Planter (farm implement)

Planter (farm implement)

A planter is an agricultural farm implement towed behind a tractor, used for sowing crops through a field.http://farmindustrynews.com/mag/farming_bulking_2/] [http://cornandsoybeandigest.com/equipment/planting-perfection-0215/] It is connected to the tractor with a draw-bar, or a three-point hitch. Planters lay the seed down in precise manner along rows. Seeds are distributed through devices called row units. The row units are spaced evenly along the planter. Planters vary greatly in size, from two rows to twenty. The space between the row units also vary greatly.

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