Single Row Planter Drill
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz
N 35° 09.088 W 089° 59.831
16S E 226964 N 3893954
This piece of Old Agricultural Equipment is one of several in the Once Upon A Farm section of the Memphis Zoo located at 2000 Galloway Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee.
Waymark Code: WMHFD7
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 07/04/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member The Blue Quasar
Views: 1

This drill was used to automatically plant a single row of a crop. From the size of the feed tube, it appears to be for setting onions or potatoes. The chisel at the front opened up a furrow and the onion or potatoe eye was automatically metered at the proper spacing down the feed tube and into the furrow. Later models had a drag or other device at the rear to close up the furrow and compact the soil over the set.
Use or Purpose of Equipment: Planting potatoes, bulbs, or onion sets

Approximate age: 120 years

Still in Use?: No

Location:
Once Upon a Farm ~ Memphis Zoo


Fee for Access: yes

Manufacturer and model: Not listed

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