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Published in Crop Sci 19:925-927 (1979)
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A Self-Leveling Cone Seedier for Experimental Plots1

W. G. Dewey, R. S. Albrechetsen and Jed Merrill2

A four-row cone seeder was constructed with the objective of retaining the speed and efficiency of the cone distribution system while overcoming its deficiencies on uneven terrain. A self-leveling mechanism was developed which utilizes mercury switches to activate small electric motors and screw-jacks. A single-cone unit with a spinnerdistributor for multiple-row plots is interchangeable with a four-cone unit for planting individual rows. Disc, deep furrow, and shallow openers are easily interchangeable, as are three types of press wheels. Row lengths ranging continuously from 1.5 to 30 m are possible. The drill performed very satisfactorily in planting small grain yield trials over a wide range of terrain types during the 1978 season.

Key Words: Grain drill • Mechanized planter • Slope seeding • Equipment

1 Contribution from the Dep. of Plant Science, Utah State Univ., Logan, UT 84322. Published with the approval of the Director of the Utah Agric. Exp. Stn., as Journal Article No. 2400.

2 Professors of plant breeding and manager, Utah State Univ. Technical Services, respectively.

Received for publication March 14, 1979.




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