The New Method Of Planting, Setting Or Dibbling Grain, Pulse, Mangold, &C - Softcover

Samuel Newington

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371233658 ISBN 13: 9780371233658

Publisher: HardPress, 1856

Synopsis

The New Method Of Planting, Setting Or Dibbling Grain, Pulse, Mangold, &C., With A Description Of An Invention To Carry Out The System, By Sigma — Samuel Newington. The pamphlet presents Sigma's method for planting grain by dibbling rather than drilling or broadcasting, arguing that this approach yields heavier, healthier crops with even spacing. It details the Corn Planter, a compact machine featuring an angular wooden frame with brass nozzles and steel dibbers that deposit seed into small holes at uniform depths. The text compares dibbling to the drill (Jethro Tull) and to broadcasting, explains optimal row widths, depths, and timings (early season for best results), and asserts significant seed savings and labor efficiency. It includes practical descriptions of the instrument, its operation (a minute per sequence of holes), and accounts of farmer experiments and profits (e.g., Mr. Piper, Mr. Smith, Lois Weedon). Additional innovations described include the Light Drag Hoe for inter-row cultivation and Sigma’s Aphis powder for pest control, plus reflections on public adoption and patenting. The author emphasizes expeditious, economical, and perfected cultivation through mechanical deposition of seeds.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 1856
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371233658
• ISBN 13: 9780371233658
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48