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  2. Precision seeding - Wikipedia

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    Although precise hand placement would qualify, precision seeding usually refers to a mechanical process. A wide range of hand-push and powered precision seeders are available for small- to large-scale jobs. Using a variety of actions, they all open the soil, place the seed, then cover it, to create rows.

  3. Broadcast spreader - Wikipedia

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    Hand-pushed broadcast spreader. A broadcast seeder, alternately called a broadcaster, broadcast spreader or centrifugal fertilizer spreader (Europe) or "spinner" (UK), is a farm implement commonly used for spreading seed where no row planting is required (mostly for lawns and meadows: grass seeds or wildflower mixes), lime, fertilizer, sand, ice melt, etc., and is an alternative to drop ...

  4. Oliver Farm Equipment Company - Wikipedia

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    1937-1948 era Oliver Model 80 agricultural tractor. The Oliver Farm Equipment Company was an American farm equipment manufacturer from the 20th century. It was formed as a result of a 1929 merger of four companies: [1]: 5 the American Seeding Machine Company of Richmond, Indiana; Oliver Chilled Plow Works of South Bend, Indiana; Hart-Parr Tractor Company of Charles City, Iowa; and Nichols and ...

  5. Seed drill - Wikipedia

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    1902 model 12-run seed drill Modern air seeder and hoe drill combination. The invention of the seed drill dramatically improved germination. The seed drill employed a series of runners spaced at the same distance as the plowed furrows. These runners, or drills, opened the furrow to a uniform depth before the seed was dropped.

  6. Broadcast seeding - Wikipedia

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    Broadcast seeder machine. In agriculture, gardening, and forestry, broadcast seeding is a method of seeding that involves scattering seed, by hand or mechanically, over a relatively large area. This is in contrast to: precision seeding, where seed is placed at a precise spacing and depth;

  7. Planter (farm implement) - Wikipedia

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    A two row planter featuring John Deere "71 Flexi" row units John Deere MaxEmerge XP Planter with Case IH AFS precision farming system which auto-steers using GPS A Kinze 2200 planter. A planter is a farm implement, usually towed behind a tractor, that sows (plants) seeds in rows throughout a field.

  8. Precision agriculture - Wikipedia

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    Precision agriculture (PA) is a management strategy that gathers, ... (VRT) including seeders, sprayers, etc. to optimally distribute resources. However, recent ...

  9. Samuel Leeds Allen - Wikipedia

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    Samuel Leeds Allen (May 5, 1841 – March 28, 1918) was the founder of S.L. Allen & Company in Philadelphia. He was the inventor of, and his company manufactured, both the Flexible Flyer sled and Planet Jr farm and garden equipment.