"Various have been the contrivances for sowing seeds, many having the mere merit of ingenuity, without practical utility; because when used with adhesive seeds, or those of rough form, they clog, and, in consequence, sow irregularly. Those now offered, obviate all such objections, being suited alike for Turnips, Beets, Onions, Carrots, Parsnips, etc. By the use of a good Drill, the farmer or gardener can save one-half of his seed, (that is, none are needlessly sown,) and do the work at much less expense, as well as with greater rapidity than by the ordinary mode of sowing; as the Drill opens the furrow, drops the seed, covers and rolls it down." - Rural Register.

A very simple and low-priced Drill is formed by a tin tube, or hollow cane, surmounted by a funnel-like mouthpiece, to receive the seeds. The operator holds it in his left hand, directing the lower extremity to the line where he desires the seed to fall, and with the fingers of his right hand dropping the:

Fig. 35.