Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-03-02

until they are well swollen. Then,
after partially draining of, | mix
them with about "A bushel OF fine
middlings for each acre TO be sown,
rolling and rubbing the seed into this
until II Is evenly mixed and well in.
corporated with the meal, so rs 10
flow readily. Then use such teeth Of
the drill as give rows Of proper dis
taDce apart (mine is an eight inch
drill, and | use every third tooth,
making rows two feet aparD, taking
off or tying up the others, and shut
ting off the feed to them from the
hopper. Then by gauging the drill
for sowing three bushels 10 the acre,
it will SOW the one bushel Of this
prepared seed and meal through the
one.third of the teeth used, and plant
about an acre an hour as well as any
seed drill. and / think even better,
besides doing the work more quickly
and giving tho chance Of soaking the
seed before planting.
Or, as / have often found 10 be
more practicable and even necessary,
let all the tubes receive the beet,
carrot or other seed from the hopper,
gaueing the drill accordingly, and
then by conducting the tubes Of the
adjoining teeth from either side into
the tooth that is being used, ! can
seed much heavier if necessary, which
will be the case in drilling corn by
every third tooth for fodder, or in
mixing more meal, or other material.
with the beet or carrot seeds, all Of
which if used will also act ~ iertil.
izers with the planting. Another
very nice use To put such drill To,
is for drilling in early peas, or any
others which il is desired 20 drill in
rows far enough apart TO cultivate
and hoe them by the triple feeding
of the drill teeth used, as above de.
scribcd, an even distribution Of the
amount OF seed desired can be put
into the ground in the best manner
and quicker than with any tool made
especially for the purpose. For SOW.
lug corn for fodder would use the
same teeth, sowing two feet apart.
and then cultivate as IL grew. For
beans ! use one more tooth space or
two feet eight inch spaces, and for
! field planting OF corn use one more,
or forty inch spaces, with my drill.
Drills Of other guage should be
guagcd accordingly.
The common wheat drill used for
planting corn, or beans either. is,
believe, preferable TO the machines
made especially for these crops; tie
drill seeding OF a seed, in a place.
instead Of in hills, is believed 10 bc "A
better condition for the growing crop,
favoring n larger yield, aud when the
beans are 10 be harvested with bean
puller, il will do better than when in
hills. BY taking off the teeth aud
placing a board some eight inches
vide under the hopper, and declining
back, so the grain will drop obliquely
upon IL in falling to the ground, one
will have the very best broadcast
seedcr of all kinds Of grain, and If
the farmer wishes 10 SOW grass seed
or clover or fertilizers. be can buy
drills with these attachments; then
after the broadcast seeding he can If
he wishes use the drill with all tie
teeth without being put in gear, As a
wheel drag to put the seed into the
ground, or cover It, instead of using
a drag or cultivaior. As some one
asks for advice through the Tribune
as 10 best machines with which 10
clay out, plant and cover corn in one
operation" have cudeayored TO show
how we do it very successfully with
the wheat drill. besides putting it TO
several other uses.