Grandpa's Planter

cool hand · Jan 20, 2016

This is my granddad's planter from ca. 1900. They always called it "the corn drill." It had one seed plate and two speeds for plant spacing, 16 - 0 - 20 inches, I suppose. In the seed box there is a brush, like a large shaving brush, that rubbed against the seed plate just before the drop tube to diminish multiple drops, and a steel "knocker" directly above the drop tube. Usually pulled it with one horse.

SweetFeet · Jan 20, 2016

That's some nice rust.

72supr · Jan 20, 2016

Do you know the make?

Richard G. · Jan 20, 2016

I have my Grandpa's horse drawn cotton planter under a shed. Will try to post photos of it tomorrow.
That is a neat planter.
Richard in NW SC

larry@stinescorner · Jan 20, 2016

that is a nice one!

Kevin Happke · Jan 20, 2016

So what are your plans for this old planter? Looks like a hoosier that McCormick Deering bought out in the teens or early 20's

Hammer house · Jan 20, 2016

I also have my Grandpa s old planter. It is A one row horse drawn Kelly planter. I have A few difference plates with it It all works good, but I don t use it.
I have 9 of these old horse drawn equip from my Grandpa s old farm.

Hammer Man

flying belgian · Jan 20, 2016

Put a little grease and oil on it and looks like you could go plant with it tomorrow. That patch job on the broken handle should hold good enough for another season.

cool hand · Jan 20, 2016

We'll keep it around as an interesting heirloom. Our heirs will probably sell it or one will keep it as "yard art" until it disintegrates. Don't know about the make, there may be a trademark on it somewhere. You may be right about the "Hoosier," we are located in SE IN. We have used it a few times to fill in skips in a bad stand of corn--recently enough to have been pulled by an ATV! LOL!

ShadetreeRet · Jan 21, 2016

I was thinking Oliver made that one, but may be mistaken. I do remember seeing planters with that drive set-up and that style front wheel when I was a kid, but didn't really pay that close attention then.

ed will · Jan 21, 2016

Hi, I see you have a calico cat! Nice planter, pretty old. Ed Will

Brendon Warren · Jan 21, 2016

Very neat. I've got a planet Jr around here somewhere. Its not anywhere near as old as yours.

cool hand · Jan 21, 2016

Ed, you REALLY had to lose concentration on the planter to notice the cat! LOL!

Mike M · Jan 21, 2016

You must be really good at where's waldo ! I had to go back a couple of times after reading this to find it.

Jshum40 · Jan 21, 2016

I have one just like your's, but I don't know what brand it is. Do you know who made it?

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