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prairie farmers directory of morgan and scott counties illinois

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...is found. Probably the quickest way to test is to run the planter in the farm yard, providing the chickens do not get the corn be- fore we can count it. Rainy day test- ing on the barn floor is a little more troublesome but can be very success- fully accomplished by two persons as follows Jack the planter up ''over a blanket stretched tight on the floor so that the furrow openers will be about three inches above the blanket when 10 FARMERS AND BREEDERS, MORGAN AND SCOTT COUNTIES the depth lever is thrown forward. One man can then turn the drive wheel, trip the check arm and call out the number of kernels dropped, while the second person records the count. After each hill is dropped the kernels are brushed away by foot of the man turning the drive wheel. Glancing at the drop without recording the count simplifies the process but it is not an accurate method and should be avoided when possible. Accuracy of drop may be secured further by keeping the seed hoppers at least half full at all...