IM- PROVED MACHINERY FOR SOWING SEED AND DISTRIBUTING MANURE BROAD- CAST AND IN LINES." PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Pamphilon, the younger, of Whittlesford, in the
County of Cambridge, Agricultural Implement Manufacturer, and Edward
George Peyton, of Whittlesford aforesaid, Engineer, for the Invention of "IM-
PROVED MACHINERY FOR SOWING SEED AND DISTRIBUTING MANURE BROAD-
CAST AND IN LINES."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Pamphilon and Edward
George Peyton at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 19th
June 1879.
John Pamphilon, the younger, of Whittlesford, in the County of Cambridge,
Agricultural Implement Manufacturer, and EDWARD GEORGE PEYTON, of Whittles-
ford aforesaid, Engineer. IMPROVED MACHINERY FOR SOWING SEED AND
DISTRIBUTING MANURE BROADCAST AND IN LINES."
The object of this Invention is to provide an implement which will sow seeds
broadcast and distribute manures or fertilizing compounds, and by a slight modi-
fication discharge the same in lines into furrows.
In carrying out the objects of our Invention we fit in the rear end of a cart or
other carriage a box of the width of the cart for receiving the seed or manure which
is to be distributed over or drilled into the land. This box we divide longitudinally
by an inclined board into two compartments, which compartments are connected
by an opening between the front edge of the inclined board and the front side of
the box. The bottom of the box is formed of two inclined boards, which approach
each other from opposite sides of the box, leaving an opening from end to end of
the box between the inclined boards. Each compartment is filled with a horizontal
rotary stirrer actuated by geering from one of the running wheels. These stirrers
are for the purpose of preventing the material to be distributed from caking and
clogging the implement.
Below this box and immediately under the longitudinal opening in the bottom
thereof we mount a shoot of peculiar construction. This shute when it is intended
to deliver the seed or manure broadcast is divided up into channels by partitions
which extend downwards for about half the length of the shoot and diverge out-
wards in opposite directions from a central line, so as to spread the material
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page_text: discharged into the shoot laterally and cause it to fall evenly over a width of
ground equal to the full width of the cart. Below these channels the shoot is
fitted with swinging plates, which as the material falls from the shoot will break
up or scatter the streams, and thereby insure an even distribution over the land.
This shute we support by attaching the same at opposite ends to pendant chains,
and we impart an end way motion to to the shute by means of a crank or equivalent
mechanism actuated from the driving wheel. The upper end of the shute we fit
with pointed blades set equidistant apart, and of a length sufficient to enter the
longitudinal opening in the bottom of the manure box and disturb the material
contained in the lower compartment of the box. The endway motion imparted
to the shute will ensure a regular delivery from the box to the shute of manure or
compost, and by the swinging action of the hinged pieces the discharging streams
from the shute will be effectually dispersed.
To regulate the amount of discharge we fit the lower compartment with a sliding
board, which is capable of being advanced to and over the longitudinal opening in
the bottom of the box, so as to contract the width of the same, and thereby limit
the discharge. This gauging board may be regulated by the attendant through a
hand lever or its equivalent.
When sewing seed broadcast we fit to the upper part of the shute a grating in
place of the pointed blades before mentioned.
In order to "drill" seed or manure by this implement we substitute for the shute
above described a shute which will collect the material delivered from the box into
hopper like compartments, from which the same will drop into the ordinary
suspended funnels connected with the drill coulters. The shute may in this case
reciprocate or be quiescent. When however the shute is fixed the stirring blades
will receive a reciprocating endway motion from the throw of a crank or equi-
valent mechanical inechanism.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said John Pamphilon and Edward George Peyton in the Great Seal
Patent Office on the 18th December 1879.
JOHN PAMPHILON, the younger, of Whittlesford, in the County of Cambridge,
Agricultural Implement Manufacturer, and EDWARD GEORGE PEYTON, of Whittles-
ford aforesaid, Engineer. "IMPROVED MACHINERY FOR SOWING SEED AND
DISTRIBUTING MANURE BROADCAST AND IN LINES."
The object of this Invention is to provide an implement which will sow seeds 3
broad cast and distribute manure or fertilizing compounds, and by a slight modi-
fication discharge the same in lines into furrows.
In the accompanying Drawing our improved implement is shewn as fitted for
distributing dry manure broadcast. Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the implement;
Fig. 2 is a plan view, and Fig. 3 is a back elevation of the same.

page_text: The detached views, Figures 4, 5, and 6, will be referred to more particularly
hereafter.
The implement may be described as consisting of a rectangular frame A mounted
upon a pair of travelling wheels B, B', and carrying a manure or seed box Ơ of
peculiar construction, below which is situate a manure or seed distributor D. The
framing A is constructed of bar iron side-pieces, connected at front by a draught
bar A and at their rear by the fixed axle B of the wheels B, B', which axle forms
a stiff tie bar for the back end of the framing.
The manure box C extends from side to side of the framing, and it contracts at
bottom into a V shape in cross section, the sides of the V standing apart, so as to
form a longitudinal discharge opening extending from end to end of the box.
The construction of this box will be readily understood by reference to the
longitudinal section, Fig. 4, and the transverse section, Fig. 5.
C³ is a partition dipping towards the bottom and extending from end to end of
the box, and reaching near to the front board thereof.
This partition divides the manure box into two compartments and serves to
deliver the manure from the upper to the lower compartment, the rate of delivery
being regulated by means of an adjustable plate C, which rests upon the partition
and is provided with metal handles projecting out from the back of the box and
pierced with holes for receiving locking pins. This plate may also be adjusted by
means of racks and pinions in place of the contrivance shewn in the Drawing.
By means of these handles and their locking pins the plate Cª is adjusted so as
to enlarge or decrease the discharge opening from the upper compartment.
Similarly the lower compartment is fitted with an adjustable slide C³, which will
regulate the delivery of the pulverized manure from the box C.
In this lower compartment is mounted a rotary stirrer E, which serves to break
up any portions of the manure that may have caked or become solid. The upper
compartment is also provided with a stirrer E', which receives a reciprocatory
endway motion from the hand of the attendant when desired. Fitted to the axle
of the stirrer E is a wheel E' for transmitting rotary motion to the stirrer. The
motion for actuating this wheel, and also the mechanism which reciprocates the
seed distributor D, is derived from the travelling wheels B, B', as will be hereafter
explained.
To provide access to the stirrer E the box is formed with an opening at the back,
which opening may be closed if thought desirable.
Pendant from the box L by means of staples and swinging rods is the dis-
tributor D, which is intended to receive the manure from the box C and deliver it
broad cast over the land traversed by the implement.
This distributor consists of a rectangular frame equal in length to the manure
box C; it is divided into channels by transverse partitions, which extend down-
wards for about half the depth of the frame and diverge outwards in opposite
directions from a central line, so as as to spread the falling material laterally and
cause it to deposit evenly over a width of ground equal to the full width of the
implement.
Below these channels the distributor is fitted with swinging plates D³, which are
intended as the material falls from the distributor to break up or scatter the streams,
and thereby ensure an even distribution over the land.
To obtain this result a reciprocating endway motion is given to the distribution
by connecting it through a link-rod F with a crank shaft F mounted in bearings
at one side of the framing and receiving motion from the adjacent travelling
wheel B
Fitted to the upper part of the distributor D is a notched or toothed bar D³,
which projects into the discharge opening of the box C and serves by its continuous
reciprocating endway motion to prevent the clogging of the discharge opening,
For the purpose of driving the rotary stirrer E the hub of the wheel B is cast
with clutch teeth, into which take clutch teeth cast on the side of a pinion B³
mounted loosely on the fixed axle B³. This pinion B³ gears into the wheel E? on

page_text: the rotary stirrer shaft. For shifting this pinion B³ out of contact with the clutch
teeth on the boss of the wheel, and thereby stopping the action of the rotary
. stirrer, a clutch lever is provided, as shewn in Fig. 3. Attached to the boss of the
wheel B' is a bevil G, into which gears a pinion H mounted loosely on the crank
shaft F.
This crank is provided with a clutch I, which slides upon a feather on the shaft,
it being moved by a clutch lever for the purpose of throwing it in and out of gear
with clutch teeth on the hub of the pinion.
When the clutches B³ and I are put in action, and the distributor is connected
to the crank-shaft by its link-rod, on the implement being drawn forward rotary
motion will be given to the crank-shaft, which will transmit through the link-
rod Fan endway swinging motion to the distributor D, and thereby actuate the
swinging plates D'. Similarly from the wheel B a rotary motion will be trans-
.mitted to the stirrer E, and thus a free delivery from the box C to the distributor D
will be effected.
In order to adapt this apparatus for sowing seed broadcast, in which case the
box C will contain sced instead of fertilizing substances, we fit to the other part of
the distributor a perforated plate or grating and remove the toothed bar D³, which
will not be required. The grating will serve to arrest many straws or extraneous
matters that may be contained in the seed, and will spread the seed over the whole
area of the frame.
When it is described to deliver seed or manure by this implement in drill rows we
attach to the distributor D a hopper similar to that shewn in the sectional view,
Fig. 6. This hopper may be fixed to the distributor D by metal straps or their
equivalent. This divided hopper consists of hopperlike compartments K, K, which
will collect the material delivered from the box C and discharge it in streams into
the furrows prepared to receive it.
Having now set forth the nature of our Invention of "Improved Machinery
for Sowing Seed and Distributing Manure Broadcast and in Lines," and explained
the manner of carrying the same into effect, we wish it to be understood that under
the above in part recited Letters Patent we claim,―
The arrangement of machinery above described, whereby the delivery of the
manure or other substance contained in the box C is regulated and its distribution
broadcast is effected as set forth.
Second. In combination with the delivery box C hoppers or their equivalent for
guiding the falling seed or manure to furrows, as abovo explained.
In witness whereof, I, the said Edward George Peyton, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, the Eighteenth day of December, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy nine.
EDWARD G. PEYTON. (L.S.)