1803:] Description of Mr. Cdoke's Drill Machine, 1357

ground by. the hand, or by weights, or a beam of wood four feet long and three or four imehes thick, being suspended by chains or cords at. the hooks T 1, in the handles of the ma- chine for that purpo3e.

If in attempting to make thedrills str-ight, the horse Should ' Geviate from his proper direction, the coulter beam, with all the coulters, will readily be moved to either Side at pleasure, 50 as to make the drills Straight by counteracting the irregularity ofthe horse's line of drawimg.. 3

IE.the machine Should happen to be two wide for any given ridge, one or more funnels may be Stopped with a little looze Paper, and the Seed received into Such funnel returned into the upper Seed box.

In drilling narrow high ridged lands, the outside coulters maybe lowered, and the middle ones raized 50 that the points of the coulters may form the Same curve which the ridge forms.

The top of the Seed-box when Shut Should be kept level wäitb the horizon, whether going up or down steep hills, or on level ground."Phis will make the distribution ofthe Seed uniform]y the Same., The higher the front edge of the box is raised upon the bar R, the Seed will descend more copiously into the lower bdxes, cousequently a greater quantity will.be distributed.

Itis apprehended that if the driver of the machine were to Sit ou the Seed-box, and drive with reins,.he might conduct the machine much straighter thau by leading the horse. P

The lower funnels placed behind the coulters, Should be lashed fast to the coulters with leathern thongs or cords: it in liſting up the-coulter-beam at the ends of the lands the/up- per funnels by chance Should be displaced, a Small nail may be driven into the edge of the Seed-box, close above the edge of each funnel, which will prevent the iunnels being displaced: - If weeds accumulate upon the coulters they must.beidis- placed by a paddle, iE the land be dry, weeds will not be vers troublesome; but if wet and clamwsy, and füll of- witch, ät will be troublesome, and more or less prevent the Seed:being distzibuted regularly in the drills. Sach lands badibetter be madea fallow of in order to clear them from weeds thandrilled with any corn whatever. This would be. productiverof- great profit to the cultivator, and more credit to.tbeduill: Systen» atblarge. vt.] 1:4 907 4 When-a piece of land is drilled, it must berharrowedenge in a place with common light harrows, 40.coverthe Seeds and level the Surface of the Soll as a preparation&ov horehoging: If the harrows are taken in the direction, the drills are mades therewill bem danger ofdisplacing theiseed: 5 vd> 0%. 3

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