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the efforts of the farmer in cultivating tracts of large acreage. Having described the invention what is claimed is:- 5 1. A planter having a beam, a seed box mounted thereon and provided in its bot- tom with a V shaped outlet opening, an ad- justable slide disposed in operative relation with said opening to regulate the outlet for 10 the contents of the box, agitating means for. the contents of the box, operating devices for said agitating means, and a seed chute in communication at its upper' end with the outlet of the seed box, and adjustable at its 15 outlet end toward and from the vertical plane of the beam for determining the in- terval between rows. 2. A planter having a beam carrying a stop or standard for a covering shovel, a
seed box-provided with an outlet, an adjust- 20 able slide for regulating the opening of the outlet, an agitator having a rock shaft mounted in the seed box, a ground or pilot wheel operatively connected with said rock shaft for imparting agitating movement 25 thereto, a seed chute in communication at its upper end with said seed box outlet, and movable at its lower end toward and from the vertical plane of. the beam, a bracket carried by the beam for supporting the out- 30 let end of the seed chute, and means for ad- justably connecting the outlet end of the seed chute to said bracket to regulate the distance between said outlet and the verti- cal plane of the plow beam. 35 In testimony whereof I affix my signature. MARION N. CARLISLE.