19th C. Farm Implements

Reprints from farm journals and magazines relating
to the early mechanization of farming in the U.S.

Drill and Broadcast Sowing Machines

Hatch's Sowing Machine
from The New Genesee Farmer, 1842
Pennock's seed and grain planter
from American Agriculturist, 1846
Jones & Smith's seed sowing and plaster spreading machine
from American Agriculturist, 1846
Seymour's patent broadcast sowing machine
from Genesee Farmer, 1847
Seymour's grain drill
from The Cultivator, 1850
Bickford & Huffman's seed drill
from The Cultivator, 1851

Corn Planters

Buckminster's Corn Planter
from 1st Report of the Agriculture of Massachusetts, 1838
Emery's Corn Planter
from Illustrated Annual of Rural Affairs, 1872

General Ag Topics

Implements at the New York State Fair
from The Cultivator, 1851

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