Seed planterIn 1799, a seed-planting device was patented by Eliakim Spooner of Vermont. The seeds were fed by gravity. The machine was not practical, however. The first truly practical seeding machine to be patented in the U.S. was invented by Joseph Gibbons of Adrian Mich, who received patent No. 1,731 on 25 Aug 1840. His machine combined a grain drill with cavities to deliver seed and a device for regulating the volume. |