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It made a Crop | You guys decide if this one counts. Patent search lead me to this one. A couple other names Floyd Bridger Jr. and the Brown-Hardin Ro-Till(Bushhog sold their design). I'm sure more searching could lead to earlier designs. I don't have the time this morning.
US Patent 3,362,361
PLANTING METHOD AND APPARATUS
John E. Morrison, Jr., Moyal Oak, Mich., assignor to
Massey-Ferguson Inc., Detroit, Mich.
Filed Sept. 28, 1964, Ser. No. 399,654
8'Claims. (CI. 111—73)
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A method and apparatus for planting in which seeds are embedded in a strip of compacted soil which is surrounded by undisturbed soil and covered with loose soil to promote rapid germination of seeds by substantially reducing the loss of moisture to the surface due to capillary action. A seed trench is pressed into the surface of the ground adjacent a row of fertilizer, seeds are then deposited into the trench and the seeds are then pressed into the compacted soil beneath the trench so as to embed the seeds in the narrow compacted band or strip of soil which is surrounded by undisturbed soil. The embedded seeds are then covered with loose soil.
Planting apparatus for carrying out the above steps includes a trench forming a compacting assembly floatingly supported on a fixed frame by parallel linkage. Supported on the parallel linkage a tandem assembly including a forward wheel for pressing a .groove into the surface for seeds, a seed boot for dispensing seeds into the trench, and a rear press wheel for following in the seed trench to press the seeds downwardly into the soil compacted beneath the trench by the forward wheel. Trailing the assembly is a pair of opposed covering discs which operate to cover the embedded seeds with loose soil.
This invention relates generally to planting, and more particularly to a minimum tillage method and apparatus for planting seeds in a manner to obtain maximum benefits from moisture and fertilizer.
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Who invented Strip Till?
