second in one
day with no more force than IA man and horse
We are aware these statements look fancihl to that
large stereotype old fouy class who are about quarter
Of century In the rear o. MS progressive age and
whose ideas rcvolvc in the old slow coach train but we
assure all such antiquatcd geuomen that every word Is
Hcral dunaduiterated truth obvious clear and dis
nct 20 the most obtusc intellect or the duest compre
henson besides being demonstrated by actual use on an
extensive scale
Here is magnificent Monopoly of "A greot st,ple Nh
chine Of mmcnce intrinsic value. Ii must reach The
ar,e prod"ctiyc clas" Who's interests are nor 'i,e r
t,otcd Ia ~ arnnisition t u H. opulietio, mo MIL