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diameter and elongated, and to the outer end
thereof is attached a pulley, WV, which is con-
nected to the pulley MI by means of an endless
belt, X, and thereby, when the shaft K is ro-
5 tated as the machine advances, rotary motion
is imparted to the shaft U, and the seeds as
they drop from the hopper are scattered by
the rotating teeth V of the said shaft U.
Y represents a seed-spout which is secured
io to the frame of the cultivator and is arranged
under the shaft U, and is adapted to receive
the seeds which are scattered by the said shaft
and convey the same to the furrow made by
the usual furrow-opener, Z, attached in any
15 suitable manner to the front portion of the
frame. The operator, who walks in rear of
the machine, grasps the handles of the culti-
vator-beams, of usual construction,with which
the cultivator-frame is provided, and so di-
20 rects the cultivating-shovels that they are
caused to cover the seeds in the furrow.
In Fig. 3 I illustrate a modified form of my
invention, in which the hopper P is removed,
and a hopper, A', is attached to the shaft KI
i5 in lieu thereof. The said shaft K is provided
with depressions or recesses K' at suitable dis-
tances apart, which form seed-cups arranged
in the bottom of the hopper, and in the bot-
tom of the said hopper,in the front side there-
30 of, is a brush, K', which bears against the front
side of the shaft and serves to cut off the seeds
from the cups as the latter move forward by
the rotation of the shafts, and as each cup gets
to the under side of the shaft the seeds therein
35 drop upon the shaft U and are scattered by
the arms V thereof before entering the upper
end of the seed-spout.The form of my invention illustrated in
Figs. 1 and 2 is adapted for planting cotton,
and the form thereof illustrated in Fig. 3 is 40
adapted for planting corn and peas, as will be
readily understood.
A planter thus constructed is extremely
cheap and simple, and is adapted to be attached
to and used in connection with an ordinary 45
sulky-cultivator, thereby enabling the farmer
to provide himself with an improved plant-
ing-machine at a very slight expense.
I have employed a planter such as described
herein in planting a large crop, and find that 50
it works very successfully.
Having thus described my invention, I
claim-
In a planter, the combination of the frame
having the supporting-wheels, one of which 55
has the pulley F, the shaft K, having the ra-
dial stirring-arms O, and the hopper P, se-
cured to the shaft and rotating therewith, the
pulleys L and 3M, attached to shaft K, the shaft
U, arranged below the hopper, and having the 60
radial arms V and the pulley W, the endless
belt X, connecting pulleys W and AI, and the
endless belt N, connecting pulleys F and L,
substantially as described.
In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 6;
my own I have hereto affixed my signature in
presence of two witnesses.
RICHARD EDMUND HYDE.
Witnesses:
J. E. ALLEN,
W. F. T AKEFIELD.
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Hyde, Richard Edmund. Planter, patent, December 27, 1887; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth171687/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.