Single-Row Potato or Onion Planter
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz
N 39° 53.186 W 087° 18.248
16S E 473996 N 4415196
This piece of Old Agricultural Equipment is on display in an improvised quasi-museum called Patton's Corner along a well-traveled route used by tourists to visit the covered bridges for which Parke County is famous.
Waymark Code: WMHHDW
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 07/11/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member The Blue Quasar
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A local farmer, probably with the last name of Patton, has become a magnet for all of the old agricultural implements and tools that other farmers in the area want to clear off their land. So he has improvised this display for passing tourists to stop and view.

This piece of equipment appears to be designed for planting potatoes or bulbs. The storage bin fed individual pieces to the metering wheel which then dropped the bulb or seed potato through a tube into a furrow in the ground and the two discs then closed up the furrow.

Use or Purpose of Equipment: Planting potatoes or bulbs

Approximate age: 80 years

Still in Use?: No

Location:
Patton's Corner, an improvised farmyard museum display

Fee for Access: no

Manufacturer and model: Not listed
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